$DIA, $QQQ, $SPY, RUTX, $VXX President Trump Tweeted: “Fed, Powell ‘Fail Again’”After FOMC Rate Cut The Fed cut interest rates for the 2nd time since July, and it was not enough for President Trump. President Trump assailed policy makers just mins after their decision Wednesday to cut the benchmark interest rate by 25 bts. “Jay […]
Monday, President Trump again demanded that the Fed cut interest rates in the wake of an attack in Saudi Arabia over the weekend led to a major Crude Oil disruption. In a pair of tweets Monday, the President questioned whether the Fed would “ever get into the game” and said the central bank and its Chairman, Jerome […]
$OIL, $USO Monday, President Trump said said that it looked like Iran was responsible for attacks at the weekend on Saudi Arabian Crude Oil plants, but he does not want war with anyone, is in no rush to respond and is trying to find out who was behind the strikes. Several of his Cabinet officials […]
Now, less than 14 months before Election Day, the President’s team is banking his re-election hopes on identifying and bringing to the polls hundreds of thousands of Trump supporters; people in closely contested states who did not vote in Y 2016. The campaign is betting that it may be easier to make voters out of […]
More than 67% of North American CFOs (chief financial officers) surveyed by CNBC say President Trump will be re-elected in Y 2020. About a 25% believe former Vice President Joe Biden will win. This is the 1st time the CNBC Global CFO Council survey has asked executives about the upcoming elections. The survey also showed that a majority […]
The Senate confirmed President Trump’s 150th judicial nominee this week, bringing the total to 152, including 2 Supreme Court justices, a milestone lauded by Trump himself Friday. “Historic Milestone indeed!” President Trump said on Twitter, referencing a report from The Washington Examiner . The 150 milestone was reached Wednesday, said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC). “I’m […]
Attention: Now what really matters is just what the President does and is going to do. President Trump blames the Fed for a slowing US economy, some blame it on him. A survey conducted with YouGov showed 28% of American adults believe the President in general is most responsible for the economy. That surpasses the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to keep or even raise tariffs on Chinese imports amid ongoing trade talks, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, after both sides granted concessions ahead of the next round of negotiations. Still, Mnuchin said in an interview on CNBC, U.S. officials were looking to make progress when talks […]
President Trump is reportedly considering a French plan to allow a $15-B credit for Iran should it come back and comply with the Iran nuclear deal, according to US and foreign officials. The plan was originally floated by French officials but contingent on US approval. President Trump has recently lightened his stance and appeared to […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Wall Street finished higher on the strength in growth and value stocks President Trump met with economic aides Wednesday to discuss the possibility of cutting the tax on capital gains by indexing them to inflation His advisers updated on the issue, and a final decision on whether to pursue the […]
The Census bureau said on Tuesday that the median US household income was $63,179 in 2018, up from the $62,626 registered in Y 2017. The data reflect a year in which U economic growth was boosted by Trump’s tax overhaul and a rise in government spending. The unemployment rate fell to 3.9% by the end of Y […]
Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that President Trump may meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the upcoming United Nations meeting, with “no preconditions.” Secretary Pompeo made the comments at a press briefing to unveil new sanctions on groups including Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. An official familiar with the disagreements between President […]
$FB, $TWTR President Trump has used Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) as a direct connector to his supporters throughout his Presidency sidestepping the MSM, and he will soon have another tool to get his message out unfiltered. The Trump reelection campaign is launching a social networking app to harness the dedicated energy among his army of supporters. The coming […]
President Trump and his administration has taken a lot of heat for the policies put in place to stem illegal immigration and border crossings, and the moves are working. A new report cites government data for border arrests, which dropped to 51,000 in August, a 60% decrease from a high in May. “What the numbers […]
The tariffs on China have not had a significant effect on the United States’ economy, and will continue until or unless a solid trade deal is reached between the 2 countries, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday. “If we can get a good deal, a deal that is good for us, we will sign […]
The Trump Administration will continue to impose sanctions on whoever purchases Iran’s Crude Oil or conducts business with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and no Crude Oil waivers will be re-issued. “We will continue to put pressure on Iran and as President (Trump) said there will be no waivers of any kind for Iran’s oil,” said Sigal […]
Saturday evening, President Trump said he canceled peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders after the insurgent group said it was behind an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people. President Trump said he planned a secret meeting with the Taliban’s “major leaders” Sunday at the Presidential compound in Camp David, Maryland. […]
