Rolls of US pennies are seen in this photo illustration in Washington, DC, February 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images It’s been just over three weeks into the second term of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the flurry of announcements from the White House shows no sign of abating. The administration is…
A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s plan offering incentives to federal workers to voluntarily resign before a Thursday midnight deadline. Federal Judge George O’Toole Jr said the plan would be paused until a hearing on Monday when he could determine the merits of a lawsuit filed by federal employee unions, reports CBS,…
Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on August 23, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Federal Reserve officials take great pains not to comment on fiscal policy, but the looming threat from tariffs is forcing their hand. In recent days, multiple central bank policymakers not only have noted the uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s desire to…
When a real-estate developer becomes the US president, don’t be surprised if American foreign policy includes a heavy helping of real-estate development. That’s probably the biggest conclusion to draw from Donald Trump’s stunning proposal for the US to take over Gaza and turn it into a resort for all the people of the world to…
The Argentine government led by Javier Milei has announced that it plans to pull out of the World Health Organisation (WHO). A spokesman for President Milei said the decision to exit the WHO was triggered by “deep differences regarding health management especially during the [Covid-19] pandemic”. The announcement comes just over two weeks after US…
When US President Donald Trump began speaking 10 days ago of Gaza as a demolition site, calling to “clean out that whole thing”, it wasn’t clear how far these were off-the-cuff remarks. But in the lead up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit, in his Oval Office comments before the meeting, and in the…
Yes, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump met and decided to stay introducing new tariffs on each other’s countries. But the president’s consequential decisions regarding the economic aggression have already impacted winemakers in Northern California. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Ontario and Quebec have not yet rescinded the decision to quit stocking…
Watch: ‘I’m getting angry and anti-American’ – Canadians on tariff threat President Donald Trump has suspended for 30 days the hefty tariffs on Mexico and Canada that he threatened after last-minute negotiations with the two US neighbours. He can point to concessions on border and crime enforcement as a victory. But Canada’s Justin Trudeau and…
A truck carrying vehicles drives into the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, on the U.S.-Mexico border on February 1, 2025 in San Diego, California. Apu Gomes | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything…
An aerial view shows stored containers at the Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, as U.S. President Donald Trump plans to regain control of the Canal, in Panama City, Panama, February 1, 2025. Enea Lebrun | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors…
