CHINA/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since the days of the Nixon administration nearly 50 years ago, American policy has aimed to steer China out of its isolation to prosper in the global market economy. There needn’t be conflict between the established superpower and the emerging giant, the best strategic minds argued. As it grew rich, they […]
Category: Economy
3/26/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The economy is looking really good. It has been many years that we have seen these kind of numbers. The underlying strength of companies has perhaps never been better.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 26, 2018 6:05am […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “Wall Street stocks were lower on Friday, after market fell in Europe and Asia, as investors weighed a brewing trade war between China and the United States that could hobble an otherwise healthy global economy. Markets in New York began the day higher, but began slipping through the morning. By midday all three […]
3/23/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stocks around the world plunged Friday [3-23-18] as investors feared that a trade conflict between the U.S. and China, the biggest economies in the world, would escalate. A second day of big losses pushed U.S. stocks to their worst week in two years. As of Friday afternoon, China’s only response to […]
3/22/2018
ECONOMY/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The $1.3 trillion spending bill that would fund the government through September — and has President Donald Trump’s support — has the first money to build new border fencing under the Trump administration, but also puts a piece of the border in Texas off limits. A provision would block construction through the […]
3/20/2018
ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s plan to hit countries around the world with stiff tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum has dominated a gathering of world economic leaders amid fears that the United States is on the cusp of starting an international trade war. On Monday [3-19-20], Steven Mnuchin, the United States Treasury […]
3/16/2018
ECONOMY: ” ‘U.S. Consumer Confidence Hits 14-Year High’ https://t.co/tXJsSRoM64″ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 16, 2018 12:42pm […]
3/15/2018
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Economists estimate President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs will reduce U.S. employment only modestly, but increasingly worry that foreign-trade disputes could escalate and damage the U.S. economy. Forecasters surveyed in recent days by The Wall Street Journal continue to expect solid economic growth this year, but see rising odds […]
3/15/2018
ECONOMY/GARY COHN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Lawrence Kudlow is set to become the 11th person to serve as the director of the White House National Economic Council, replacing Gary Cohn. Mr. Cohn boosted the council’s effectiveness, compared to others in the Trump administration, in part because he delegated significant autonomy to the specialists on tax, finance, health care […]
3/15/2018
DEBT/ECONOMY/PUERTO RICO: “Debt from Puerto Rico is the top-performing bond investment of 2018, reflecting an unexpected improvement in the island’s economy and budding hopes for a settlement with creditors to resolve its continuing bankruptcy. Most U.S. bonds have lost value this year because of rising interest rates, but an index of Puerto Rico municipal bonds […]
3/15/2018
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Larry Kudlow will be my Chief Economic Advisor as Director of the National Economic Council. Our Country will have many years of Great Economic & Financial Success, with low taxes, unparalleled innovation, fair trade and an ever expanding labor force leading the way! #MAGA” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 15, 2018 06:11am […]
3/14/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will name Larry Kudlow, the conservative media analyst who served as his informal economic adviser during the 2016 campaign, as the next head of the White House National Economic Council, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN. Trump offered Kudlow the job Tuesday [3-13-18] night over the phone and […]
3/13/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/PENNSYLVANIA: “The Economy is raging, at an all time high, and is set to get even better. Jobs and wages up. Vote for Rick Saccone and keep it going!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 13, 2018 07:28am […]
3/10/2018
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is strongly considering Christopher P. Liddell, a White House official who was an executive at Microsoft and General Motors, to succeed his departing top economic adviser, Gary D. Cohn, according to two people briefed on the discussions. Mr. Trump has not made a firm decision, those briefed on the process […]
3/10/2018
ECONOMY/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While attention has been focused on President Trump’s disputed decision in January to reverse drilling restrictions in nearly all United States coastal waters, the administration has also pursued a rollback of Obama-era regulations in the Gulf. Those rules include safety measures put in place after the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater […]
