Politics


Trade War To Drag On As Trump Says Long Way To Go And China Strikes Hard-line Tone

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The U.S. and China restarted their trade talks, but signs are showing a comprehensive deal could be a long way off, if i... Read more

Treasury May Run Out Of Cash In Early September, Urges Congress To Raise Debt Ceiling Before Recess

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The Treasury Department said it could run out of cash in two months, asking Congress to increase the debt ceiling before... Read more

Peter Navarro Says Don't Believe China Or US Press, Calls Wall Street Journal Stories 'garbage'

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White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said media reports on the U.S.-China trade talks are not reliable. Read more

Trump Says China Is 'letting Us Down' By Not Buying US Farm Products During Trade Talks

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If China does not buy U.S. crops, it could bode poorly for a U.S.-China trade deal as Washington has said it expects Bei... Read more

Capitol Report: Pelosi: Trumps Labor Secretary Should Resign Over Epstein | Republican Senators Back Feds Powell

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Monday tweeted that the Trump administration’s labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, shou... Read more

Fed Chair Powell's Job Is Safe 'at The Present Time,' Larry Kudlow Says

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The Trump administration is making "no effort" to remove the Fed's Jerome Powell, top White House economic advisor Larry... Read more

Key Words: Donald Trump Will Win In A 2020 Blowout, Predicts Anthony Scaramucci

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The former White House communications director sees big things for Trump in 2020. Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Hold Near 2-year Lows But Veterans Will Soon Pay More

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Rates for home loans rose slightly even as Washington struggled to be fair to older generations of veterans without pass... Read more

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