The Trump Administration wants to see “near term results” from renewed US-China trade talks in October, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Friday. Speaking on network TV, Mr. Kudlow confirmed that the top US and Chinese trade negotiators would meet in early October but a date certain had not been set. The 14-month US-China […]
Friday, President Trump hammered Fed Chairman Powell for not lowering interest rates, asking “where did I find this guy,” in a Tweet. President Trump was responding to Jim Cramer, who said Friday that Mr. Powell should acknowledge that he should not have raised rates last year. “Why can’t the Fed chief say, ‘You know what? I […]
$FMCC, $FNMA Thursday, the US Treasury said the government should draw up a plan to begin recapitalizing mortgage giants Fannie Mae (OTCMKT:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCMKT:FMCC), while calling on Congress to develop a comprehensive housing reform that would allow them to be safely freed from government control. The Treasury’s plan, released in a 53-pg report, […]
$GM General Motors (NYSE:GM) Chairman/CEO Mary Barra said her face-to-face session with President Trump Thursday was “productive and valuable, declining specifics. The head of the largest US automaker met with President Trump after he stepped up attacks on the Detroit automaker. He has been hammering GM for much of the last year after the company […]
$DIA Wednesday, President Trump said his trade war with China has hurt the performance of the US stock market, but that he had to confront the country’s economic practices. “Let me tell you, if I wanted to do nothing with China, our stock market, our stock market would be 10,000 points higher than it is […]
President Trump began work on the Wall himself all that will span the entire US-Mexico border. “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” he said after that inaugural swing, “and the same is true for this Wall. I will be dead long before it’s completed. But that is okay, because it’s never been about me. It […]
$AUD, $WON, $JPY, $USO, $BAC OK, the US -China not being not having a date-certain schedule for the September trade talks yet, now is a good time for you too to start thinking about betting on a trade deal, as it has begun. “I am still reasonably optimistic,” David Woo, head of global rates and foreign […]
Tuesday, President Trump said that trade talks between the United States and China were going well, though he warned that he would be “tougher” in negotiations if they dragged on until his 2nd term. “We are doing very well in our negotiations with China,” President Trump wrote on Twitter, arguing that Beijing could not afford […]
…got the Trump Kiss of Death and sacked! James Comey tried to ‘frame‘ President Trump in memos the former FBI director kept of their conversations, President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani charges. In an interview aired Sunday the former New York City mayor and federal prosecutor called the tactic “horrid.” “In a case involving the President […]
The United States began imposing additional tariffs on Chinese goods Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the sides would still meet for talks later this month. President Trump Tweeting, said his goal is to reduce US reliance on China and again urged American companies to find alternate suppliers outside China. This fresh round of […]
“We’re going to win the fight,” President Trump told reporters. “We are having conversations with China, meetings are scheduled, calls are being made. I guess the meeting in September continues to be on, it has not been canceled,” he said. The White House has not announced a date for that meeting. Tariffs kick in on […]
Again Friday, President Trump hammered the Fed in 3 Tweets; declaring in 1 that the US economy does not “have a tariff problem, we have a Fed problem.” “The Euro is dropping against the dollar ‘like crazy,’ giving them a big export and manufacturing advantage … and the Fed does NOTHING!” President Trump said in 1 […]
President Donald Trump said US and Chinese trade officials were due to hold discussions on Thursday, days before Washington is due to raise tariffs on billions in Chinese goods. “There’s a talk scheduled for today at a different level,” Trump told Fox News Radio, without elaborating. He rebutted prior news reports skeptical of his claims […]
Thursday, President Trump continued hammering the Fed for not cutting rates, which he claims has held back the economy, despite the Fed shaving 1/4pt from the fed funds rate in July. Chairman Powell is in the grinder. “The Economy is doing GREAT, with tremendous upside potential! If the Fed would do what they should, we […]
President Trump tweeted Wednesday that the wall on the southern US border was “going up very fast despite total obstruction by Democrats in Congress and elsewhere” from varying news reports about the structure’s status. The tweet also linked to an Instagram post showing drone footage from US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) of the wall’s progress. President Trump’s […]
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on China are a “job killer,” US shoe companies warned Wednesday, pleading for them to be canceled. In a sharp deterioration in the US-China trade war, Trump last week ramped up the punitive duties for the vast majority of US imports from China. The five percent increases, which will take […]
Wednesday, President Trump called Puerto Rico “one of the most corrupt places on earth” as the US territory prepared for a hit by Tropical Storm Dorian, which brought back memories on the island of devastation from hurricanes 2 years ago. Tropical Storm Dorian threatens Puerto Rico with a direct hit at near-hurricane force Wednesday and […]
