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Dec 06 2019
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U.S. gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%
Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off global trade conflicts and added 266,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate declined to 3.5% from 3.6% in October, matching a half-century low, the Labor Department reported Friday. And wages rose a solid 3.1% in November compared with a year earlier.
The healthy job gain runs
Washington TimesOct 26 2018
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Economy Grew at Robust 3.5% in Third Quarter, But Business Spending Slowed
The economy grew 3.5% from July to September, a strong rate that was driven by consumer and government spending. Trade and business spending slowed significantly amid President Trump's increased tariffs, a factor that some experts say will hinder economic expansion in the long-term.
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Trump defends Mexico migration deal and pledges more detail
President Donald Trump defended his administration’s deal with Mexico against criticism that there were no major new commitments to stem a flow of Central American migrants crossing into the United States, and said on Sunday more details would soon be released.
Key aspects of the agreement are still unclear, including whether Mexico has pledged to buy more U.S. agricultural products and
ReutersMar 05 2018
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Trump Puts Pressure on NAFTA Talks
President Donald Trump continued to call for changes to U.S. trade deals on Monday, saying that he’s open to pulling back on the tariffs he plans to impose on international trade partners if Mexico and Canada come to the table and renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Bloomberg HuffPost Fox News (Online News)May 31 2019
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Mexico 'won't be provoked by US' over migrant row
Mexico's president has insisted his government will not be provoked, after President Donald Trump announced escalating tariffs on all goods unless Mexico curbed illegal migration.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador described Mr Trump's slogan "America First" as a fallacy and said universal justice was more important than borders.
Stock markets saw sharp losses following Mr Trump's
BBC NewsJun 15 2021
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US and EU Agree to End Dispute Over Aircraft Subsidies
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden and European Union leaders agreed to end a 17-year-old trade dispute over subsidies to rival plane makers Airbus and Boeing.
The tariffs, authorized by the World Trade Organization, had been suspended in March for four months; the suspension is now extended by five years.
NPR (Online News) Associated Press Fact Check ZeroHedgeMay 23 2019
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Huawei Blacklisted
“The Trump administration [last] Thursday officially added China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the telecom giant to do business with U.S. companies.” (Reuters)
The left thinks there are real concerns regarding Huawei, but is divided on whether this hardball strategy makes sense.
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The Flip SideMay 22 2019
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Trump Administration Could Blacklist China’s Hikvision, a Surveillance Firm
The Trump administration is considering limits to a Chinese video surveillance giant’s ability to buy American technology, people familiar with the matter said, the latest attempt to counter Beijing’s global economic ambitions.
The move would effectively place the company, Hikvision, on a United States blacklist. It also would mark the first time the Trump administration punished a
New York Times (News)May 14 2019
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An Unending Trade War Leaves Wall Street Jittery
Investors are dealing with a painful new reality: The trade war between the United States and China could last indefinitely.
That anxiety spread across the stock markets on Monday, as investors around the world tried to divine the potential fallout to economic growth and corporate profits. Bonds and commodities, too, flashed warnings of a slowdown.
The stock losses have brought
New York Times (News)Mar 11 2018
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Trump Rallies in Pennsylvania
President Trump spoke at a rally for Rick Saccone on Saturday, the Republican running in a tight race for U.S. House in Western Pennsylvania's special election. In his speech, he touted his new tariffs, celebrated his economic accomplishments, and asserted that drug dealers should face the death penalty.
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