3/9/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/JOBS/LABOR: “Strong hiring is drawing people into the U.S. labor market, a healthy mix that suggests the economy can run strong without overheating and forcing the Federal Reserve to curb growth with aggressive interest-rate increases. Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 313,000 last month, the strongest monthly gain since July 2016, the Labor Department […]
3/6/2018
ECONOMY/GARY COHN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gary D. Cohn, President Trump’s top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said on Tuesday [3-6-18]. The officials insisted there was no single factor behind the departure of Mr. Cohn, who heads the National Economic Council. But […]
3/6/2018
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS: “Will be making a decision soon on the appointment of new Chief Economic Advisor. Many people wanting the job – will choose wisely!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 6, 2018 07:49pm […]
3/5/2018
COMMERCE/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Since President Donald Trump announced plans last week to hit steel and aluminum imports with new tariffs, his trade adviser Peter Navarro and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross have been all over television celebrating their victory and rebutting suggestions that the move would incite a damaging trade war. But economic adviser Gary […]
3/4/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Manufacturing executives who use the metals to make beer cans, cars, refrigerators and other goods warn of price surges, shortages and retaliatory trade barriers on U.S. exports if the administration follows through on the plan, announced Thursday [3-1-18], to impose 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% duties on aluminum imports. They also […]
3/4/2018
ECONOMY/INFRASTRUCTURE/LABOR/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump burnished his tough-on-trade image last week by declaring he would impose tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports. But the move could undermine another part of his ‘America First’ economic agenda: Rebuilding U.S. infrastructure. Tariffs on imported aluminum and steel could drive up the cost of infrastructure investments, […]
3/4/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump administration officials on Sunday [3-4-18] defended the president’s plan to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and played down the likelihood the U.S. would allow for many exclusions from the proposals. The tariff plan would do little to hurt the broader U.S. economy, said the officials, who also minimized […]
3/3/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “President Donald Trump upped the ante in a brewing trade conflict stirred up by his announcement of steel and aluminum tariffs, saying the U.S. would impose tariffs on European car exports if the bloc follows through with retaliation against his metals duties. … The exchange began Thursday after Mr. Trump […]
3/3/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have many economists and lawmakers worried about a coming trade war. But workers and others in this community, where steel has been made for well over a century, see a chance for more jobs and bigger paychecks. … ‘Overall it’s […]
3/1/2018
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/GARY COHEN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, has been rumored to be on the brink of leaving the White House for months but stayed for one main reason: to stop the president from imposing steep tariffs. By Thursday afternoon, Cohn had lost the fight. In a meeting with steel […]
3/1/2018
ECONOMY: “Manufacturing growing at the fastest pace in almost two decades!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 1, 2018 07:52pm […]
3/1/2018
ECONOMY: ” ‘Consumer Confidence in February Highest Since November 2000’ https://t.co/UgAJRawExx” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 1, 2018 03:40pm […]
3/1/2018
ECONOMY: ” ‘Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Fastest Pace Since May 2004’ https://t.co/XZkwS8tTml” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 1, 2018 01:26pm […]
3/1/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE: “Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday [3-1-18] for a second day of testimony, with investors eager for more on whether his bullish view of the U.S. economy might translate into a more aggressive approach to raising interest rates this year and beyond. Stocks and bonds sold off Tuesday […]
2/27/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS: ” ‘American consumers are the most confident they’ve been since 2000….A strong job market is boosting confidence. The unemployment rate has stayed at a 17-year low.’ https://t.co/aL7aVoR7XC” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 27, 2018 01:18pm […]
2/19/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TAXES: “The U.S. economy is looking very good, in my opinion, even better than anticipated. Companies are pouring back into our country, reversing the long term trend of leaving. The unemployment numbers are looking great, and Regulations & Taxes have been massively Cut! JOBS, JOBS, JOBS” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 19, 2018 09:29pm […]
2/14/2018
ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior official on the National Economic Council says he resigned on Tuesday [2-13-18] after being informed that he would not receive a permanent security clearance, as the White House faces increasing scrutiny over the number of high-ranking officials allowed to work on interim clearances. George David Banks, who had served […]
2/9/2018