Tuesday, the Fed rejected a call from a former policymaker to counter President Trump’s trade agenda by refusing to “play along” and denying the President the interest rate cuts he demands. “The Federal Reserve’s policy decisions are guided solely by its congressional mandate to maintain price stability and maximum employment,” a Fed spokeswoman said. “Political […]
A former top US central banker leapt into the political fray on Tuesday, calling on the Federal Reserve to oppose President Donald Trump’s reelection effort next year. Bill Dudley, the influential former president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, also said the Fed should not “enable” Trump’s escalating trade war with China by lowering […]
President Trump said the United States would not imminently impose new tariffs on autos imported from Japan as the largest and 3rd-largest economies continue negotiations to firm up a preliminary trade agreement. At a press conference during a G-7 Summit in Biarritz, France, President Trump was asked if he was still considering the levies, which […]
$USO $OIL President Trump rejected the theory that a source of electricity, wind power is efficient, saying it does not work “all that well.” “We’re the No. 1 energy producer in the world,” President Trump said at the end of this G-7 Summit in Biarritz, France. “I’m not going to lose that wealth on dreams, […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Wall Street began this week on higher note following President Trump’s trade comments Monday, President Trump scaled back a US-China trade dispute declared that the 2 sides will begin serious negotiations soon. President Trump said his trade negotiators had received 2 “very good calls” from China Sunday. “I think we’re […]
Lots of investors have overlooked the story about the stock market and President Trump’s policy on the trade dispute with China dispute, some are calling it a war, I am calling Super Business Dealings Here we explore the issue with the help of this chart, you have to click for it as it is content […]
President Trump is open for diplomacy with Iran after French President Emmanuel Macron flew in Iran’s foreign minister to a G-7 Summit in an effort to reduce US-Iranian tensions. EU leaders want to ‘tamp down‘ down the confrontation between Iran and the United States since President Trump pulled Washington out of the multinational Y 2015 […]
President Trump has scaled back a US-China trade dispute partly blamed for a global economic slowdown, declaring Monday that the 2 sides will begin serious negotiations soon. President Trump said his trade negotiators had received 2 “very good calls” from China Sunday. He said the Sunday evening conversations were a sign China is serious about […]
President Trump is applauding the Louisiana team that claimed its 1st Little League World Series title, tweeting: “Congratulations to Louisiana’s Champions. See you at the White House!” The team from suburban New Orleans beat Curacao 8-0 to win the title Sunday. The champions fought their way back through the losers’ bracket, winning six games in eight […]
“Each of our nations is totally unique with our people and our own sovereign obligations. But we can coordinate together and achieve a common good.“– President Donald J. Trump His Mission Statement WORKING WITH G7 PARTNERS: President Donald J. Trump will meet with leaders of G7 nations to further our cooperation and relations with several […]
President Trump has threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful federal law to make good on his Tweeted “order” to US businesses to cut ties in China because of the escalating trade dispute between the 2 nations. China’s announcement Friday that it was raising tariffs on $75-B , nothing in a $32-T […]
Sunday, President Trump promised a big trade deal for post-BREXIT Britain to PM Boris Johnson and praised him as the right man to take Britain out of the failing EU. Mr. Johnson faces a delicate task of managing European allies while not upsetting President Trump at the G-7 Summit in France, said that there are […]
Sunday, when President Trump said he had 2nd thoughts about escalating the trade dispute with China, he meant that he wished he had raised tariffs on Beijing even higher, the White House said. President Trump, who announced higher tariffs on Chinese goods last week, raised eyebrows during a meeting with UK PM Boris Johnson at […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a dive of more than 600 points on Friday, hours after US President Donald Trump ordered US companies to move their operations away from China,Trendreports citingSputnik . The Dow closed by 623.34 points, the S&P 500 by 75.84 points and NASDAQ plummeted by 239.62 points. Hours before Friday’s closing […]
The latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll shows most eligible voters expect President Trump to be reelected, and majority are ‘unhappy‘ about that. Registered voters predict Donald Trump’s reelection, but less than 33% would be happy about it, according to a national poll released Thursday. The latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll also reveals that […]
Friday, just hours after China announced retaliatory tariffs on US goods on President Trump ordered US companies to “start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing your companies HOME and making your products in the USA..” The stakes are high US companies invested a total of $256-B in China between Y’s 1990 and 2017, […]
