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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now

Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now

Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats …

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Wall Street Is Getting Antsy With Trump

Wall Street Is Getting Antsy With Trump

President Trump’s keynote this week at a Saudi sovereign wealth fund’s conference in Miami Beach might have seemed like another …

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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.

As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, …

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Why the Price of Gold Keeps Breaking Records

Why the Price of Gold Keeps Breaking Records

At his inauguration, President Trump said that “the golden age of America begins right now.” He was right, in one …

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Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies

Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies

The situation gets even more complicated when considering the other activities the Fed undertakes, especially during times of crisis, that …

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Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show

Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show

The Federal Reserve pressed pause on interest rate cuts last month. The minutes from its January meeting suggest the hiatus …

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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary

Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary

The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in …

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Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?

Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?

As President Trump’s efforts to restructure the global trade system with expansive tariffs begin to take shape, one question continues …

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How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy

How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy

The world economy was already grappling with a perplexing assortment of variables, from geopolitical conflicts and a slowdown in China …

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Uncertainty About Economic Policy Is Hampering Business Decisions

Uncertainty About Economic Policy Is Hampering Business Decisions

It is an axiom heard countless times in business school lecture halls and on corporate earnings calls: Uncertainty is bad …

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What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises

What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises

President Trump on Thursday ordered his advisers to determine new tariff rates on America’s trading partners, a move that he …

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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale

Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale

President Trump is pursuing a far more aggressive trade policy than he embraced in his first term, allowing his unfettered …

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