Tag: Donald Trump
Unknowns About 2020 Election Make American Businesses Cautious Again
(Associated Press) While the 2020 presidential election is still a year away, some business owners see their customers already becoming more cautious because of...
Pelosi’s Plan for Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices “Unworkable”
(Associated Press) The White House has concluded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan authorizing Medicare to negotiate drug prices is "unworkable" and President...
Trump Tariffs Working? U.S. Trade Deficit Now Falling
(Associated Press) The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports...
Laying Waste to the Prevailing Federal Reserve Narrative
(John Tamny, RealClearMarkets) It’s often said that “red” and “blue” are divided as ever. But like most things, this bit of conventional wisdom is...
Gold Market Manipulators Deploy Emergency Mechanism
(Chris Powell, Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee) The gold and silver markets feel much stronger.
The central bank-instigated smashdowns that used to depress prices for weeks...
Trump Touts Prospects for Tentative Trade Truce with China
(Associated Press) President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. and China are working to secure a new site to sign a tentative trade...
Index Tracks How Trump’s Tweets Move Markets
(Associated Press) Financial markets have become so in thrall to President Donald Trump's tweets that J.P. Morgan has created an index to help identify...
Progressives Try to Shutter Businesses Owned by Trump Supporters
(Dan E. Way, Liberty Headlines) The Steel City’s free market could corrode under a progressive attempt to publicly shame and shut down businesses owned...
Ex Fed Governor Proposes Using Monetary Policy to Punish Trump
By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange
Everybody knows that President Donald Trump favors larger scale reductions in interest rates. He wants to stimulate the economy...
Trump Has Second Thoughts on China Tariffs, Then Doubles Down
(AFP) President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his hard line against China after sowing confusion with statements that he might be willing...