French winegrowers are on tenterhooks as they wait to see whether Donald Trump will follow through with his repeated threats to raise tariffs on French wine in retaliation for the new GAFA tax. As the leaders of the world’s richest countries gather for the G7 opening Saturday, winegrowers in host nation France fear they will […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Just In: President Trump says $250-B of Chinese goods now under 25% tariff will be subject to 30% tariff starting on 1 October, expect more… “I will be responding to China’s Tariffs this afternoon. This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States,” President Trump Tweeted Friday Wall Street turned […]
$USD Thursday, President Trump said U economic growth could be record-setting if the Fed would lower interest rates further, as econ reports Thursday painted a mixed picture of the nation’s economy. “The Economy is doing really well. The Federal Reserve can easily make it Record Setting,” President Trump said on Tweeted. The government Thursday said initial claims […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The S&P 500 increased 0.8% on Wednesday in a broad-based advance. Upbeat results and reassuring guidance from Target and Lowe’s reinforced the notion that the US consumer is in good shape, while investors parsed the FOMC mins from the July meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.9%, the Nasdaq Composite increased 0.9%, […]
The diplomatic row that has erupted between Washington and Copenhagen over Greenland is just one part of a broader strategic battle being waged over control of the Arctic, according to one expert. US President Donald Trump has cancelled a trip to Denmark and launched a war of words with his Danish counterpart, Prime Minister Mette […]
British Pound: USD/GBP (GBP=X) weakens as Trump plays down US recession fears The GBP/USD exchange rate is currently trading at $1.2110, down around 0.3 percent from this morning’s opening rate.The US dollar is trending higher this afternoon after US President Donald Trump played down fears for a US recession in 2020. Speaking to reporters on […]
Monday, President Trump stepped up his assault on the Fed, urging it to cut interest rates by a full percentage point to aid global growth while complaining the “dollar is so strong that it is sadly hurting other parts of the world.” “The Fed Rate, over a fairly short period of time, should be reduced […]
President Trump said buying Greenland would be “a large real estate deal” that could ease a huge financial burden on Denmark, which administers the island. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has ruled out any sale to the US. “Strategically it’s interesting and we would be interested, but we will talk to them a little bit,” President […]
Sunday, President Trump said the economy is “doing very well” and dismissed concerns of recession, offering an optimistic outlook after last week’s dip in the financial markets. “I don’t think we’re having a recession,” President Trump told reporters as he returned to Washington from his New Jersey golf club. “We’re doing tremendously well. Our consumers […]
Sunday on TV, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said he is optimistic about a trade deal with China because doing business deals is President Donald Trump’s strong suit. In a network TV interview, Mr. Navarro said he is optimistic that the President will “do the right thing for America“in negotiating with China. “One thing […]
US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned China that carrying out a Tiananmen Square-style crackdown on Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters would harm trade talks between the two countries. “I think it’d be very hard to deal if they do violence, I mean, if it’s another Tiananmen Square,” Trump told reporters in New Jersey. “I think […]
President Donald Trump’s reported wish to buy Greenland may have been rejected by Denmark. It underscores the rising value of the massive, ice-covered island due to global warming and to China’s drive for an Arctic presence. The accelerating polar ice melt has left sparsely populated Greenland, a self-governing part of Denmark. Astride what are potentially […]
Last month Donald Trump watched Fox News lob what he called “softball questions” at a Democratic lawmaker. The US president then delivered a crisp smackdown of his favorite network: “Fox sure ain’t what it used to be.” After years of often fawning coverage by Fox, particularly from its pro-Trump anchors like Sean Hannity, the commander […]
Donald Trump said Friday that tech giant Apple would be spending “vast sums” of money in the US in a tweet ahead of a dinner meeting with its CEO Tim Cook. The men have had several informal meetings before, including at Bedminster, New Jersey, where Trump is reportedly on a working holiday at his golf […]
During the Y 2016 election, Log Cabin Republicans, the conservative LGBT organization, declined to endorse Donald Trump for President, even after his vow, at the Republican convention, to “do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens from violence and oppression.” Since taking office, President Trump and his administration have effectively rolled back rights for […]
President Trump is interested in buying the world’s biggest island for the United States, the ice-covered Danish territory of Greenland. According to the WS-J, the former real estate mogul has brought up the idea to advisers, with “varying degrees of seriousness,” at meetings, dinners, and in passing conversations, asking them if the US can acquire Greenland. […]
