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Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... steel and a 10% tariff on foreign aluminium when the product comes across our borders." A statement issued by the White House titled, "President Donald J. Trump is Addressing Unfair Trade Practices That Threaten to Harm Our National Security", lists ...

Fiduciary rule introduced in United States

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... they receive for doing so. The decision to legislate such an obligation comes off the back of a 2015 study by the White House Council of Economic Advisers which revealed the substantial financial impact to clients who receive conflicted advice. The rule ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... strengthen the credibility of the democratic process in America. Despite having control of the government trifecta - White House, Congress, Senate - the Donald, the "dealmaker", was unable to negotiate a deal to repeal Obamacare. While it's a slap on ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his global trade platform. The Republican presidential nominee is heading for the White House after securing the most votes in the key battleground states of North Carolina, Florida and Pennsylvania. After a ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... come and gone, we're only a few sleeps away from the race that could stop the world. Clinton and Trump's race for the White House, that is. Clinton's on track to become Madam President. Trump's gonna make America great again! Depending on which poll ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... to act in the clients' best interests and limit conflicted remuneration payments has been championed by the Obama White House since the GFC but has proved controversial stirring up heated resistance from a chorus of industry bodies who stood to lose ...

Next stop: US payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... "Gregory Fleming, president of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management & Investment Management, and William Daley, a former White House chief of staff who is now managing partner at Argentiere Capital". Whether Reuters' sampling is an accurate reflection of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... developments of the two-month-old conflict. US officials are reportedly considering air strikes in response to what the White House called a possible "humanitarian catastrophe". LONDON - Europe's main stock markets fell, weighed down by concerns of escalating ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... Moscow. The president made his remarks after meeting with Ukraine's new prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, at the White House. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance figures for January. Meanwhile ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... aligned GOP Senator Ted Cruz to stall the vote by introducing procedural motions. In response to passage of the bill the White House issued a statement saying "it was a positive step in moving away from the political brinkmanship that has [been] a needless ...