CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s been only two days since President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China announced a truce in the trade war, but exactly what promises were made remains far from clear — and the calm may not last long. The U.S. and China got what they wanted. Briefly. News of the […]
Category: Economy
11/30/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “South Korean exports sustained growth in annual terms in November but missed expectations, official data showed on Saturday 12-1-18], as the first drop in shipments to China in over two years underlined cooling global demand. Exports by Asia’s fourth-largest economy grew 4.5 percent last month from a year earlier, missing […]
11/30/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping will hold the most important meeting between the leaders of the United States and China in decades in Argentina on Saturday [12-1-18] night. It’s not just that the two men have the power to call a truce in a multi-billion dollar trade war that […]
11/29/2018
ECONOMY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@StephenMoore and Arthur Laffer, two very talented men, have just completed an incredible book on my Economic Policies or, as they call it, #TRUMPONOMICS….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 29, 2018 5:14 pm […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I write here about the pivotal moment that awaits President Trump when he sits down on Saturday [12-1-18] with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the nation’s two largest economies stand on the brink of a full-scale trade war. The high-stakes meeting comes as Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts […]
11/29/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/G20/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is approaching an economic crossroads as he pushes closer to a full-scale trade war with China, even as warning signs flash that the U.S. economy is decelerating and growing increasingly vulnerable to a major shock. Trump’s trade battles are already slamming parts of the American economy, especially in […]
11/27/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fighting climate change could be America’s new New Deal. The effects of global warming on virtually all aspects of American society could be devastating, according to a government report released on Friday. Rather than seize on its findings as a way to boost American innovation, economic output and jobs, President Trump’s […]
11/27/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is projecting a steely facade as he prepares for a critical meeting on trade this weekend with President Xi Jinping of China. But behind his tough talk and threats of higher tariffs is a creeping anxiety about the costs of a prolonged trade war on the financial markets and […]
11/25/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So great that oil prices are falling (thank you President T). Add that, which is like a big Tax Cut, to our other good Economic news. Inflation down (are you listening Fed)!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 25, 2018 8:46 am […]
11/24/2018
ECONOMY/HOLIDAY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Small Business Saturday has become a staple of the post-Thanksgiving shopping weekend. “This year, Small Business Saturday…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 24, 2018 1:44 pm […]
11/23/2018
ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is the latest member of Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be the focus of the President’s ire, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday [11-23-18], citing people familiar with the matter. Trump is blaming Mnuchin for the recently volatile markets and the Federal Reserve’s decisions to raise interest rates, […]
11/23/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A massive report issued by the Trump administration on Friday [11-23-18] emphasizes the dire threat that human-caused global warming poses to the United States and its citizens. ‘Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities,’ researchers […]
11/21/2018
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s protectionist impulses have upended the global debate about international trade. But so far, his policies have barely changed a fundamental reality: The United States is still less protectionist than it has been throughout most of its history or than most nations are today. Even if the tariffs currently in […]
11/21/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Another brutal day on Wall Street and President Trump once again decided to blame Fed Chair Jay Powell rather than face the reality that the U.S. economy is likely to slow down next year as the tax cut stimulus fades, a trade war with China looms and the deficit spikes higher […]
11/19/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘Boom: Record high business optimism, need for employees Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 10:02 amat 45-year high’ https://t.co/jBFjEwAcfd“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 19, 2018 10:02 am […]
11/16/2018
CANADA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump is so unpopular in Canada that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using the specter of the U.S. president to attack his conservative rival ahead of a national election set for next year. Trudeau, whose ruling Liberals have a 12-seat majority in the 338-seat parliament, calls Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer […]
