Tag: President Donald Trump
US Imposes Duties on Currency Manipulators
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) finalized a new rule to impose anti-subsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue...
US’s Fed Leaves Rate Steady, Raises IOER
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) left the target range for its federal funds rate unchanged at 1.5-1.75 percent at...
Trump Releases Middle-East Plan, Keep Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump has presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan on Tuesday (01/28), promising to keep Jerusalem...
Trump Says Phase Two Deal with China to Start Soon
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump on Tuesday (01/21) hailed trade relations with China, saying negotiations with Beijing on phase two...
Trump Blasts Fed, ECB, BoJ for Negative Interest Rates
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump again lashed out at the Federal Reserve (Fed), criticizing the institution for its monetary policies,...
Trump to Impose 25% European Car Tariffs over Iran Policy
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump threatened Britain, France, and Germany governments with a 25 percent tariff on its cars unless...
Indonesia’s FM Sees Phase-One Deal Give Certainty
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesian finance minister Sry Mulyani Indrawati sees the signing of phase one deal between the world’s two largest economies, United States...
US Keeps Tariff on Chinese Goods Despite Phase-One Deal
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – The United States (US) will keep more than US$360 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese goods it has levied against China...
US, Japan, EU Officials will Gather to Discuss China’s Trade Policies
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) and China will end years of intense bilateral negotiations with a phase one deal on Wednesday, (USTR)...
China Confirms Phase-One Trade Deal to Sign Next Week
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Chinese delegation, to be led by Vice Premier Liu He, will travel to Washington early next week to sign a...
US Trade Deficit Falls to Lowest Level Since 2016
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) trade deficit narrowed to US$43.1 billion in November 2019 from a downwardly revised $46.9 billion gap in...
Morning Briefing: Thousands Protester Hit Indian Street
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Good Morning! Indians are defying bans on assembly in cities nationwide as anger swells against a citizenship law seen as discriminatory...
NATO’s Chief Urges Alliance to Address China’s Rise
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is looking more disorganized than ever, but a major Pacific rival could help push them back...
Trump, Macron Clashes over NATO’s Role, IS Fighters
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron have set out opposing views ahead of North Atlantic Treaty...
Trump Signs Hong Kong Human Rights Act, China Firmly Opposes
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump signed a law supporting Hong Kong's months-long protest movement on Wednesday evening (1127), handing anti-government...
US GDP Growth Revised Higher to 2.1% in 3Q
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States' (US) economy grew by an annualized 2.1 percent in third quarter (3Q) of 2019, compared to an advance...
Powell Hints No Further Cut This Year
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell hinted that the central bank is likely to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged...
US’s Fed Injects US$112B Liquidity to the Markets
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of New York injects US$$111.90 billion to financial markets on Tuesday (11/12) through overnight repurchase agreements...
US Starts Official Process to Leave Paris Climate Agreement
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - President Donald Trump administration has announced on Monday (11/04) that the United States (US) is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement,...
US, Japan Reaches Deal on Agriculture, Digital Trade
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) and Japan have struck a limited trade deal that will cut tariffs on agricultural and industrial products...
US’s Federal Reserves Cuts Rate for 2nd Time in This Year
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Federal Open Market Committee cut its federal funds rate (FFR) for second time to 1.75-2 percent in September meeting held on Wednesday...
US Budget Deficit Passes US$1T in August
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) budget gap narrowed to US$200 billion in August from $214 billion in the corresponding month of the previous...
China Pledges Countermeasures in Response to US Tariff Hikes
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - China announced that it would be forced to take necessary countermeasures if United States (US) moves forward with tariffs set to...
Trump Indicates to Cancel Next Round of China Talks
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - President Donald Trump said last weekend that the next round of trade negotiations between the United States (US) and China may...
US, China Trade War Moves to the Trenches
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - When President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed at the G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan to resume trade talks, seasoned observers...
Iran Urges US to Lift Sanctions Before Nuclear Talks
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – Iran' deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi announced on Sunday (07/7) that they would exceed the limit of uranium enrichment, an act that...
US Puts 400% Import Duty on Vietnam Steel Imports
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The United States (US) imposes import duties of more than 400 percent on steel imports from Vietnam, due to certain products...
US, China Agrees to Restart Trade Talks after Osaka’s Meeting
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - World’ two largest economies United States (US) and China have agreed to resume trade talks. Donald Trump announced, he would hold...
G20 Summit: Leaders Call to Fend Off Threats to Economic Growth
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - World leaders at Group of 20 (G-20) Summit in Japan are clashing over the values that have served for decades as...
Trump Uses Tariffs to Force Immigration Changes
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - United States (US) President Donald Trump would impose a 5 percent tariff on June 10 for all goods entering from Mexico,...