BUDGET/ECONOMY: “The White House’s budget proposal—to be released Monday [2-12-18]—assumes the economy can grow at a much stronger pace than independent forecasters expect and with lower inflation and government borrowing costs than officials projected last year, according to a preview of the proposal. Strong growth assumptions with relatively low borrowing costs, particularly in the back […]
2/7/2018
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the ‘old days,’ when good news was reported, the Stock Market would go up. Today, when good news is reported, the Stock Market goes down. Big mistake, and we have so much good (great) news about the economy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 7, 2018 09:59am […]
2/5/2018
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was supposed to be a chance for President Donald Trump to sell the economic benefits of Republicans’ overhaul of the country’s tax code to the voters who will help decide this fall whether the GOP keeps its majority in Congress. But it became clear to White House aides during Trump’s speech […]
2/5/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS: “A measure of service-sector activity across the U.S. picked up in January to reach a 10-year high, suggesting strong momentum in the sector powering the bulk of the U.S. economy beginning 2018. The Institute for Supply Management Monday [2-5-18] said its index of nonmanufacturing activity—tracking industries including health care, finance, agriculture and construction—rose to […]
2/4/2018
DOW/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE: “The stock market’s recent selloff crystallizes four important challenges facing the Federal Reserve’s new chairman, Jerome Powell, who takes charge Monday [2-5-18]. Low inflation and steady job gains allowed his predecessor, Janet Yellen, to raise interest rates slowly, enabling the economy to heal and the markets to romp ahead. Mr. Powell takes over […]
1/30/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/HEALTHCARE: “Three corporate behemoths are promising to shake up the health care industry — a notoriously inefficient sector that represents nearly a fifth of the U.S. economy. Though the surprise Tuesday [1-30-18] morning announcement from Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway was grand in ambition, it was scarce in details, leaving plenty of questions about […]
1/28/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY: “Our economy is better than it has been in many decades. Businesses are coming back to America like never before. Chrysler, as an example, is leaving Mexico and coming back to the USA. Unemployment is nearing record lows. We are on the right track!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 28, 2018 08:18am […]
1/25/2018
ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump arrived at this mountaintop resort town on Thursday [1-25-18] ready to challenge the prevailing economic order as he takes his ‘America First’ message directly to the banking titans, corporate magnates and international leaders who have spent years preaching the virtues of global integration. After a trans-Atlantic flight to Zurich, […]
1/17/2018
ECONOMY/HOLIDAY: “Main Street is BACK! Strongest Holiday Sales bump since the Great Recession — beating forecasts by BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. https://t.co/kDcGbMieSt” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 17, 2018 06:36pm […]
1/16/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TAXES: “The tax overhaul that President Donald Trump signed into law last month capped a year in which his initiatives on taxes, regulation—and many of his public pronouncements on the economy—have been broadly welcomed by business… In pure policy terms, however, business groups and executives say the $1.5 trillion of corporate-focused tax changes […]
1/11/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say President Donald Trump has had generally positive effects on U.S. economic growth, hiring and the performance of the stock market during his first year in office. The professional forecasters also predicted 2018 would see solid growth and a continued decline in the jobless rate. […]
1/11/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In new Quinnipiac Poll, 66% of people feel the economy is ‘Excellent or Good.’ That is the highest number ever recorded by this poll.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 11, 2018 06:43am […]
1/10/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TAXES: “Good news: Toyota and Mazda announce giant new Huntsville, Alabama, plant which will produce over 300,000 cars and SUV’s a year and employ 4000 people. Companies are coming back to the U.S. in a very big way. Congratulations Alabama!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2018 11:29pm […]
1/10/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TAXES: “Cutting taxes and simplifying regulations makes America the place to invest! Great news as Toyota and Mazda announce they are bringing 4,000 JOBS and investing $1.6 BILLION in Alabama, helping to further grow our economy! https://t.co/Kcg8IVH6iA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 10, 2018 06:37pm […]
1/9/2018
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump plans to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this month, his press secretary announced on Tuesday [1-9-18]. Sarah Sanders said Trump was excited to attend the tony forum in the Swiss Alps, his fifth foreign trip as president… American administrations regularly send representatives to […]
1/3/2018
