Senate paves the way for Trump’s tax overhaul
The US Senate voted last night night to pass a budget resolution that would protect a $1.5trn tax cut from…
18 Oct 2017
Rex Tillerson delivers his first major policy speech on India
US secretary of state Rex Tillerson will deliver his first major policy speech on India at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank based in Washington…
06 Oct 2017
“Calm before the storm”: Was Trump referring to the Iran deal?
At a meeting of military leaders on Thursday at the White House in Washington, US president Donald Trump posed for a photo before declaring: "Maybe it's the calm before the storm." When…
21 Sep 2017
Hurricane season has battered Caribbean islands – here’s how much it will cost their tourism industries
In the past couple of weeks the US and the Caribbean have faced some of the worst storms in recent years. It started with Hurricane Harvey in Texas, then Irma…
21 Sep 2017
Timeline: How the Fed built up its $4.2trn balance sheet
The dollar extended gains against most major currencies after the Federal Reserve announced plans to raise rates and unwind its $4.2trn balance sheet last night. The next rate hike is…
14 Sep 2017
Why has the US government banned its agencies from using Kaspersky Lab software?
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered government agencies to stop using any software products made by security company Kaspersky Lab. The move comes after a Bloomberg Businessweek story…
07 Sep 2017
Why did Trump do a deal with the Democrats and ignore senior Republicans?
US president Donald Trump unexpectedly cut a three-month debt limit deal with Democrats yesterday, defying members of his own party who wanted to extend a debt limit increase until after the 2018…