Thursday, China and the United States have agreed to cancel in phases the tariffs imposed during their months-long trade dispute, the Chinese commerce ministry said. The interim US-China trade deal is widely expected to include a U.S. pledge to scrap tariffs scheduled for 15 December on about $156-B worth of Chinese imports, including cell phones, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
There is now the “threat of deflation” in the US according to economic adviser Stephen Moore, who says that President Trump needs a catalyst in the trade dispute with China and the Fed can cut interest rates to provide it. “I am calling for the feds to have an emergency meeting next week to announce a […]
There are no preconditions set ahead of any trade talks with China, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Thursday ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi this weekend at the G-20 in Japan There were no specific agreements made ahead of the two leaders’ talks, Mr. Kudlow said in an interview. Mr. Kudlow […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: Investors and Traders in a Wait & See mode for the G-20 Summit this weekend Wednesday, President Trump said that a trade deal with Chinese President Xi is possible this weekend, but he is prepared to impose US tariffs on virtually all remaining Chinese imports if the 2 countries […]
Attention has turned to a meeting between President Trump with Chinese President Xi at the G-20 Summit in Japan later this month as the next step in the trade standoff between the world’s 2 biggest economies. The Chinese government would not confirm Tuesday that such a meeting will take place, ‘mums the word.’ “We note […]
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Saturday suggested Iran may be willing to hold talks with the US if the US shows respect and followed international rules, but Tehran would not be pressured into negotiations, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Tehran has repeatedly denounced Washington’s withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers as a breach […]
Saturday, Mexico’s President said he expects”good results” from talks planned in Washington about President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods, and floated the possibility Mexico could tighten controls on migration. President Trump said he will apply the tariffs on 10 June if Mexico does not halt the flow of illegal immigration, largely from […]
$RTN, $OIL FLASH: Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a new deployment of Patriot missiles to the Middle East in the latest US response to what Washington sees as a growing threat from Iran. The decision further bolsters US defenses and comes after The Trump Administration expedited the deployment of a carrier strike […]
$RACE FLASH: Ferrari announces voting results from its Annual General Meeting Source: Ferrari Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA:RACE) announced Friday that all resolutions proposed to Shareholders at the Ferrari’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, were passed. The Shareholders approved the 2018 Annual Accounts and a dividend in cash1 of Euro 1.03 per […]
$AAPL FLASH: Apple gambling on new products to ‘Blow fans away” Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook said he has ‘never been more optimistic’ about where the company is today and where it’s heading. In a pep talk to investors. CEO Cook said the iPhone maker is “planting seeds” and “rolling the dice” on future products […]
$SOY, $CORN, $WEAT, $CNY President Trump plans to meet with China’s Top trade negotiator Friday afternoon as the US forges a preliminary deal before tariffs on some Chinese imports more than 2X next month. The meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu would cap the latest round of talks in Washington, with Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer […]
US President Trump is optimistic about the prospect of a trade deal with the Chinese after the “good vibe” of negotiations this week, a top White House adviser said Friday. “The talks on Wednesday and Thursday in general had what I call a good vibe,” White House National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow said Friday in […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Fake News: reports of canceled trading meeting with Chinese officials untrue, there was No meeting planed to cancel. “The big meeting that everyone’s moving towards will be Vice Premier Liu He is coming at the end of the month, as I think everybody knows. That will be a very important […]
Vice President Mike Pence said the President “made clear today that he is going to stand firm to achieve his priorities.” President Donald Trump says Republicans are “totally unified” in the shutdown standoff over his long-promised southern border Wall, though some GOP lawmakers have been expressing concern about the 19-day partial government closure. President Trump […]
President Trump has called congressional leaders of both parties to a Wednesday afternoon briefing on The Wall at the White House News of the meeting came as President Trump used Twitter to urge House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to consider a “deal” on border security to end the government shutdown. The session will include a […]
Now the chances of the UK leaving the EU are “50-50’’ if Parliament rejects Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement in January, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said in an interview Sunday. “If we were not to vote for that, I’m not sure I would give it much more than 50-50,” the veteran campaigner for […]
President Trump, “My relationship with President Xi is very special.” The Results so far of that Special Relationship President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to keep their trade dispute from escalating with a promise to halt the imposition of new tariffs for 90 days as the world’s 2 largest economies negotiate a […]
