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The US president’s pause on the imposition of his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs ends on Wednesday

There are just two days of talks left before the US president’s potentially swingeing tariffs are restored

Rightwing network downplays criticism from economists and says bill is ‘packed with massive, huge, important wins’

Letters to be sent to countries without a deal in place before end of 90-day pause on 9 July

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +0.83%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.99%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) rose +0.77%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Arthur Hayes has laid out a detailed case for why the U.S. government, through Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's policies, is increasingly leaning on stablecoins as a financial tool to help fund growing federal deficits while keeping bond yields contained.

An analysis finds a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trump’s current tariff plans

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on the ongoing feud between Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, suggesting that the conflict is unlikely to affect the passing of a significant bill.

President Donald Trump's relentless criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a calculated move to weaken the U.S. dollar, according to Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research.

A week before US President Donald Trump reimposes steep tariffs on dozens of economies, including the EU and Japan, many are still scrambling to reach a deal that would protect them from the worst.

On Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to a question on whether he was willing to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair.