Trump administration set to replace top banking regulator Thomas Curry: WSJ The Trump administration plans to replace Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry as chief overseer of federally chartered banks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The change, which could happen as soon as this week, could lead to […]
Fed set to leave interest rates unchanged, may hint at June hike The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at its meeting this week as it pauses to parse more economic data but may hint it is on track for an increase in June. The central […]
Strong earnings power global shares higher Stocks rose in Europe and Asia on Tuesday after technology industry shares hit record highs on Wall Street and investors focused on strong corporate earnings while shrugging off weaker-than-expected Chinese factory activity data. European stock markets opened higher after the May 1 holiday, reflecting […]
Trump won't trade U.S. jobs for China's help on North Korea: Ross President Donald Trump does not intend to trade away U.S. jobs for China's help on North Korea, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday, adding that there were "constructive" talks with Beijing underway on trade issues. In […]
Rep. Joaquin Castro won't seek Cruz's Senate seat in 2018: report Representative Joaquin Castro has decided against running for the U.S. Senate in 2018, a campaign that would have pitted him against Republican Senator Ted Cruz, The New York Times reported on Monday. Castro, 42, made his decision after several […]
New Jersey's Christie vetoes bill seeking Trump's tax returns New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday vetoed a bill that would have required President Donald Trump to release his tax returns in order to run for re-election in the state, calling it "politics at its worst." The Democrat-controlled state legislature […]
Trump Follows Instincts, Not Establishment, With Overtures to Kim and Duterte President Trump continued his outreach to rogue leaders on Monday, declaring he would meet North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, provided the circumstances were right, even as the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, brushed aside the president’s invitation to visit the […]
North Korea says U.S. bomber flights push peninsula to brink of nuclear war North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew over the area in a training drill with the South […]
Trump questions why U.S. Civil War had to happen Donald Trump has shown a fascination with populist 19th-century U.S. president Andrew Jackson since he has occupied the Oval Office, hanging "Old Hickory's" portrait in the Oval Office, visiting his plantation in Tennessee and placing a wreath at his tomb. In […]
Budget deal may map U.S. Congress road ahead, via Trump bypass The U.S. Congress, bitterly divided for years along party lines, may be mapping a bipartisan path forward that skirts around President Donald Trump when he refuses to engage constructively with lawmakers, Democrats and some lobbyists said on Monday. The […]
