Donald Trump’s announced plans to close the U.S. borders and deport “millions” of immigrants could deprive the economy of between 25,000 and 100,000 new jobs in 2025, analysts have estimated.
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STOCK TRADERS SHRUG OFF TRUMP’S TARIFF THREATS
Equity markets seem to be taking Donald Trump’s threats of expansive new global tariffs in stride.
TRUMP PICKS BESSENT AS TREASURY CHIEF
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Capital Management, is Donald Trump’s choice to become U.S. treasury secretary and to lead implementation of his controversial economic agenda.
TRUMP PROMISES INSTANT NEW TARIFFS ON CANADA, CHINA, MEXICO
Donald Trump has said he will impose a new 25-percent tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico and “an additional 10-percent tariff, above any additional tariffs" on imports from China on his first day in office.
THE MANDATE THAT WASN’T: TRUMP’S WIN WAS NOT AS CRUSHING AS IT APPEARED
Donald Trump’s election victory earlier this month has been touted by Republicans and the establishment conservative media as though it was a thrashing of “woke” culture and the Democrats, but The New York Times noted last week that the win—on second look—was not as overwhelming as the president-elect would have you believe.
ESTONIA: EUROPEAN LEADERS MUST CONSIDER SENDING MILITARY FORCES TO UKRAINE IF TRUMP LANDS PEACE DEAL
Estonia’s top diplomat said in an interview last week that European leaders need to consider populating Ukraine with soldiers if Donald Trump makes good on his campaign promise to bring a swift resolution to the war.
SPOTLIGHT ON U.S. INTEREST RATES
Because the U.S. economy is showing signs of strength and stability, the U.S. Federal Reserve will take its time to assess conditions before deciding when, and how quickly, to continue reducing its interest rates, Fed chair Jerome Powell said in a 14 November Dallas speech.
TRUMP BACKS WAR HAWK HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON TO RETAIN HIS ROLE
Donald Trump said last week that he stood behind House Speaker Mike Johnson—an evangelical Christian fully committed to Israel.
TRUMP’S PICK FOR DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OPPOSED TO UKRAINE WAR, BUT COMMITTED TO ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE
Tulsi Gabbard, the former Hawaiian congresswoman and member of the National Guard, was selected by Donald Trump to serve as his director of national intelligence.
ISRAEL SEES TRUMP’S ELECTION WIN AS BIG STEP IN ANNEXING THE WEST BANK
Top Israeli officials have celebrated Donald Trump's election in the U.S. and see their best possibility ever in annexing the occupied West Bank, which has long been the goal of the Israeli government.