11/15/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I wrote in this space before the midterm that President Donald Trump has a better than 50 percent chance of being re-elected in 2020. Since the results of the 2018 election rolled in, several people have asked if I feel the same way given the Democratic gains in the suburbs and upper […]
11/15/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, already in a grumpy post-midterm mood, faces a growing list of economic problems that could irritate him even more next year. Chief among them is a withdrawal from the economy’s sugar high. Fiscal stimulus from the GOP tax cuts is likely to start running out. The Federal Reserve […]
11/14/2018
ECONOMY/EU/FOREIGN POLICY/NATO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After taking criticism in Europe for his ‘America First’ foreign policy, President Donald Trump resumed his complaints about NATO and the costs of the military partnership with Europe on Monday [11-12-18]…Trump’s tweets reiterated his complaints about the high cost of providing military protection for countries that sell the USA more goods […]
11/14/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TARIFFS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese government has presented an offer to the United States to try to push forward stalled trade talks before the leaders of the two economic superpowers meet at the end of this month, according to two people briefed on the discussions. The opening bid falls short of many of the […]
11/12/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The prospect of Presidential Harassment by the Dems is causing the Stock Market big headaches” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 10:34 am […]
11/12/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The $1.5 trillion tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law late last year has already given the American economy a jolt, at least temporarily. It has fattened the paychecks of most American workers, padded the profits of large corporations and sped economic growth. Those results weren’t a surprise. Economists across the […]
11/9/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At a news conference, the president answered a question about healing national divides by saying, falsely, that he had forced China to back down from a plan to strengthen its manufacturing industry…This is exaggerated. It’s true that China’s growth is slowing. The economy expanded 6.5 percent in the three months that ended […]
111/8/2018
ECONOMY/IRAN/SANCTIONS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday [11-8-18] that the financial messaging service that moves money around the global banking system will be cutting off Iran’s Central Bank..The decision by SWIFT means Iran’s Central Bank will be cut off from the international banking system and will cause significant economic pain, observers say. The […]
11/4/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Just out: Consumer Confidence hits highest level since 2000.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 4, 2018 10:39 am […]
11/3/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thank you to @PeteHegseth and @KatiePavlich for your nice, and very wise, statements on the Economy. You both really get it! @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 3, 2018 8:24 am […]
11/2/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration looks beyond tariffs in its campaign to rein in China’s trade practices, launching a new initiative aimed at stopping Chinese economic espionage. A high-level meeting to discuss trade issues with India originally scheduled to take place Nov. 1 will probably be postponed until January at the earliest. In […]
11/1/2018
AGRICULTURE/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sitting atop his combine harvester on a clear fall day, Garrett Hawkins can add up just how much President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hitting his bottom line, from the lower price he’ll get for his soybean crop to the steeper prices he’ll pay for metal grain bins and other equipment. But like […]
10/31/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stock Market up more than 400 points yesterday. Today looks to be another good one. Companies earnings are great!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 31, 2018 8:04 am […]
10/30/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With just days to go before the midterm elections, President Trump is making an economic appeal to well-off suburban voters: Elect Republicans, the president warns in tweets and a new national ad, or kiss the good economic times goodbye. That appears to be the right audience for a closing pitch, but […]
10/30/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is setting up a simple strategy if markets and the economy cool over the next two years: Blame Democrats and the Fed. In recent days, Trump and his senior advisers have repeatedly argued that recent turbulence in the stock market reflects investor fear that Democrats will retake the […]
10/30/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just out: Consumer Confidence hits highest level since 2000.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 30, 2018 10:10 am […]
10/30/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’If the Fed backs off and starts talking a little more Dovish, I think we’re going to be right back to our 2,800 to 2,900 target range that we’ve had for the S&P 500.’ Scott Wren, Wells Fargo.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 30, 2018 7:53 am […]
10/30/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Stock Market is up massively since the Election, but is now taking a little pause – people want to see what happens with the Midterms. If you want your Stocks to go down, I strongly suggest voting Democrat. They like the Venezuela financial model, High Taxes & Open Borders!” –Donald Trump, […]
10/24/2018
DODD-FRANK/ECONOMY/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Ten years after the financial crisis, President Donald Trump’s administration is reining in an agency that was set up to avoid a repetition of the historic crash by spotting new risks on the horizon. The Office of Financial Research, which was given the power to pull together granular data from across the […]
10/24/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The United States wasn’t invited. Neither was China. Yet the two countries will loom large over a high-stakes effort to rescue the World Trade Organization from the trade fight sparked by the two economic superpowers. President Donald Trump has accused the Geneva-based body of complacency when it comes to reining in China’s […]
10/24/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The World Trade Organization is scrambling to develop a plan for the biggest reform in its 23-year history after U.S. President Donald Trump brought the world’s top trade court to the brink of collapse by blocking appointments of its judges and threatening to pull the United States out of the organization. Trump’s […]
10/23/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “For the third week in a row, President Donald Trump is criticizing Jerome Powell, the man he picked to lead the Federal Reserve. In an interview Tuesday [10-23-18] with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said that Powell raises interest rates ‘every time we do something great.’ The Fed chair ‘almost looks […]
10/23/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump delivered some of his most pointed attacks yet on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday [10-23-18], calling the central bank the ‘biggest risk’ to the U.S. economy. In an Oval Office interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said Powell ‘almost looks like he’s happy raising interest […]
10/23/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Economists in the Trump White House see socialism creeping back into American public discourse, and so they’ve issued a 70-page report in an attempt to put a stop to it. The Council of Economic Advisers’ study, titled ‘The Opportunity Costs of Socialism,’ runs through the experience of socialist or Communist economies — […]
10/23/2018
DEBT/ECONOMY/HURRICANE/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [10-23-18] said he would not tolerate Puerto Rico using federal hurricane relief funds to pay off the island’s massive debt…It is unclear what the president was immediately referring to, but Trump has regularly railed against Puerto Rican officials, attempting to shift the blame after his administration […]
10/22/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the stock market keeps dropping, President Trump could lose one of his favorite bragging rights. Concerns about higher interest rates, Mr. Trump’s trade policies and slower economic growth outside the United States have weighed heavily on stocks this month. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index is down 5 percent in October […]
10/21/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Best Jobs Numbers in the history of our great Country! Many other things likewise. So why wouldn’t we win the Midterms? Dems can never do even nearly as well! Think of what will happen to your now beautiful 401-k’s!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 21, 2018 2:26 pm […]
10/19/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is an uncertain moment for global trade. Longstanding agreements between the United States and its biggest trading partners have been called into question by President Donald Trump. The United Kingdom is working to disconnect itself from the European Union. Look more closely, however, and another, less-told story appears. Trade among […]
10/18/2018
CANADA/CHINA/ECONOMY/EU/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Take a trade war with China, mix in frosty economic relations with Canada and Europe, add in Federal Reserve rate hikes and here’s what you get: A recession by 2020. So says Ronald Temple, head of US equity for Lazard Asset Management. He told CNN Business that President Donald Trump’s protectionist […]
10/17/2018
ECONOMY/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [10-17-18] praised White House efforts to remove regulations that he sees as an impediment to economic growth, saying the administration had reduced regulatory costs by $23 billion in the year ending Sept. 30. The White House said it had eliminated regulatory costs totaling $23 billion in […]
10/17/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’President Donald J. Trump is Following Through on His Promise to Cut Burdensome Red Tape and Unleash the American Economy’ Read more: https://t.co/SrBaQzpq4E https://t.co/zF8fEsw3in“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 12:18 pm […]
10/17/2018
ECONOMY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Network News gave Zero coverage to the Big Day the Stock Market had yesterday.’ @foxandfriends” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 17, 2018 7:40 am […]
10/12/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “I wrote at some length here on President Trump’s extraordinary attacks on Fed Chair Jay Powell. One thing I learned in the course of reporting: Both NEC Director Larry Kudlow and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke privately to Trump about the market decline, which continued with a big drop Thursday, […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump praised Jerome Powell as ‘strong, committed and smart’ last year when he nominated the former banker to lead the Federal Reserve. Now, the president apparently thinks Powell is a dangerous lunatic. In an extraordinary series of attacks this week, Trump called the Fed ‘crazy,’ ‘loco’ and said it’s […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-11-18] he is not going to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, but is just disappointed in the Fed’s policies. Trump continued a series of attacks on the central bank during remarks at the White House, saying the Fed was out of control and […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/GOP/MEDIA/RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday [10-11-18] he saw no reason to block Saudi Arabian investments in the United States despite concern over a missing Saudi journalist, saying the Gulf nation would then just move its money into Russia and China. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, also […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The good times President Trump brought to the stock market may be ending. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index is down nearly 7 percent from its peak in late September, and the Nasdaq index, which includes many hot technology stocks, has fallen nearly 10 percent from its high. Doubts appear to be […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump responded to falling stock prices on Thursday [10-11-18] by continuing to throw rocks at the Federal Reserve, which he has described as ‘crazy,’ ‘loco,’ ‘going wild’ and ‘out of control’ for slowly raising interest rates against the backdrop of a booming economy. No other modern president has publicly attacked […]
10/11/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Chinese yuan held its earlier gains in offshore markets on Thursday [10-11-18] as U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News there was much more he could do that would hurt China’s economy further, suggesting no signs of backing off a growing trade war with Beijing. At 9:25 a.m. (1325 GMT), the […]
10/11/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERIVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. President Donald Trump launched a second day of criticism against the Federal Reserve on Thursday [10-11-18], calling its interest rate increases a ‘ridiculous’ policy that was making it more expensive for his administration to finance its escalating deficits…It was his second broadside against the U.S. central bank in the […]
10/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump sharpened his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday [10-10-18] after the stock market tanked, saying the central bank has ‘gone crazy,’ in what could be a preview of heightened attacks if the economy slows. Trump made the comment in response to a question about the more than […]
10/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said that Wednesday’s [10-9-18] stock market sell-off was in fact a long-awaited ‘correction,’ and that the Federal Reserve, which has been raising U.S. interest rates, had gone ‘crazy.’ Trump’s use of the word correction to describe the sell-off could be significant. A stock market correction is defined […]
10/9/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s yuan is forecast to pare some of its recent losses against the dollar over the coming year on hopes that risks from an escalating U.S.-China trade war and a deep sell-off in emerging markets will subside, a Reuters poll found. Having weakened over 6 percent so far this year, the […]
10/5/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Unemployment fell to its lowest level in nearly half a century in September even as job growth slowed, allowing President Donald Trump to present a mostly-favorable economic picture in the critical home stretch before the midterm elections. The Labor Department reported 134,000 new jobs in September, down from 270,000 in August. Wage […]
10/4/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’U.S. Stocks Widen Global Lead’ https://t.co/Snhv08ulcO“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 4, 2018 2:29 pm […]
10/3/2018
ECONOMY/MILITARY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Stock Market just reached an All-Time High during my Administration for the 102nd Time, a presidential record, by far, for less than two years. So much potential as Trade and Military Deals are completed.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 3, 2018 8:04 am […]
10/1/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/ECONOMY/MEXICO/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday [10-1-18] that U.S. President Donald Trump had an ‘open’ and ‘tolerant’ attitude during talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. ‘The agreement gives peace of mind, gives confidence. It is creating conditions for investments to mature and for new investment […]
10/1/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday [10-1-18] said it was ‘too soon’ for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a deal on trade, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions at the negotiating table…During his remarks, which focused on a new […]
9/26/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [9-26-18] said he was not happy about the Federal Reserve’s decision earlier in the day to raise its benchmark interest rate, but added the increase was a result of a strong economy. ‘We’re doing great as a country. Unfortunately they just raised interest rates because we […]
9/26/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/NAFTA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates Wednesday [9-26-18] for the third time this year as the economy powers ahead, but beyond that the central bank’s outlook has been thrown into confusion by President Donald Trump’s trade battles. For months, top Fed officials such as Chairman Jerome Powell […]
