US EditionAmericans wary of Trump’s economic about-faces
- Americans expressed dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump's economic policies in early April polls.
- This dissatisfaction followed President Trump's actions like imposing tariffs on China and criticizing the Federal Reserve Chair.
- Concerns about these policies and market volatility grew among some industry executives.
- An early April Pew survey showed 40 percent job approval, a seven-point slide since February.
- This uncertainty leaves Americans disillusioned and makes business planning difficult for some.
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Trump’s Policies Are Bad News for His Favorite Industry
The Trump administration hasn’t been great for the oil industry. In its quest to “drill, baby, drill” and expand trade wars, the White House has also sent fuel prices tumbling and brought about what could be the industry’s most tumultuous period since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the prospect of lower gas prices might hold some populist appeal, cheap oil is potentially disastrous for the companies responsible for actually getting…
Everyone has a plan
Mike Tyson used to say that we all have a plan, until we get hit in the face. In that sense, Donald Trump seemed to have a foreign trade plan, which however ended very soon in ad hoc, erratic, capricious and mercurial decisions, and unexpected reversals (Garaghty, 2015). In less than 100 days there have been five changes in tariff policy and the announcement of another to come. In its mercantileist version, protectionism holds that the wealth of…
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Macau BusinessAmericans wary of Trump’s economic about-faces
President Donald Trump's various U-turns are leaving Americans disillusioned -- especially after he was elected on vows of guaranteeing economic prosperity. He has floated wanting to fire the Fed chair before backing off for now, and he slapped tariffs on China only to then promise compromise and mollification. "There is no chance the US flip-flops
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