Tag: Donald Trump
Trump to impose tariff of up to 25% on Mexico over...
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods until that country stops immigrants from entering the United...
CFPB to update regulations on debt collection
PROVIDENCE – The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a notice of proposed rule-making to modernize the “rules of the road” for debt...
Stocks, commodities tumble Monday as China strikes back
NEW YORK – United States stocks and commodities tumbled after China retaliated with higher tariffs on a range of American goods. Treasuries jumped with...
China announces tariff retaliation to take effect on June 1
NEW YORK – China announced that it will impose additional tariffs on some American goods in retaliation for the latest increase of United States...
Reports: Trump tweet delays vote on bills that would allow for...
TAUNTON – A vote on a pair of bills related to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe were delayed in the U.S. House of Representatives after...
U.S. trade gap with China shrank in March to lowest since...
NEW YORK – The United States trade deficit with China decreased to the narrowest in almost three years as imports slowed and exports advanced,...
Opportunity Zone rules aim to draw capital to distressed areas
NEW YORK – It will be easier to invest in businesses and real estate in low-income communities throughout the United States now that the...
U.S. trade gap narrows to eight-month low on plane exports
NEW YORK – The United States trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed to an eight-month low in February on a surge in civilian aircraft exports,...
U.S. budget deficit widens to $691B in first half of fiscal...
NEW YORK - The United States budget deficit widened to $691 billion in the first half of fiscal 2019 as spending outpaced an increase...
Opportunity Zones knocking, but few answering the call so far
NEW YORK – Investors eyeing President Donald Trump’s Opportunity Zones face a ticking clock if they want to fully capture one of the biggest...