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14 May 19
The US deficit is continuing to rise following President Donald Trump’s extensive tax cuts despite record federal revenues in April.
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3 May 19
European imports of US liquefied natural gas are soaring, increasing by 272% in the nine months since an energy cooperation deal was agreed in 2018.
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9 Apr 19
A former US Treasury official nominated by US President Donald Trump has been appointed as the new president of the World Bank Group.
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4 Apr 19
President Trump’s protectionism is aggravating Latin America’s fiscal headache. Gavin O’Toole reports.
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2 Apr 19
The United States has cut its aid to three Central American countries that President Donald Trump has accused of sending migrants north.
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26 Mar 19
Wind and solar power in the US are now cheaper than coal in a major setback for president Donald Trump’s promise to revive the ailing fossil fuel industry.
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26 Mar 19
The US–China trade dispute, fears of a “no deal” Brexit, and the global slowdown are fuelling lingering concerns about financial stability in East Asia.
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22 Mar 19
The US defence department has proposed to pay for the wall on the Mexican border by shifting billions of dollars away from projects such as facilities for military children.
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15 Mar 19
The US political system is “too broken” to address the “demographic bomb” it faces - with older people expected to outnumber the number of children under the age of 18 in the country in 20 years.
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13 Mar 19
US president Donald Trump has sent Congress a record $4.75 trillion budget plan, which calls for bigger military spending - but slashes funds for domestic programmes.
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6 Mar 19
An agreement between CIPFA and Rutgers University in New Jersey has created a pathway for graduates of Rutgers Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting programme to gain global expertise and...
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5 Mar 19
US president Donald Trump has said he wants to end an arrangement with India, which allows $5.6bn worth of the South Asian country’s exports to enter the US duty free.
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27 Feb 19
US president Donald Trump has said he will delay imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, which were due to kick in on 1 March.
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20 Feb 19
Brazil and the US will deliver humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border by the end of the week, a spokesperson from the Latin American country has said.
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19 Feb 19
A coalition of 16 states in the US is suing president Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare a national emergency to pay for a wall on the Mexican border.
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15 Feb 19
US president Donald Trump has agreed to sign spending plans to keep the government open but intends to use emergency powers to get funding for the wall on the Mexican border.
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15 Feb 19
US senators have put forward a bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia over its alleged meddling in US elections and its stance on Ukraine.
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12 Feb 19
US Democrats and Republicans have reached a tentative deal to prevent another government shutdown, giving funding to a US-Mexican border barrier.
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11 Feb 19
Talks between Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress aimed at stopping another government shutdown have broken down without agreement.
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7 Feb 19
The ongoing trade row between China and the US could have a hugely negative impact on both countries, the United Nations has warned.
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30 Jan 19
Iran is facing its biggest economic pressures for 40 years in the face of US sanctions, the country’s president has said.
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29 Jan 19
The federal shutdown cost the US economy $3bn and could shave 0.2% from the country’s growth in 2019.
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28 Jan 19
The US will still build a wall along the Mexican border, despite ending the shutdown – the longest in history – without the funds, president Donald Trump has said.
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17 Jan 19
The change in World Bank president presents an opportunity to appoint someone who will implement global development goals, say Eurodad’s Maria Jose Romero and Cecilia Gondard.
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11 Jan 19
China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.