The White House has announced plans to build a $200m (£151m) new ballroom, fulfilling an often-repeated desire of US President Donald Trump. The new ballroom will be built alongside a “modernised” East Wing of the White House, which currently houses the offices of First Lady Melania Trump and other key White House posts. The money … Read more
Sen. Josh Hawley, author of the PELOSI Act, speaks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on June 28. Should members of Congress, who regularly get briefings on major global developments before the public hears about them, be legally permitted to trade individual stocks? Or should that kind of insider knowledge come with restrictions on their ability to … Read more
39%? For Switzerland, this is a huge shock, and worse than the worst-case scenario – these are the highest tariffs in Europe. Globally, the fourth highest, behind only Syria, Laos, and Myanmar, (although if President Trump follows through on his 50% tariff threat then Brazil will jump to the top of the list). It’s the … Read more
In April Donald Trump stunned the world by announcing sweeping new import tariffs – only to put most on hold amid the resulting global financial panic. Four months later, the US president is touting what he claims are a series of victories, having unveiled a handful of deals with trading partners and unilaterally imposed tariffs … Read more
