Tag: Donald Trump
Trump to withdraw U.S. from postal treaty, squeezing China
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from a 192-nation treaty that gives Chinese companies discounted shipping rates for small...
Trump’s first annual budget deficit climbs to a six-year high
NEW YORK - The United States budget deficit grew to $779 billion in Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year as president, the highest since 2012...
U.S. trade gap hits six-month high as soybean exports plunge 28%
NEW YORK - The United States trade deficit widened in August to the biggest in six months as soybean exports plunged and a measure...
Trump’s import tariffs will make U.S. wind power more expensive
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s trade war won’t wreck the United States wind industry, but it will raise the cost of power.Tariffs on...
U.S. and Canada reach trade deal to keep NAFTA trilateral
NEW YORK - United States President Donald Trump is set to sign a successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement that will make...
Marriott CEO says trade war with China could hurt travel to...
TORONTO – President Donald Trump’s trade war with China could hurt tourism from that country to the U.S., and Chinese travelers are already starting to...
Tariffs start to drag on U.S. economy as trade deficit widens
NEW YORK - Fresh data on the United States economy show President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war is shaping up as a clear drag on...
U.S. economy grew at unrevised 4.2% pace in Q2
NEW YORK - The United States economy grew in the second quarter at an unrevised 4.2 percent pace, the fastest since late 2014, indicating a...
Fed raises rates and says more coming, brushing off Trump jabs
NEW YORK - Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for a third time this year and reaffirmed their outlook for further gradual hikes well into...
Connecticut’s SALT bypass offers hidden perk for money managers
NEW YORK - Hedge fund and private equity managers in Connecticut may have more to like about the state’s novel workaround for a new cap...
