Will anybody buy a ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’?
The US president wants both to protect domestic manufacturing and hold the dollar as the reserve currency
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Swamp Notes: Why Trump may want a weaker dollar
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Trump’s ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’ Plan Comes With a Twist
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Mar-a-Lago Accord, Schmar-a-Lago Accord
Anatomy of a bad ideaFinancial Times - 6d -
The White House is using tariffs to restore manufacturing. Data suggests it will take time.
What the White House wants and what the economic realities of manufacturing and trade are don’t line up, experts say.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Senate Dems demand Kennedy disclose details of Mar-a-Lago meetings with drug execs
Three Democratic senators want answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his private meetings with drugmakers alongside President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
US taxpayers have shelled out tens of millions of dollars for Trump’s golf trips
The president, who derided Barack Obama for golfing while in office, even makes money off his Mar-a-Lago weekends. It has become a familiar routine for the Palm Beach county sheriff, Ric Bradshaw, ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Oversight Democrats launch review of crypto reserve 'poised to enrich' Trump
House Oversight Democrats are encouraging President Trump to abandon his plans for a crypto reserve, calling it a strategy to enrich himself at taxpayer expense. The reserve, announced by Trump ...The Hill - 5d -
Euro and pound rise against dollar amid ‘Trumpcession’ fears
US currency has lost all the gains it enjoyed since Trump won election and hits lowest level since mid-October. Business live – latest updates The euro and the pound have risen against the ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Repealing the Chips Act risks US national security
Tariffs alone will not achieve the goal of revitalising domestic semiconductor manufacturingFinancial Times - 1d
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Putin agrees 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in call with Trump
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US chief justice rebukes Trump after president’s threat to impeach judges
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The US establishment is scared of its own shadow
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