9/26/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Consumer confidence hits an 18 year high, close to breaking the all-time record. A big jump from last 8 years. People are excited about the USA again! We are getting Bigger and Richer and Stronger. WAY MORE TO GO!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 26, 2018 5:54 am […]
9/25/2018
ECONOMY/IRAN/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, visiting the United States for the first time since President Trump exited the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, said Monday [9-24-18] that the only way his country would consider new talks with Washington is for Mr. Trump to reverse himself and honor the agreement. Speaking to a group […]
9/25/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Consumer confidence rose in September, notching its highest level in about 18 years. The Consumer Board’s index rose to 138.4 this month from 134.7 in August…’ https://t.co/ZbxjnrRvAX“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 25, 2018 3:27 pm […]
9/24/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s trade battles are already triggering economic warnings — and rising danger for Republicans just ahead of the midterm elections. As fresh U.S. tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports take effect Monday [9-24-18], surveys show consumers growing increasingly worried about higher prices this fall. Giant retailers such as […]
9/22/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New Economic Records being set on a daily basis – and it is not by accident!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 22, 2018 9:01 am […]
9/21/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FoxBusiness: .@POTUS: ‘The stock market is up 55%… Your 401(k)s are up 50, 60, 70% in some cases.’ https://t.co/g38SD65pMW“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 21, 2018 10:09 pm […]
9/20/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “S&P 500 HITS ALL-TIME HIGH Congratulations USA!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2018 8:34 am […]
9/20/2018
BORDER/COURTS/DEMS/ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “’We can’t secure the Border because of the Democrats historic level of Obstruction. The Presidents fed up with this. His agenda is working. The economy is growing at twice the rate it did under Obama. We’ve nominated and confirmed 68 Federal Judges, 26 Court of Appeals Judges….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/20/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Financial and jobs numbers are fantastic. There are plenty of new, high paying jobs available in our great and very vibrant economy. If you are not happy where you are, start looking – but also remember, our economy is only getting better. Vote in Midterms!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2018 6:05 […]
9/20/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/MIDDLE EAST/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump linked American support for Middle Eastern countries to oil prices on Thursday [9-20-18] as he again urged OPEC to lower prices…The Republican president has lashed out at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries over the past several months. Rising U.S. gasoline prices could create a political headache […]
9/19/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….it was impossible – and then already it’s over 4%, and I expect it’s going to grow faster and faster. We’re just getting started here.’ Peter Ferrara, former advisor to President Reagan. @foxandfriends” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 19, 2018 6:40 am […]
9/19/18
2016 ELECTION/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The recovery got started on Election Day 2016. It took Trump’s Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts to get the economy booming. Before that it was the worst and slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression. It took just 6 months for Trump to get to 3%, even though they said…..” –Donald […]
9/17/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump is building a wall of tariffs around the domestic economy, attempting to protect American jobs by limiting imports. But a tire factory that opened last year in Richburg, S.C., offers a reminder that globalization is hard to stop. In 2009, American tire makers persuaded the Obama administration to impose tariffs […]
9/17/2018
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, emboldened by America’s economic strength and China’s economic slowdown, escalated his trade war with Beijing on Monday [9-17-18], saying the United States would impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods and was prepared to tax all imports. Mr. Trump, in a statement released late Monday, showed no sign […]
9/17/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’A lot of small & medium size enterprises are registering very good profit, sometimes record profits-there stocks are doing very well, low income workers are getting big raises. There are an awful lot of good things going on that weren’t during Pres. Obama’s Watch.’ Peter Morici” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 17, 2018 […]
9/16/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Consumer Sentiment hit its highest level in 17 years this year. Sentiment fell 11% in 2015, an Obama year, and rose 16% since the Election, #TrumpTime!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 16, 2018 8:06 pm […]
9/16/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Best economic numbers in decades. If the Democrats take control, kiss your newfound wealth goodbye!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 16, 2018 5:18 pm […]
