Dollar & Yields Soar As Fed-Fears Trump WW3-Worries Mixed data overnight out of China (GDP beat, Retail sales & Industrial production miss) was matched by an equally divergent day of macro in the US with ugly housing data but strong industrial production, but once again the markets were ping-ponged by Fed fears (rate-cuts-off - Fed Vice-Chair Jefferson and Powell both sang from the same 'higher for longer' hymnsheet with the latter finally admitting that "recent [inflation] data...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with another senior foreign government official while he's in New York for his criminal hush money trial. The presumptive GOP nominee was hosting former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, one of the country's most influential politicians, at Trump Tower on Tuesday evening. “He’s a highly respected man
With Donald Trump's Manhattan trial related to paying off adult film star Stormy Daniels set to commence on Monday, close aides to the former president are both happy that he will be able to use the media attention to rally his supporters but also stressed that daily doses of the former president complaining about the proceedings will further alienate independent voters he desperately needs.According to a report from CNN, the former president must be in attendance in the courtroom which will...
Former Attorney General Bill Barr appears to be endorsing Donald Trump in 2024 after years of decrying the former president, according to a new report. “I’ve said all along, given two bad choices, I think it’s my duty to pick the person I think would do the least harm to the country, and in my mind, that’s — I will vote the Republican ticket, " Barr said in a Fox News appearance last year. Barr, a lifelong Republican, served as Trump's second attorney general from 2019 to 2020. Barr then...
The Biden-Harris campaign embrace ‘Sleepy Don’ nickname after sustaining repeated ‘Sleepy Joe’ attacks
Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan could end up consuming a lot of the time he should be spending convincing voters to give him another term, The New York Times reported.This comes as the former president appeared in court on Monday, officially becoming the first U.S. president to face a criminal trial after leaving office. Prior to doing so, he went on a last-minute Truth Social tirade."Mr. Trump and the drama around him may be unavoidable as he goes on trial in a...
How the story unfolded: John Bowden on the key moments in a seven-year saga that has led to Trump’s indictment and trial on criminal charges
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's New York criminal case, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, is a Biden donor, Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.
Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has reportedly decided on the college he wants to attend. If you’re wondering why this is sports news, it’s because young Barron is freakishly tall and has been tipped to play college basketball, though he’s hardly indicated such intentions. The 18-year-old, who stands at 6’ 7”, will soon graduate …
Kate chats with TPM’s Josh Kovensky about life inside the courtroom as the Trump hush money trial unfolds. Belaboring The Point is now on YouTube! Check out the latest video episode of the podcast
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A small earthquake was reported in the Las Vegas valley on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake took place shortly after 3 p.m. 42.8 km southwest of Henderson. No other information has been released regarding the incident at this time.