Wall Street Bets Yes, President Trump’s America First Policy Working $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Friday, US stocks rose as investors bet on progress in US-China trade meeting Saturday, and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted their biggest weekly percentage gains in almost 7 years. DJIA saw its largest weekly advancer in 2 years, as investors […]
President Trump Has Had No Discussions With Saudi Crown Prince at G-20 Summit US President Donald Trump says he might have a discussion with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbH) during a Summit they are both attending in Argentina, but so far they have not. “We had no discussion. We might, but we had […]
Next Round of US China Tariffs on Hold Pending Settlement Talks at the G-20 $SPY China and the US are trying to reach a trade truce ahead of the G-20 meeting US stock rally on the news. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has told some industry executives that another round of tariffs on Chinese imports […]
Presidents Trump and Xi Set to Meet at G-20 in Argentina on Trade Issues US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at the Group of 20 nations Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina to discuss the trade dispute between the two countries in late November. White House economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, told […]
Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Shareholders Approve Louis Camilleri as Its New CEO $RACE Ferrari to build a future as good as its past with new CEO In July the iconic Italian Supercar maker Ferrari announced it had appointed board member Louis Camilleri as its new CEO, replacing Sergio Marchionne was seriously ill, and died a few days later. An emergency […]
President Trump to Chair the Security Council Meeting on Iran US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says President Donald Trump will Chair the Security Council meeting on Iran during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York this month. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday that the meeting will address “violations of international […]
President Trump Wants ‘Rapid’ Resolution of Trade Issues With EU Washington is pressing the European Union to move more quickly on trade negotiations launched after last month’s meeting between President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. Emily Haber, Germany’s Ambassador to the United States, told reporters that a working group formed after the […]
US-Taliban Talks Send ‘Very Positive Signals’ A meeting between a senior US diplomat and Taliban representatives in Doha last week to discuss a possible ceasefire ended with “very positive signals” and a decision to hold more meetings. The meeting between a delegation led by Alice Wells, deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of […]
EU Aligns With President Trump on Trade Issues Wednesday, US President Donald Trump reached an agreement with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker aimed at averting a transatlantic trade war, easing tensions fueled by President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on car imports. The 2 sides agreed to expand European imports of US LNG (liquified natural […]
F1: Miami Set to Vote on Hosting Grand Prix Racing $LMCA The Miami Grand Prix may take a step closer to becoming a reality next week when a meeting of the City Commission votes on the proposed 20-year contract with Liberty Media (NASDAQ:LMCA) for the race. In an earlier vote the City Commission voted to […]
President Trump at NATO Summit, “…Just doesn’t work!” President Donald Trump is expected to have a forceful meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the start of a Summit of the military alliance. The President is expected to continue questioning wary NATO allies about their military spending during talks in Brussels. He Tweeted en […]
Secretary of State Pompeo, “I slept fine”, his NKorean Counterparty Not So Well NKorea accused Washington of pressuring the country into abandoning its nukes. Secretary of State Pompeo wrapped up 2days of talks with senior NKorean officials without meeting NKoresn leader Kim Jong Un, but with commitments for new discussions on denuclearization and the repatriation […]
NSA John Bolton Traveling to Moscow Sunday or Monday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday he expects that a planned visit to Moscow by US national security adviser John Bolton would lead to a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Secretary Pompeo said Bolton was planning to travel […]
NKorea Summit, the Historic Trump-Kim Meeting + the Video President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un met in Singapore Tuesday in a historic Summit that marks the 1st time leaders from the United States and NKorea have come together in person. The 2 leaders “got along from the beginning,” President Trump told Sean Hannity in […]
President Trump’s ‘Clear Objective’ Peace “1-Time Shot” for Chairman Kim Saturday afternoon, US President Donald Trump said he has “a clear objective” for his upcoming nuclear Summit with NKorea’s Kim Jong Un. He described the meeting scheduled Tuesday in Singapore as a “1-time shot” for Chairman Kim, and President Trump said he was about to […]
Despite the Drama, the G7 Nations will Align with the USA The US is the indispensable country President Donald Trump injected fresh drama into the meeting of the G7 major industrialized nations Friday, calling for Russia, ousted for its the annexation of Crimea, to be reinstated. President Trump made the comment at the White House […]
US in Talks for a Coming Trump, Putin Summit Friday it was learned that the White House is planning a coming Summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman has been in Washington to help arrange a meeting between the 2 world leaders. The possible coming meeting […]
