Business No Trump bump for US economy Weak consumer spending caused the US economy to grow at a just 0.7 percent annual rate between January and March - its weakest pace in three years. 28/04/2017
Business Trump's tax reform plan promised, but details could be elusive President Trump says he wants to unveil a tax reform plan as early as Wednesday but there's speculation it will just be tax cuts without details. 25/04/2017
Business Trump promises bank law reforms - again After a strategy meeting with major US companies CEOs President Donald Trump said he is working to reduce regulations and revamp the Dodd-Frank law. 11/04/2017
Business America's economy roars with fastest job creation in over two years More positive news for the US economy with March proving to be a bumper month for jobs. 05/04/2017
Business Trump promises "major haircut" for banking regulations The financial crisis of 2008 led to Barack Obama passing a massive piece of consumer protection legislation governing the banks. Now Donald Trump says the rules are bad for the economy, and he wants t 05/04/2017
USA President says 'America first' but Trump Winery seeks foreign workers A winery owned by President Trump's son Eric has requested foreign workers through a Labour Department visa program 21/03/2017
USA Prioritizing the military, Trump to send “America first” budget to Congress Determined to make good on his campaign promises, US President Donald Trump will send his first “America first” budget proposal to Congress on Thursday that includes deep cuts to federal programs in o 15/03/2017
Business Federal Reserve raises benchmark interest rate to 1.0 percent The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time in three months, a move spurred by steady economic growth and strong job gains. 15/03/2017
Business US job growth and wages strong in February US employers added 235,000 workers in February and wages picked up, giving the Federal Reserve the rational to start raising interest rates again soon 13/03/2017
View What drives Trump's trade policies: protectionism or revanchism? Emerging technologies and the global resurgence of populism and nationalism that Trump’s presidency embodies, will not make this process easy. But they also make it more important than ever 03/03/2017
World Grobe's view: style trumps substance in Congressional address Euronews' Washington correspondent Stefan Grobe gives his take on Donald Trump's first address to Congress 01/03/2017
USA Trump appeals for unity in first Congress address Donald Trump struck a 'presidential' tone in his first Congress address to repackage his populist message 01/03/2017
USA Donald Trump aims to reset presidency in his first Congressional speech Security, trade and immigration dominated President Donald Trump’s first address to both houses of Congress. 01/03/2017
Business Fed's Yellen warns against delaying interest rate hikes, speaks of 'uncertainty' over US fiscal policy The US central bank is previewing interest rate rises, with Fed Chair Janet Yellen warning it is "unwise" to wait too long. 14/02/2017
View Donald Trump’s anachronistic trade strategy By Richard Baldwin, professor of international economics at the Graduate Institute, Geneva Donald Trump’s ignominious executive order barring entry 09/02/2017
USA Trump under fire in Ivanka row President Trump has been criticised for using his position to attack the retailer Nordstrom for dropping his daughter Ivanka's clothing line. 09/02/2017
Business Line How dangerous are Trump's bank regulation reform plans? Business Line looks at President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce regulation of US financial services and how the Super Bowl became politicised. 08/02/2017
View View: Donald Trump’s chaos theory of government The ideological project that Trump and Bannon will seek to carry out could have far-reaching geopolitical and economic implications that should worry not only progressives, but also dyed-in-the-wool conservatives like me. To understand how far they are willing to go, one must understand their ultima 06/02/2017
Business Trump to weaken banking rules President Donald Trump has started the effort to roll back the US laws brought in to regulate banks after the 2008 financial crisis. 03/02/2017
Business US job growth strong in January, Japan has US employment plan Employers added 227,000 jobs in the United States in January. Japan reportedly has a plan to add 700,000 jobs there. 03/02/2017
View The end of Trump’s market honeymoon The market rally is already running out of steam, and Trump’s honeymoon with investors might be coming to an end. There are several reasons for this. 02/02/2017
View Donald Trump and playing with economic matches By arbitrarily selecting particular businesses to carry out his “commands,” Trump will destroy the core market principles of transparency and fairness. 30/01/2017
USA Wait-and-see: Trump’s economic announcements leave US businesses cautious The first week of the new administration has seen a flurry of presidential activity, but most of Donald Trump’s economic announcements have been vague and lacking details. 27/01/2017
Business US economic growth slows in Q4 2016 from weak exports US economic growth slowed more than expected in the final three months of 2016 to an annualised 1.9 percent, linked to a big fall in exports. 27/01/2017
