Bessent tried to dissuade Trump from firing Powell: WSJ
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Monday, June 30,…
Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on…
Trump patience on tariffs runs thin as nations jostle for deals
US trading partners trying to navigate the final weeks of negotiations before President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell ‘considering resigning’: report
A senior Trump administration official said Friday that Fed Chair Jerome Powell is “considering resigning” as pressure grows…
Trump bets on a different reaction to new tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump last rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence…
Wall Street slips as Trump’s tariff deadline looms
U.S. stocks are lower in morning trading Monday as the Trump administration steps up pressure on trading partners…
U.S. to apply increased pressure on trade deals, warns higher tariffs could roll out Aug. 1
The White House is set to put pressure on the U.S.’s trading partners this week to sign new…
Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals…
Musk to form a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party…
Tariffs will revert to April levels in August without deals
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass…