At the G20 summit on July 7, US President Donald Trump sat immediately next to his Mexican counterpart, Enrique Peña Nieto. After they each spoke about the progress being made in trade issues between the two countries, reporters volleyed a flurry of questions at the US president
Just when the US coal industry had been persuaded that its glory days were over, President Donald Trump came to the rescue with his Energy Independence Executive Order. Coal executives rejoiced, but even the president may not be able to save an industry that is being battered by something more serious than “clean” government regulations, and that is competition from alternative power sources.
Stock markets have undergone some fairly seismic structural changes over the last 10 years or so. Arguably the most ground-breaking of these changes has been the advent of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
During his election campaign, US President Donald Trump promised to be a human boon to the US construction industry, one of the nation’s most vital and influential. As the days have ticked away since his inauguration, have the new administration’s policies made a difference for the industry, or added to its uncertainty about what the future really holds?
In mid-April, a draft of the legislation to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act—a law that has been branded by US President Donald Trump as a “disaster” that has made it difficult for businesses to get loans—was released.
During his campaign, US President Donald Trump was short on praise for Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. But since taking office in January, he has softened his public remarks about her low interest-rate policies, and there is even the possibility that he might re-nominate her in 2018. Would the reappointment of an avowed monetary-policy dove work for or against his economic plans in the future?
Russia is amongst the global heavyweights, but its economy and stock markets are vulnerable to forces outside of its control, especially the price of oil but also politics in other parts of the world, such as the United States. The country’s fortunes will depend on how oil prices fare but also on how well relations with the new administration in Washington pan out.
The stability of the global economy continues to oscillate between intermittent recovery and general unease, and the new US presidential administration stands at the crux of its ongoing uncertainty. Various international incidents have influenced the condition of the global economy—the ongoing Brexit saga
Each president of the United States leaves behind a legacy, and Barack Obama is no exception. In 2009, Obama inherited an economy hurtling toward catastrophe, and through his economic policies he succeeded in not only steadying it but helping it to improve on many, if not all, fronts.
A popular argument made by protectionists is that undervalued foreign currencies foster trade deficits, lower employment and are therefore harmful to the domestic economy, such as that of the United States, which is currently enjoying a relatively high dollar value. But are Americans really made poorer by their high-flying dollar?