Swamp Notes: Why Trump may want a weaker dollar

The US currency is down. Does President Donald Trump and his team want it that way?

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Swamp Notes: Trump’s transatlantic divorce

Europe is learning to live without a US defence assurance. Could the split bring new life to the continent?
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Trump Wants to Kill Carried Interest. Wall Street Will Fight to Keep It.

President Trump has been trying to eliminate the tax loophole, which benefits Wall Street, but Congressional Republicans may stand in the way.
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Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news | Jonathan Freedland

Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds support and justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world. Not content with shattering the post-1945 ...
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Kremlin told U.S. it didn't want Trump's Ukraine-Russia envoy at peace talks

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia was excluded from high-level talks on ending the war after the Kremlin said it didn't want him there, a U.S. administration official ...
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Donald Trump bets propel Michael Platt’s BlueCrest to 15% gain

Hedge fund turned family office eclipses rivals with currency and bond wagers on a slowing US economy
Financial Times - 4d
Fox host asks Trump whether he is 'comfortable' that 'Ukraine may not survive'

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo pressed President Trump on whether he is “comfortable” with the idea that Ukraine “may not survive” the war with Russia. Trump sat down for an interview with Bartiromo ...
The Hill - 5d
In Speech to Justice Dept., Trump Airs Grievances Against His Enemies

The president, once the target of federal prosecution, says he wants to combat “weaponization” of the department, even as he uses its powers to punish enemies and reward allies.
The New York Times - 10h
President Trump Just Made a Bold Announcement About Tesla. Is It Brilliant or Insane?

President Trump is endorsing Tesla. Would you want that for your business?
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Donald Trump Jr: championing the Maga economy

ESG and DEI are out as the US president’s son makes lucrative investments that align with his father’s vision of America
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