US President-elect Donald Trump appoints Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as the next Homeland Security Secretary, reported Reuters. Department of Homeland Security is responsible for everything from border protection and immigration to disaster response and the U.S. Secret Service.
1 min read12 Nov 2024China has reduced its exposure to the US economy since Donald Trump’s first administration, leaving it better placed to weather the punitive trade tariffs being pledged by the president-elect, according to Robert Friedland, the founder of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
1 min read12 Nov 2024Geojit Financial Services Head of Research, Vinod Nair sheds light on market outlook, slow GDP growth and Trump’s economic stance.
4 min read10 Nov 2024Stocks notched their biggest week of the year after Donald Trump’s victory. Now investors have their eye on the bond market.
3 min read10 Nov 2024Global ratings agency Moody’s signaled that India stands to gain from the President-elect Donald Trump’s administration amid rising tensions between US and China, reported the news portal Hindustan Times on Sunday.
1 min read10 Nov 2024Wall Street would be helped by a less-stringent version of crucial banking regulation that’s expected once US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser said.
1 min read8 Nov 2024Good economic data, and the coming Trump presidency, have thrown everything into doubt.
2 min read8 Nov 2024Jerome Powell gambles he won’t have to raise rates in Trump’s term.
2 min read8 Nov 2024Allan Lichtman, a rare political forecaster with a track record of correct poll predictions, predicted a Harris win.
2 min read7 Nov 2024The economy has grown during the Biden years, but prices have risen sharply. What will voters remember?
5 min read5 Nov 2024The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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