Late Wednesday, President Trump tied a US trade deal with China to humane resolution of the weeks of protests wracking Hong Kong, hours after the State Department said it was “deeply concerned” about reports of movement of Chinese paramilitary forces along the Hong Kong border. The State Department warned that continued erosion of the territory’s […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Wednesday, President Trump targeted Fed policy as the reason for this recent market turmoil. In raising interest rates 4X last year “the Federal Reserve acted far too quickly, and now is very, very late,” in reversing itself and cutting borrowing costs, President Trump tweeted. “Too bad, so much to gain on […]
Hong Kong: Hang Seng Index (.HSI) trimmed gains as bleak China economic data overshadowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade concession Hong Kong stocks trimmed early gains to end slightly firmer on Wednesday, as bleak China economic data overshadowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade concession, while protests continued to roil the island city. The Hang Seng […]
Donald Trump’s easing of tariffs sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) higher News that Donald Trump would delay the imposition of tariffs on some Chinese goods sent the Dow Jones rocketing today. Beware, though, because it’s a head fake before the inevitable crash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 372 points to 26,280, an increase of 1.44 percent on […]
Tuesday, President Trump Tweeted that US intelligence believes that the Chinese government is moving troops to its border with Hong Kong. President Trump also Tweeted that “Everyone should be calm and safe!” Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters outside the Hong Kong Airport for the 2nd day running Tuesday though calm returned to the airport in […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX US stocks rallied Tuesday after the White House announced that it will delay the 10% tariff rate for some items imported from China until 15 December. President Trump told reporters he wanted to delay the tariffs so consumers would not be hurt during the Christmas shopping season and said he […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX President Trump blames the Fed for putting the US economy at risk while data shows an economy in “reasonably good” shape, as the Chairman of the central bank recently said. But,”reasonably good” is not what President Trump promised to deliver during his Y 2016 campaign, and at this point he […]
President resident Donald Trump said Saturday that Chairman Kim Jong Un told him he was ready to resume talks on NKorea’s nuclear and missile programs and would stop missile testing as soon as US-SKorea military exercises end. Trump and Kim have met twice since their first summit in Singapore last year, but little progress has […]
The Law Offices of Mark Anchor Albert & Associates today filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Alex Padilla seeking to stop SB 27, the so-called “Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act,” which adds Section 6880 et seq. to the California Elections Code (the “Trump Ballot Act”), […]
Friday, The Trump Administration set a timetable for federally funded family clinics to comply with a new rule that bars them from referring women for abortions. The action is part of a series of efforts to remake government policy on reproductive health to please conservatives who are a key part of President Trump’s political base. […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The US stock market wrapped up a volatile week on a lower note, with the S&P 500 down 0.7% Friday. Every time in the past year that President Trump weighed in on the trade dispute the market reacted negatively then responded positively, and the rally extended, I do not expect […]
$USD Friday, President Trump said he will not devalue the USD in the US trade dispute with China. “No, we do not have to,” President Trump said when asked whether he plans to devalue the Greenback, though he added that if the Fed were to cut interest rates it “would automatically bring down the dollar […]
Thursday, President Trump said no one is authorized to speak to Iran on behalf of the United States, and he accused French President Macron of sending “mixed signals” to Tehran over possible talks. “I know Emmanuel means well, as do all others, but nobody speaks for the United States but the United States itself,” President […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $USD, $VXX The US stock market finished solidly in the Green Thursday, as trade anxiety subsided and investors embraced a risk-on mindset. The S&P 500 advanced 1.9%, which extended its 2-day bounce to 112 pts, or 4.0%, from its session low Wednesday. Thursday, President Trump again expressed dissatisfaction with USD’s strength, […]
Wednesday, President Trump said the Federal Reserve must cut rates “bigger and faster” for the United States to be competitive against other countries. The stock market reversed and finished mixed with a Very Bullish bias. Wall Street likes cheap money “Our problem is a Federal Reserve that is too proud to admit their mistake of […]
Alphabet shares were unmoved by President Donald Trump’s latest attack the Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) parent Tuesday after his accused the company of “very illegal” activity during the 2016 Presidential election Alphabet shares were unmoved by President Donald Trump’s latest attack the Google parent Tuesday after his accused the company of “very illegal” activity during the […]
The US Treasury Department declared Monday it had determined for the 1st time since Y 1994 that Beijing was manipulating its RMB Yuan. Then early Tuesday, President Trump dismissed fears of a protracted trade dispute with China, ignoring a bluster warning in the Beijing press that labeling it a currency manipulator would have severe consequences […]
