US under Trump Series: Trump failed to clarify strategy on Assad
Mar 13, 2017 08:31 am UTC| Commentary
Speaking to the Fox and Friends last month, US President Donald Trump gave himself a C when it comes to effective communication. He has probably judged himself right as his government has so far failed to send a clear...
US under Trump Series: Glass-Steagall Act on the table
Mar 10, 2017 08:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy
In 1933, in the wake of 1929 great depression and during nationwide commercial bank failures, the United States congress introduced a new act, known as the Glass-Steagal Act (GSA) of 1933, which separates investment and...
US under Trump Series: Munchin warns congress of upcoming debt ceiling
Mar 10, 2017 06:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy
President Donald Trumps Treasury Secretary Steven Munchin has warned the both houses of congress in an open letter of the looming debt ceiling, which is expected to get hit on March 15th. The image of the letter is...
US under Trump Series: NAFTA up for negotiation later this year
Mar 10, 2017 05:25 am UTC| Commentary
US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross has indicated that the negotiations on the future of the North American free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will begin but that is unlikely to start until later this year. President Trump has...
US under Trump Series: Trump effect on southern borders
Mar 09, 2017 09:33 am UTC| Commentary
United States southern border with Mexico is feeling the Trump effect. Throughout the campaign, President Donald Trump has been very critical of the southern border with Mexico by calling it porous and as a way for illegal...
US under Trump Series: Trump effect visible in ADP employment report
Mar 09, 2017 07:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Yesterdays ADP employment report was a total blockbuster and we need to give some of the credit to the newly elected President of the United States; Donald Trump who has held meetings with several US companies even before...
Trump versus the intelligence agencies – we've seen it all before
Mar 08, 2017 05:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trumps remarkable attacks on his own intelligence community may seem shocking to the casual observer but they are not without precedent. History is littered with the debris of this delicate and all too often...
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