WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals. It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially be affected by the Monday order as funding for many programs has already […]

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The headline hit screens at the quietest time of day for trading Canadian dollars: U.S. President Donald Trump was thinking about imposing a 25% tariff on Canadian goods in just over a week’s time. Within seconds the loonie – the foreign exchange market’s nickname for the Canadian dollar after […]

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After two years of progress on inflation and surprisingly persistent economic growth, the Federal Reserve next week meets with one eye on new Trump administration policies and another on a bond market that has ratcheted up borrowing costs even as U.S. central bankers have been cutting interest rates. Both […]

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring most federal employees to return to work in person full time, a move that is likely to spark backlash and legal challenges from unions. WHAT DOES TRUMP’S ORDER DO? Trump directed the heads of all federal agencies to “take all […]

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