$XAU, $GLD, $USD, $CHN Monday, President Trump Tweeted “China dropped the price of their currency to an almost a historic low. It is called “currency manipulation.” Are you listening Federal Reserve? This is a major violation which will greatly weaken China over time!” For equity investors all this does not augur well as uncertainty because of […]
President Trump said Saturday that things are going well with China, insisting US consumers are not paying for import taxes he has imposed on goods from that country. “Things are going along very well with China. They are paying us Tens of Billions of Dollars, made possible by their monetary devaluations and pumping in massive […]
Friday, President Trump praised his previously-announced deal that will open up the European Union to more US beef after the bloc carved out quotas previously granted to other nations. The Trump Administration in June secured more access to the EU’s beef market after the bloc persuaded Australia, Argentina and Uruguay to gradually cede bits of […]
Thursday, the White House trade adviser Peter Navarro credited President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese-produced steel and aluminum with saving 2 Key American industries. “The Chinese producers are seeing fewer exports, lower profits,” Mr. Navarro said on TV Thursday. “So, we love tariffs. Tariffs are a wonderful thing.” “We would not have a steel and aluminum industry […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Thursday, President Trump said he may raise US tariffs on Chinese goods beyond 25% if trade negotiations with Beijing remain stalled. President Trump told reporters that the new 10% tariff he announced Thursday for $300-B in Chinese imports beginning 1 September will be imposed for a short term and could […]
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assumed control “with historic speed and decisiveness.“ Adding, “Whether he can finish BREXIT by 31 October, and win a general election remains to be seen.” Speaker Gingrich made his comments Tuesday in a column posted on the Fox News website. “During his first appearance […]
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares are trailing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq since Trump attacked the “Zuck-Buck” In the age of Trump, all it takes is a single tweet to move the stock market. And the president may have done just that when he launched a tripartite attack on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. Facebook Stock Can’t Shake […]
FLASH: Homeowners enjoy a $9.7-T gain in equity in last 10 years, up from $6.1-T in Q-1 of Y 2009.. “We are lifting up forgotten communities, creating exciting new opportunities, and helping every American find their path to the American Dream, the Dream of a great job, a safe home, and a better life for […]
FLASH: The morning after appearing on Fox News for his interview with host Sean Hannity, President Trump blasted the network for a poll it conducted that showed he trails former Vice President Joe Biden in the Y 2020 race. Friday, President Trump said that he would not be surprised if China held out until after the […]
President Donald Trump warned Friday that he would snub Apple’s requests for tariff exemptions on device components imported from China, as he put pressure on the tech company to shift production to the United States. “Apple will not be given Tariff wavers, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them […]
FLASH: The further decline of the failed socialist EU experiment now will be hastened. The US Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Woody Johnson, predicts that President Trump and new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will enjoy a great relationship. The Ambassador made his comments during an TV interview Friday. “The new relationship between your […]
At 2.1 percent, the growth of US Real Gross Domestic Product during the second quarter of 2019 comes out better than expected. The weakness observed at the end of 2018 and early 2019, which was underlined by revised estimates for earlier quarters, has been wiped out especially by very strong consumption growth at 4.3 percent in […]
President Trump congratulated Boris Johnson, who was elected leader of Britain’s governing Conservative Party and the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom earlier Tuesday. Boris Johnson, Britain’s staunch BREXIT campaigner, was chosen as the UK’s next Prime Minister Tuesday, with a resounding mandate from the Conservative Party but conflicting demands from a politically divided […]
Monday, President Trump and US Congressional leaders reached a deal for a 2-year extension of the debt limit and federal spending caps that would avert a feared government default later this year but add to rising budget deficits. “I am pleased to announce that a deal has been struck with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, […]
Monday, President Trump pushed the Fed to cut interest rates as policy makers ready for their decision this month on whether to do so. “Very inexpensive, in fact productive, to move now,” President Trump Tweeted Monday. “The Fed raised & tightened far too much & too fast.” The President has been attacking the Fed for more […]
$DIS Friday, ESPN reminded employees of the network’s policy to avoid talking about politics after radio talk show host Dan Le Batard criticized President Donald Trump and his recent racist comments and ESPN itself on the air this week. The reminder went out to all employees, including Mr. Le Batard. ESPN has not spoken publicly […]
Friday, President Trump gave NASA his “great vision” about an eventual journey to land on Mars, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said, explaining that the plan would call for using the Moon as a gateway before heading on for a trip to the Red planet. “The President has been very clear, he wants to put an […]
