Donald Trump, Washington and tariff
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Increased tariffs can lead to market volatility and lower returns for pension funds invested in the stock market, which comes at a time when saving for retirement is becoming more difficult than ever...
From Newsweek
U.S. President Donald Trump goes through many of the rates at which his administration plans to impose tariffs on countries around the world in response to their tariffs on the U.S.
From Reuters
Some economists predict lower-income households will feel the biggest blow.
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Trump, tariffs and stock market
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The trade war President Donald Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the United States’ longstanding alliances in Europe and Asia.
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Trump declared universal tariffs of 10% on imports from all countries and much higher levies on about 60 countries on Wednesday.
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Trading partners bemused by Trump’s bizarre tariff charts.
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Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE
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Elon Musk recently suggested that he will be done with his work in the near future.
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Elon Musk will be stepping back from his government role in the coming weeks, according to a market-shaking report from Politico, a move that has broad implications for Washington and Wall Street.
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"Elon is fantastic," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to Florida for a long weekend.
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The Senate proposal includes language noting that lawmakers plan to abide by Trump's promise not to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits while protecting them from "waste, fraud, and abuse," though it is not binding. That language is meant to imply that Medicaid spending could be cut, but that the cuts wouldn't reduce benefits.
On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, the President announced he would single-handedly blow up a century’s worth of globalization.
IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva expressed concerns over US tariffs, stating they pose a significant risk to global growth. She urged the US to collaborate with trading partners to mitigate trade tensions,
After arrival, the Kyiv-born and US-educated envoy said that unnamed forces were trying to stir tension between Washington and MoscowMeanwhile, Russian military bloggers have claimed that hundreds of Ukrainian troops have sought shelter from Moscow’s advancing forces in a Kursk monastery.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Russian negotiator met on Wednesday and Thursday in Washington, days after US President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Vladimir Putin over the lack of momentum on negotiations toward a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.
The NSC shake-up followed a White House visit by Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who urged Trump to purge staff with hawkish foreign policy views.
Liberation Day” has come and gone, and although Americans have a clearer picture of the kind of tariffs President Donald Trump will impose on other countries, the jobs outlook he promised is much murkier.