The US is about to discover if deficits don't matter

It’s hard to think intelligently about public debt and deficits. The economics of fiscal policy is complicated and defies straightforward prescriptions. What’s most striking about budget-making in Washington today,...

Trump says will double steel and aluminium tariffs to 50 per cent

US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would double steel and aluminium import tariffs to 50 per cent from next week drew ire from the European Union Saturday in...

Markets rally as Trump delays 50% EU tariffs

Global markets climbed on Monday and the euro rallied after US President Donald Trump kicked his threat to slap 50% tariffs on European Union goods into July, marking another...

Trump’s next 1,300 days could change the nation

James-Christian B. Blockwood, Tribune News Service The country has now witnessed and felt the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term. These days were filled with unrelenting,...

Moody’s downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path

A US sovereign downgrade by Moody’s has exacerbated investor worries about a looming debt time-bomb that could spur bond market vigilantes who want to see more fiscal restraint from...

Trump seeks investments from Arab countries

A special feature of United States President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week has been that of seeking foreign investment for...

US stock markets sink after a weak report on country's economic growth

The US stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the US economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But the big losses eased...

US economy contracts in Q1 as tariffs unleash flood of imports

The US economy contracted for the first time in three years in the first quarter, swamped by a flood of imports as businesses raced to avoid higher costs from...

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