DOW/ECONOMY/JOBS/TAXES: “Stock Market had another good day but, now that the Tax Cut Bill has passed, we have tremendous upward potential. Dow just short of 25,000, a number that few thought would be possible this soon into my administration. Also, unemployment went down to 4.1%. Only getting better!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 3, 2018 09:11pm […]
1/1/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A wave of optimism has swept over American business leaders, and it is beginning to translate into the sort of investment in new plants, equipment and factory upgrades that bolsters economic growth, spurs job creation — and may finally raise wages significantly. While business leaders are eager for the tax cuts that […]
12/28/2017
ECONOMY: “Retail sales are at record numbers. We’ve got the economy going better than anyone ever dreamt – and you haven’t seen anything yet!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 28, 2017 11:18am […]
12/21/2017
DONALDISM/ECONOMY: “Home Sales hit BEST numbers in 10 years! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 21, 2017 08:56am […]
12/20/2017
CORRUPTION/ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/HUMAN RIGHTS/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States, such as those committed or directed by persons listed in the Annex […]
12/20/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/MILITARY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Findings. The United States is heavily reliant on imports of certain mineral commodities that are vital to the Nation’s security and economic prosperity. […]
12/19/2017
ECONOMY/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. economy is about to become the proving ground for GOP tax-cutting theories. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are betting their tax overhaul will jolt the economy after a long but slow expansion. A sharp cut in the corporate-tax rate is meant to spur business investment and hiring. A rewrite […]
12/18/2017
ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Declaring that ‘economic security is national security,’ President Donald Trump aimed to reframe a national debate over his domestic economic and trade policies by thrusting them into a national-security context… The president on Monday also focused on a more-traditional definition of national security, including China and Russia in a list […]
12/18/2017
CHINA/ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/RUSSIA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will put his domestic economic and trade policies at the heart of a new national-security strategy that depicts the world as one of heightened rivalries and potentially dangerous competition. The new strategy, with an emphasis on confronting unfair trade practices and precluding rivals from stealing American technology, […]
12/16/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/TAXES: “TAX CUTS will increase investment in the American economy and in U.S. workers, leading to higher growth, higher wages, and more JOBS! https://t.co/4GxM8psMU1” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 16, 2017 03:05pm […]
12/14/2017
ECONOMY: ” ‘Manufacturing Optimism Rose to Another All-Time High in the Latest @ShopFloorNAM Outlook Survey’ https://t.co/LuV4BMp0Xc” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 14, 2017 04:20pm […]
12/13/2017
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE: “The Federal Reserve showed continued optimism about the U.S. economy in voting Wednesday [12-13-17] to raise short-term interest rates for the third time this year, and signaling it would stay on a similar path next year amid a leadership transition. Officials nudged their economic-growth estimates higher for the next few years on expectations […]
12/10/2017
ECONOMY/FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Things are going really well for our economy, a subject the Fake News spends as little time as possible discussing! Stock Market hit another RECORD HIGH, unemployment is now at a 17 year low and companies are coming back into the USA. Really good news, and much more to come!” -Donald […]
12/1/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/TAXES: “Economists on the TAX CUTS and JOBS ACT: ‘The enactment of a comprehensive overhaul – complete with a lower corporate tax rate – will IGNITE our ECONOMY with levels of GROWTH not SEEN IN GENERATIONS…’ https://t.co/2vCBDtLh3C” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Dec. 1, 2017 04:49pm […]
11/30/2017
ECONOMY/GOP/TAXES: “Republicans have made a very big deal pitching their tax reform plan as an elixir for economic growth. But a new nonpartisan analysis of the Senate tax bill suggests that while it will spur some additional economic growth, it won’t be nearly enough to compensate for the full cost of the bill’s provisions, which […]
11/30/2017
ECONOMY/GOP/TAXES: “Republicans are on the cusp of passing the biggest corporate tax cut in American history, betting it will ignite an economic boom that creates better jobs and fatter paychecks for middle-class Americans. That boom may never trickle down. Some economists and corporate executives are already warning that simply lowering tax bills won’t necessarily cause […]
11/29/2017
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE: “Economic activity expanded at a ‘modest to moderate pace’ in recent weeks amid signs of rising prices and ongoing strength in labor markets, a Federal Reserve report said Wednesday [11-29-17]. Price pressures strengthened since the last report, the Fed said in its latest roundup of anecdotal information about regional economic conditions known as […]