9/15/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Exclusive — Donald Trump Jr. to Obama: My Dad Fixed the Economy You Could Not https://t.co/HXuSBGFmf2 via @BreitbartNews” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2018 9:27 pm […]
9/15/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/POLLS/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA INVESTIGATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While my (our) poll numbers are good, with the Economy being the best ever, if it weren’t for the Rigged Russian Witch Hunt, they would be 25 points higher! Highly conflicted Bob Mueller & the 17 Angry Democrats are using this Phony issue to hurt us in the Midterms. No […]
9/13/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/MEDIA/MIDDLE CLASS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Middle-Class Income Hits All-Time High!’ @foxandfriends And will continue to rise (unless the Dems get in and destroy what we have built).” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:25 am […]
9/13/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘President Trump would need a magic wand to get to 4% GDP,’ stated President Obama. I guess I have a magic wand, 4.2%,…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2018 7:17 am […]
9/13/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The problem with banker Jamie Dimon running for President is that he doesn’t have the aptitude or ‘smarts’ & is a poor public speaker & nervous mess – otherwise he is wonderful. I’ve made a lot of bankers, and others, look much smarter than they are with my great economic policy!” -Donald […]
9/12/2018
ECONOMY/MIDDLE CLASS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The income of the median American household has finally rebounded from the damage caused by the 2008 financial crisis, a significant milestone in the nation’s painfully slow economic recovery. Median household income reached $61,372 in 2017, the Census Bureau reported on Wednesday [9-12-18], a number that it said was statistically indistinguishable […]
9/11/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “WHAT WAS SAID: The GDP Rate (4.2%) is higher than the Unemployment Rate (3.9%) for the first time in over 100 years! THE FACTS False. Gross domestic product increased at a 4.2 annualized rate in the second quarter of 2018, and the unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in April, 3.8 percent in […]
9/11/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Small Business Optimism Soars to Highest Level Ever | Breitbart https://t.co/T6rFhfPz6n via @BreitbartNews” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2018 11:48 am […]
9/11/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/POLLS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It may have been the most normal 22 minutes of the Trump presidency. A White House number cruncher armed with charts and piles of data appeared before reporters to tell the tale of a gangbuster economy and credit the sitting president’s policies. Kevin Hassett, the cheery chairman of the Council of Economic […]
9/10/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and his economic advisers want recognition for their 20 months in the White House. The White House on Monday [9-10-18] extended its argument that the strong economic growth underway across the U.S. is its own — not a trend that began years ago under former President Barack Obama. The […]
9/10/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’President Trump would need a magic wand to get to 4% GDP,’ stated President Obama. I guess I have a magic wand, 4.2%, and we will do MUCH better than this! We have just begun.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2018 9:42 am […]
9/10/2018
DEMS/ECONOMY/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Economy is soooo good, perhaps the best in our country’s history (remember, it’s the economy stupid!), that the Democrats are flailing & lying like CRAZY! Phony books, articles and T.V. ‘hits’ like no other pol has had to endure-and they are losing big. Very dishonest people!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, […]
9/10/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ‘Trump has set Economic Growth on fire. During his time in office, the economy has achieved feats most experts thought…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2018 7:10 am […]
9/10/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Democrats had won the Election in 2016, GDP, which was about 1% and going down, would have been minus 4% instead of up 4.2%. I opened up our beautiful economic engine with Regulation and Tax Cuts. Our system was choking and would have been made worse. Still plenty to […]
9/9/2018
ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Trump has set Economic Growth on fire. During his time in office, the economy has achieved feats most experts thought impossible. GDP is growing at a 3 percent-plus rate. The unemployment rate is near a 50 year low.’ CNBC…Also, the Stock Market is up almost 50% since Election!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September […]
9/9/2018
ECONOMY/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Barrack Obama talked a lot about hope, but Donald Trump delivered the American Dream. All the economic indicators, what’s happening overseas, Donald Trump has proven to be far more successful than Barrack Obama. President Trump is delivering the American Dream.’ Jason Chaffetz” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2018 8:10 am […]
9/8/2018
ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are breaking all Jobs and Economic Records but, importantly, our Country has TREMENDOUS FUTURE POTENTIAL. We have just begun!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2018 9:51 am […]