Politics


China Trade Truce Makes A Good Deal Less Likely — Heres Your Stock-market Game Plan

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Investors shouldn’t rule out the probability of no deal because Trump may decide to focus on the long-term good of the... Read more

Trump Says Renewed Trade Talks With China Have 'already Begun'

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Trump and Xi had agreed during a bilateral meeting at the summit in Osaka, Japan, to hold off on imposing new tariffs on... Read more

Outside The Box: 5 Reasons Why 2019 Has Been Golds Time To Glitter

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Low interest rates, tame inflation, political instability favor gold, writes Ed Yardeni. Read more

What You Need To Know About Saturday's Highly Anticipated Trump-Xi Meeting

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The highly anticipated meeting will likely impact the bilateral relationship and the broader global economy. Read more

Bond Report: U.S. Treasury Yields Stand Pat Ahead Of Sino-America Trade Talks

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10-year yields mostly unchanged by positive economic data Read more

$300 Billion Tariff Threat Looming Over The G-20 Meeting Between Trump And Xi

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Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet Saturday, the second day of the two-day G-20 summit in Osak... Read more

Trump Says A US-China Trade Deal Is Possible, But He's 'happy Where We Are Now'

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While Trump stresses the importance of getting a deal, he also says the tariffs have been good for the U.S. economy. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Turn Higher With Stocks, Buoyed By Trade Hopes

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Treasury prices fall Wednesday, pushing yields higher, following remarks from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declarin... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices Pull Back From Nearly 6-year High As Stock Gains Firm

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Gold futures on Wednesday retreat from a nearly six-year high scored a day earlier amid expected progress on U.S.-China ... Read more

Mnuchin: 'We Were About 90% Of The Way' On China Trade Deal And There's A 'path To Complete This'

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Mnuchin tells CNBC he's confident President Trump and China's Xi Jinping can make progress in stalled trade talks. Read more

Major Companies Are Ringing Alarm Bells, Trying To Warn Washington About More Tariffs

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More than 300 companies are talking to government officials in Washington about how detrimental the trade war is. Read more

Fed Chief Jerome Powell Warns Against Policy Bending To 'short-term Political Interests'

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Powell stresses the central bank's independence amid continuous pressure from President Donald Trump to cut interest rat... Read more

Debt And Deficits Won't Be As Bad As Feared But Are Still Dangerous, CBO Says

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The national debt will rise to 141% of the economy over the next 30 years — 11 percentage points lower than the agency... Read more

G-20 Leaders Face Toxic Brew Of Political Instability, Trade Tensions And Slowing Global Growth

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What makes this moment even more perilous is that world leaders come to the table with far less cohesiveness, nursing wo... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stock-index Futures Edge Lower Ahead Of Fed Speakers, Including Powell

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U.S. stock-index futures drift lower as investors await remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and other cent... Read more

Reported Internet Outages In Ethiopia Amid News Of Coup Attempt

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Ethiopia has been in the middle of an internet blackout since Saturday (22 June), making it difficult to ascertain deta... Read more

Billionaires To Trump And Other 2020 Candidates: Please Tax Us

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Nineteen billionaires release a letter asking the 2020 presidential candidates to support a tax on America's richest fam... Read more

Bernie Sanders Plans To Cancel All $1.6 Trillion Of Student Debt By Taxing Wall Street

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Sen. Bernie Sanders announced a plan on Monday to forgive the country's $1.6 trillion outstanding student loan tab. Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Slip Ahead Of Trump-Xi Meeting

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Treasury yields slip on Monday as traders await President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinpi... Read more

Brexit Blog: Domestic-facing Index Underperforms Amid Continued Fears

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In this live blog, Investment Week collates the most up-to-date news, analysis and infographics to help readers digest ... Read more