11/29/2017
CRIME/ECONOMY/FCC/FTC: “The federal cop that polices much of the internet is about to shift, a move that could lead to a fundamental reshaping of the online economy. Under the Federal Communications Commission’s plans to step back from the top internet-enforcement job, the Federal Trade Commission will again regulate how internet-service providers operate, reassuming a role […]
11/29/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “Economy growing! Excluding hurricane effects, CEA estimates that real GDP growth would have been 3.9% in Q3. Stock market at a new high, unemployment at a low. We are winning and TAX CUTS will shift our economy into high gear! https://t.co/HrKIF72VqE” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 29, 2017 09:49am […]
11/29/2017
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@foxandfriends, we are in record territory in all things having to do with our economy! https://t.co/VB0Ao3s18d” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 29, 2017 06:32am […]
11/28/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all finished the day at new RECORD HIGHS! https://t.co/wJyB9d00hh” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 28, 2017 05:30pm […]
11/23/2017
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Taxes are going up around the world, but the U.S. is already bucking that trend. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday [11-23-17] said the share of economic output taken by governments in developed economies as taxes has risen to its highest level since records began 50 years ago. But […]
11/17/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “Great numbers on Stocks and the Economy. If we get Tax Cuts and Reform, we’ll really see some great results!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 17, 2017 05:29am […]
11/14/2017
ECONOMY/TAXES: “Gary Cohn, the president’s top economic adviser, said Tuesday [11-14-17] he is confident Congress will pass a sweeping tax overhaul, while adding that time is short and lawmakers need to act by year’s end. Mr. Cohn noted that Congress is set to leave for Thanksgiving recess this week and the legislative agenda looks to […]
11/10/2017
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has been reminded time and again in recent years that economic security is not merely RELATED to national security – economic security IS national security. It is vital to our national strength. #APEC2017 https://t.co/8gKQUhit2X” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 10, 2017 05:43am […]
11/10/2017
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States has been reminded time and again in recent years that economic security is not merely RELATED to national security -economic security IS national security. It is vital to our national strength. #APEC2017 https://t.co/mGPeyZEyqm” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Nov. 10, 2017 05:31am […]
10/31/2017
ECONOMY: ” ‘Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level Since December 2000’ Read more: https://t.co/w7WkcobFun https://t.co/nLo5XCnuIx” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2017 01:11pm […]
10/28/2017
ECONOMY: “Very little reporting about the GREAT GDP numbers announced yesterday (3.0 despite the big hurricane hits). Best consecutive Q’s in years!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 28, 2017 07:22am […]
10/18/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: ” ‘20,000?21,000?22,000? 23,000?this year…FOUR one thousand milestones this year…’ #Dow23K #MAGA https://t.co/GQ5f2eVvEI” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 05:49pm […]
10/17/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “Thank you @Heritage! This is our once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize our economy, revive our industry & renew the AMERICAN DREAM! https://t.co/HI30nojsGo” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 07:44pm […]
10/17/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “WOW! https://t.co/eKfRktNVuy” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 06:06pm […]
10/17/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: ” ‘Dow Passes 23,000 for the First Time, Fueled by Strong Earnings’ #Dow23K?https://t.co/wnkrddYlb9 https://t.co/wlP0NCNcou” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2017 11:16am […]
10/16/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. has gained more than 5.2 trillion dollars in Stock Market Value since Election Day! Also, record business enthusiasm.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 07:57am […]
10/16/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “Since Election Day on November 8, the Stock Market is up more than 25%, unemployment is at a 17 year low & companies are coming back to U.S.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 16, 2017 07:54am […]
10/13/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: ” ‘Consumer confidence soars to highest level since 2004’ ?https://t.co/RvxCPAFI2A https://t.co/U8MS9K45fX” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 13, 2017 12:41pm […]
10/12/2017
ECONOMY/GOP/TAXES: “The Republican plan to overhaul the U.S. tax code would likely lift economic growth in the short term, economists say, but they are split over whether the boost would last longer than a few years. An overwhelming majority of forecasters in The Wall Street Journal’s monthly survey of economists said the GOP tax plan […]
10/11/2017
