Topic: donald-trump

Global stocks rally on G20 hopes, dovish ECB

Global stocks rally on G20 hopes, dovish ECB

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 07:44 AM

Hopes were raised that long-running trade talks between Washington and Beijing may yet yield an agreement after US President Donald Trump said he had a "good" conversation with China's Xi Jinping and would hold an "extended meeting" at the Group of 20 summit in Japan later this month. Read more »

New poll shows Biden with big lead over Trump

New poll shows Biden with big lead over Trump

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 09:24 AM

The Fox poll showed Biden leading Trump by 49 percent to 39 percent among all registered voters nationwide, while Senator Bernie Sanders held nearly the same advantage over the president, at 49 percent to 40 percent.   Read more »

Trump announces exit of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders

Trump announces exit of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 05:32 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - President Donald Trump on Thursday made the surprise announcement of the departure of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, who has been widely criticized for her performance in the White House. Read more »

Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks, preparations limited

Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks, preparations limited

David Lawder and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 01:45 PM

WASHINGTON/BEIJING - With under three weeks to go before proposed talks between the Chinese and U.S. leaders, expectations for progress toward ending the trade war are low and sources say there has been little preparation for a meeting even as the health of the world economy is at stake. Read more »

Trump criticizes NASA moon mission after promoting it earlier

Trump criticizes NASA moon mission after promoting it earlier

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 08 09:01 AM

US President Donald Trump on Friday criticized NASA for aiming to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024 and urged the space agency to focus instead on "much bigger" initiatives like going to Mars, undercutting his previous support for the lunar initiative. Read more »

Trump says deal possible with Mexico in migration row

Trump says deal possible with Mexico in migration row

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 07:50 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - US President Donald Trump was expected to make a decision Friday on whether to slap punitive tariffs on Mexico for allowing hundreds of thousands of migrants to cross their country to enter the United States. Read more »

Blue, White, Red

Blue, White, Red

Ian Langsdon, AFP/POOL
Updated as of Jun 07 07:22 PM

US First Lady Melania Trump (from left), US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and French President's wife Brigitte Macron watch as French elite acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) fly over after a French-US ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, northwestern France, on Thursday, as part of D-Day commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy.  Read more »

Trade war, tariffs pose risks to US and global growth, say IMF, Fed officials

Trade war, tariffs pose risks to US and global growth, say IMF, Fed officials

Jason Lange and Howard Schneider, Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 07:43 AM

Developments since early May, including a new 25 percent US tariff on Chinese imports and threats of new US levies on Mexico, seemed to mark a turning point in the Trump administration's more-than-year-old battle over trade policy that could undermine business confidence and investment, and eventually feed through to economic performance. Read more »

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