‘Good Progress’ in NKorea Peace Talks US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported “good progress” in meetings with a top NKorean official Thursday as they prepare for the Summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. President Trump told reporters that NKorean officials may come to Washington Friday with a letter […]
President Trump’s NKorean Peace Efforts Accelerate President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that a top NKorean official is headed to New York for talks on an upcoming Summit between President Trump and NKorean leader Kim Jong Un. President Trump Tweeted that Kim Yong Chol was traveling to New York as part of ongoing meetings between the […]
US President Donald Trump ‘Not a Target’ in the Mueller Investigation Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump last week that he is not a ‘target’ of any part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Mr. Rosenstein, who brought up the Mueller probe himself, offered the assurance during a meeting with President Trump […]
President Trump Has the Legal Authority to Sack Mueller US President Donald Trump has the legal authority to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Thursday, law professor and former top DOJ official John Yoo said in an interview that President Donald Trump has the legal authority to fire special counsel Robert Mueller. Things got very complicated […]
US-NKorean Summit Now On the Cards US President Donald Trump is ready to meet NKorean leader Kim Jung by May in response to Kim’s invitation to hold the 1st-ever US-NKorea summit, a SKorean envoy said, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in the North Korea nuclear standoff.Kim has committed to “denuclearization” and to suspending nuclear or […]
President Trump Has a Strong Position on the US Immigration Crisis President Trump Did Not Make Off Color Remarks Friday, US Senator David Perdue (R-GA) said that he honestly did not remember the reported words “s***hole countries” that an aggressive Dem Senator claimed were used by President Donald Trump to describe problem countries in a […]
North and South Korea Hold Historic Talks North and South Korea held historic talks at their border Tuesday to discuss how to cooperate in next month’s Winter Olympics in the South and improve their long-strained ties. Senior SKorean officials left Seoul early in the morning for the meeting in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the […]
Chinese Leaders, “More Imports, Less Financial Risk” Chinese leaders have promised to increase imports and reduce risks in their financial system following an annual planning meeting amid slowing economic growth and pressure from trading partners to open their markets wider. The 3-day meeting that ended Wednesday is a throwback to China’s era of central planning, […]
The Donald Trump-Xi Jinping Engagement Will Benefit All Parties $BA, $F, $SOYB The lucrative deals are predictable results, as the 2 nations engage in cooperation. The high-profile engagement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump last Thursday has captured the spotlight globally. Experts said their meeting has borne remarkable fruit, and […]
No Private Meeting for Presidents Trump and Putin in Vietnam US President Donald Trump will not have a separate meeting with Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vietnam, the White House said Friday. Presidents Trump and Putin are both attending the APEC Summit in the Vietnamese city of Danang. “Regarding a Putin meeting, […]
Ignore the Backlash, Our National Anthem is Not the Place for Protest Ignoring the backlash against his rebuke of US Flag and National Anthem protests in the NFL, US President Donald Trump tweeted his approval of “solidarity” shown Sunday by those standing in locked arms, adding “kneeling is not acceptable” and ripping the NFL for […]
President Trump, World Leaders to Meet at UN on NKorea US President Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of Japan and SKorea next week at the United Nations to discuss how to confront NKorea’s provocations, after the Pyongyang regime launched a 2nd ballistic missile over Japan in less than a month. The Trump Administration […]
Details of Secret Lynch-Clinton Meeting Sought The FBI has “reopened” a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records of the meeting last Summer between then US Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton. Ms. Lynch and Mr. Clinton spoke on an airport tarmac last year, just before then-FBI Director James Comey said […]
Are Bill and Loretta Next? US President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the NY-T’s and the W-P after published e-Mails showed their reluctance to report the meeting last year between former President Bill Clinton and then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the tarmac at a Phoenix, AZ airport. Here is President Trump’s Tweet: Follow Donald J. […]
House Judiciary Committee to Probe Clinton-Obama Relations Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign colluded with The Obama Admin last year. The lawmakers sent a letter to USAG Jeff Sessions and Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, in which […]
Expect Mass WH Firings Coming for Leaking Whoever leaked information about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting last year with a Russian lawyer will be sacked, according to President Trump’s Former Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski. As the White House reportedly hastens to find the source, Mr. Lewandowski went on TV Wednesday saying anyone who is not on […]
The Trump Ladies Play Strong Roll at G-20 Summit Yes, that was Ivanka Trump briefly filling her father’s seat at the G-20 Summit, an international gathering that turned out to be a Trump Family affair in Hamburg, Germany this week. President Trump’s daughter attracted attention after a member of the Russian delegation Tweeted a photograph […]
