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If Trump fires the Fed’s Powell ‘both the currency and the bond market can collapse,’ according to Deutsche Bank

If Trump fires the Fed’s Powell ‘both the currency and the bond market can collapse,’ according to Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank published an explosive research note over the weekend titled simply, “What if ?” (And yes, it includes that idiosyncratic use of extra spaces in front of the question mark.)  Written by global head of FX research George Saravelos, it explores what might happen if President Trump gets his way and forces Jerome Powell out of the chairmanship of …

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Trump Says He’s Open to Tariff Talks With EU After Threatening 30% Levy – Bloomberg.com

Trump Says He’s Open to Tariff Talks With EU After Threatening 30% Levy  Bloomberg.com EU Targets Boeing, US Cars and Bourbon With €72 Billion List  Bloomberg.com Europe Draws Up Retaliatory Tariffs for U.S. Goods in Case No Trade Deal Is Reached  The Wall Street Journal Trump’s 30% tariff letter leaves EU scrambling to bring U.S. on side  CNBC European trade ministers meet to forge …

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Trump news at a glance: president threatens 100% tariff on Russia and says he is keeping Club World Cup trophy | Trump administration

Trump news at a glance: president threatens 100% tariff on Russia and says he is keeping Club World Cup trophy | Trump administration

Donald Trump has said he sealed an agreement with Nato allies that will deliver Patriot missiles and other key arms to Ukraine – and warned Russia it would face severe sanctions if the war did not end within 50 days. Unveiling the military assistance deal, the US president expressed increased frustration with Vladimir Putin, whom he accused of giving the …

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24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education – The New York Times

24 States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion Withheld From Education  The New York Times Oregon, Washington among states suing Trump administration over education funding freeze  KATU A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 billion U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools  New America Blue states sue Trump administration in bid to undo freeze on billions in public education funds  CNN Trump administration leaves …

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EU warns of countermeasures after Trump threatens 30 percent tariffs | Donald Trump News

EU warns of countermeasures after Trump threatens 30 percent tariffs | Donald Trump News

The 27-member bloc says Washington’s latest threats against its exports are ‘absolutely unacceptable’. The European Union has promised to take countermeasures against the United States if the administration of US President Donald Trump introduces 30 percent tariffs on imports from the bloc next month. After ministers met in Brussels on Monday to discuss the tariff threat Trump issued over the …

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Trump administration seeks to lift limits on SoCal immigration raids

Trump administration seeks to lift limits on SoCal immigration raids

The Trump administration asked an appeals court Monday to immediately allow immigration agents to resume unfettered raids across Southern California, arguing that a federal judge’s order barring unconstitutional stops and arrests is akin to a “straitjacket” on its operations. The order granted Friday night by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong “is inflicting irreparable harm by preventing the Executive from …

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