ECONOMY/IMF/TAXES: “The International Monetary Fund delivered a blunt warning to international policy makers ahead of the fund’s annual meeting this week: Governments risk undermining global economic growth by cutting taxes on the wealthy. The message, while aimed broadly at all developed nations, carries particular resonance in the United States as the Trump administration and Republican […]
10/11/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stock Market has increased by 5.2 Trillion dollars since the election on November 8th, a 25% increase. Lowest unemployment in 16 years and… if Congress gives us the massive tax cuts (and reform) I am asking for, those numbers will grow by leaps and bounds. #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 11, 2017 […]
10/10/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRADE DEALS: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he has prepared an ‘economic-development’ measure that would punish companies that globally outsource jobs. The bill would provide economic incentives for companies, Trump said in an interview published on Tuesday, and reward firms that maintain jobs in the United States, and deliver punitive measures against those that move […]
10/9/2017
DOW/ECONOMY: “We have just begun! https://t.co/x8pSdEB2Ur” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 9, 2017 09:30pm […]
10/5/2017
DOW/ECONOMY/JOBS: “Stock Market hits an ALL-TIME high! Unemployment lowest in 16 years! Business and manufacturing enthusiasm at highest level in decades!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 5, 2017 06:09am […]
10/2/2017
ECONOMY/LABOR: “A closely watched measure of manufacturing activity in the U.S. reached a 13-year high in September, as strong demand and order growth rode out a severe hurricane season. The Institute for Supply Management said Monday [10-2-17] that its index of manufacturing activity climbed to 60.8 last month from 58.8 in August, hitting its highest […]
9/29/2017
ECONOMY/LABOR: “Thank you @ShopFloorNAM. An honor to be with you today. Great news! Manufacturers report record-high economic optimism in 2017. #TaxReform https://t.co/4sgMWGotOF” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2017 03:02pm […]
9/29/2017
ECONOMY: “RECORD HIGH FOR S & P 500!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2017 08:39am […]
9/28/2017
ECONOMY: “GDP was revised upward to 3.1 for last quarter. Many people thought it would be years before that happened. We have just begun!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 28, 2017 09:22pm […]
9/28/2017
BUDGET/ECONOMY/STEVEN MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TAXES: “The Treasury Department has taken down a 2012 economic analysis that contradicts Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s argument that workers would benefit the most from a corporate income tax cut. The 2012 paper from the Office of Tax Analysis found that workers pay 18% of the corporate tax while owners of capital pay 82%. That […]
9/20/2017
ECONOMY/FOREIGN POLICY/HUMAN RIGHTS/IMMIGRATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUKES/SANCTIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that: The provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies of the Government of North Korea, including its intercontinental ballistic missile launches of July 3 and July 28, 2017, and its nuclear test of September […]
9/18/2017
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE: “The Federal Reserve resorted to a series of shock-and-awe stimulus campaigns to stabilize the economy after the financial crisis. Now the Fed is preparing the final move to unwind its support—and it wants to be as boring as possible. The central bank is likely to announce Wednesday [9-20-17] it will start slowly shrinking […]
9/17/2017
CLIMATE CHANGE/ECONOMY/GARY COHN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser is expected to outline the administration’s proposals to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions while restating that its stance on the Paris climate accord has not changed, White House officials said, following signals over the weekend that the U.S. was exploring ways to remain in the […]
9/16/2017
ECONOMY/JOBS: “A great deal of good things happening for our country. Jobs and Stock Market at all time highs, and I believe will be getting even better!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 16, 2017 05:40pm […]
9/15/2017
ECONOMY/NOMINATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump named Richard Burkhauser, an economist who is professor emeritus of policy analysis at Cornell University, as the final member of his Council of Economic Advisers. Mr. Burkhauser’s research has focused on how government tax and spending policies address income inequality and how public policies shape economic behaviors and the […]
9/10/2017
ECONOMY/NATIONAL SECURITY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/UN: “The Trump administration is turning to economic warfare—an intensified sanctions program—to deal with an increasingly belligerent North Korean regime. But economic tools have a mixed record of success addressing geopolitical problems. Sanctions helped end apartheid in South Africa. They pushed Iran to an agreement to curtail its nuclear program, though many critics […]
9/7/2017
CRISIS/ECONOMY: “Hurricane Harvey will distort measures of the U.S. economy in weeks and months ahead. Everything from jobless claims, which already surged in a report on Thursday [9-7-17], to gross domestic product and inflation, will be knocked off course by the storm. The storm will make it difficult for economists to gauge the trajectory of […]