Over the past year President Donald Trump has bullied America’s allies with tariffs, bludgeoned the Federal Reserve and treated the budget deficit as if it were just a distraction. Yet most asset markets blithely carry on as if nothing were wrong. In the past 12 months the S&P 500 index of stocks has risen by…
India-US trade deal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the relevance of the India-US trade deal during the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) Parliamentary Party meeting. The prime minister told NDA leaders that the coalition has been winning various elections due to its people-friendly policies and hard work. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told reporters after the…
India-US Trade Deal: US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has thanked President Donald Trump for ‘delivering’ for American farmers through the just-announced India-US trade deal. The deal will help export more American farm products to India’s massive market, lift prices, and pump cash into rural America, Rollins said in a post on X. Her remarks came…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday described the India–United States relationship as having “limitless potential”, following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new bilateral trade agreement that sharply lowers American tariffs on Indian goods and signals a major realignment in energy and technology cooperation. Tariffs Slashed as Washington DC and New Delhi Seal…
President Donald Trump said he plans to reveal his choice to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “next week”, concluding weeks of speculation over who will head the US central bank when Powell’s term ends in May 2026. (This is a developing story. More to come) Source
After days of fixation on fully “owning” the NATO territory, US President Donald Trump seemed to mix up Greenland and Iceland multiple times at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During a speech at Davos, Trump repeatedly referred to Greenland as “Iceland”. Iceland and Greenland neighbor each other, and are both members of the…
President Trump’s escalating tensions with European leaders over his ambitions to take control of Greenland has rattled investors on Tuesday morning, leading to a broad sell-off in US stocks, and government bonds, while also pushing the dollar lower. The S&P 500 fell around 1.5% as investors reacted to Trump’s threat of higher tariffs on various…
(Bloomberg) — Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac extended days-long losing streaks amid mounting unease about the impact of President Donald Trump’s policy moves on efforts to release the mortgage-finance giants from government control. Fannie and Freddie common stock both sank around 10% in Friday trading to the lowest intraday levels since late November,…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza “board of peace,” a key phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. “It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding…
US President Donald Trump has warned on Thursday, 15 January, that he would impose the Insurrection Act if people in Minnesota fail to comply with the law and attack federal agents. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE, who…