Presidents Trump and Putin Meeting to Discuss Peace at G-20 The G-20 Summit meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will give President Trump the opportunity to discuss the election and to begin peace talks. “We ought to be exploring with President Putin how we can cooperate to end this terrible war in Syria,” […]
President Trump, “We have achieved tremendous success…” Monday, President Donald Trump, convening the 1st full Cabinet meeting since his Inauguration. He said his administration has achieved “tremendous success” at a “record-setting pace,” even though Democrats only care about being “obstructionists.” President Trump received brief status reports from each of the Cabinet members, the press remained […]
Congressional Testimony Halted: Mueller to Speak to Comey 1st Sacked, disgraced and disparaged FBI Director James Comey and SC Robert Mueller intend to speak before Mr. Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee perhaps around 5 June. The confab between Mr. Comey and the ex-FBI Director Mueller prompted the cancellation of a House Oversight committee […]
Goodwood “Yard”, the Place for Vintage & Classic Car Racers $RACE The Goodwood Members’ Meeting is an epic weekend of motor racing founded by Lord March, which aims to recreate the atmosphere and camaraderie of the original BARC Members’ Meetings held at Goodwood throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s. For many of us vintage and classic car […]
President Trump Showed that a Strong US-China Partnership is Possible. The meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping showed that confrontation between the 2 superpowers was not inevitable and that both sides appeared to be “equally enthusiastic about the constructive relationship they have promised to cultivate,” according to Chinese state-run media. By all […]
2017 Dubai World Cup Meeting Tips Race-by-race selections for the world’s richest race-meeting Saturday Brian Healy has Race-by-Race selections for Saturday’s top-class Meydan action as the Dubai World Cup meeting goes to post. The week’s horse racing highlight does not come from the UK or Ireland, but instead from Dubai and the spectacular Meydan racetrack […]
US Will Not Tolerate UN’s Anti-Israel Bias Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned the UN for what she said is its ongoing bias against Israel and vowed that the United States will “push for action” on any threats it faces. “The Security Council just finished its regular monthly meeting on Middle East issues. It’s the first meeting […]
Crude Oil Declines Ahead of 30 November OPEC Talks $OIL, $USO The OPEC meeting scheduled for 30 November continues to dominate Crude Oil’s price movements. Reports surfaced late Friday that Saudi Arabia has walked away from a planned meeting with Russia and other non-OPEC producers after the Saudis were unable to reach an agreement with […]
OPEC Back in Business, the Market is Sceptical $OIL, $USO Crude Oil plummets to a 1-month low following the conclusion of the weekend’s 2-day informal technical OPEC meeting Familiar concerns have emerged about OPEC’s willingness and ability to cut production in order to push prices higher OPEC’s output accord in Algiers last month was initially […]
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican The 2 leaders will discuss bi-lateral ties between the UAE and the Vatican Abu Dhabi Crown Prince HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Thursday as part of an official visit. Sheikh Mohamed, also Deputy Supreme Commander of […]
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli met with leaders from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in southwest China’s Nanning City Saturday, calling for stronger ties between China and ASEAN. The foreign dignitaries include Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Myanmar’s Vice President U Myint Swe, Lao […]
G20 Summit to Boost Global Trade and Investment China sent a not so subtle message to Barack Hussein Obama on landing in China for the G20 Summit. Several documents that are likely to be ratified at the upcoming Group of 20 Summit (G20 Summit) will promote trade facilitation, curb protectionism and boost cross-border investment, an […]
WHO Convening Emergency Committee Meeting on Zika Virus The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that its Emergency Committee on Zika would meet Thursday to review the outbreak’s evolution and neurological birth defects linked to the mosquito-borne virus. The panel of independent experts led by Dr. David Heymann, which last met on 14 June, convenes […]
A Presidential Donald Trump Met With President of Mexico Donald Trump headed to Mexico Wednesday to meet with the President of Mexico. Donald Trump said in Mexico Wednesday that he had a “great substantive, constructive exchange of ideas” with President Enrique Peña Nieto and said that the countries hoped to work together on five objectives […]
OPEC’s Market Share “at good level” $OIL OPEC’s share of the Crude Oil market is at a good level, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Energy Minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazroui said as the producer group continues to contend with low Crude Oil prices. “Regardless of the different views on the oil market, we see that the […]
When Dogs Meets, Do it Right, Avoid a Dogfight Each and every day our dogs have plenty of opportunities to make new acquaintances aka meet other dogs. The difference between those meetings being pleasant or aggressive lies with how we owners approach dog-to-dog introductions. Unlike people, who walk right up to one another, look each […]
Donald Trump’s Billion Dollar GOP Fundraiser Underway The GOP’s $1-B fundraising effort to support Donald Trump bid for the Oval Office is underway. The 1st events in the drive kicks off in Los Angeles with investor Thomas Barrack Jr., hosting a dinner fundraiser on 25 May. The Trump campaign is finalizing plans with the RNC […]
