America first
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Trump Team at Davos Backs Weaker Dollar, Sharpens Trade War Talk
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers set the stage for the rollout of his "America First" manifesto on the world stage.
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Bannon's exit not seen to signal Trump shift to center
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump's ouster of chief strategist Steve Bannon is unlikely to mark the abandonment of the administration's "America First" agenda that has unnerved investors…
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Trump Pushing America First Prompts G-20 Deadlock on Free Trade
EghtesadOnline: World leaders meeting in Hamburg ran into a major rift over global economic policy as President Donald Trump held firm to his America First doctrine at the expense of unity.
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Asian Leaders Vow to Combat Terror Threat
EghtesadOnline: As global defense chiefs debated what “America First” and China’s rise meant for Asia’s future, regional officials focused on a more immediate concern: terrorism.
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Trump’s ‘America First’ May Be Bigger Threat to Asia Than Europe
EghtesadOnline: America’s European allies have been vocal in their response to President Donald Trump’s apparent abandonment of U.S. leadership in alliances, trade and most recently climate change.…
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America First Divides G-7 Even as Ministers Warm to Mnuchin
EghtesadOnline: Finance ministers signaled a truce in their trade quarrel with Donald Trump’s administration as his Treasury Secretary said the Group of Seven is starting to understand where…
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Mnuchin Sweetens America First as Chance for Better World Growth
EghtesdaOnline: Donald Trump’s America First doesn’t necessarily leave the global economy last. After three months of agonizing by policy makers over what the U.S. president’s combative policy…
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'America First' Trump Play Opens Door for EU-China Trade Detente
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump is forcing the European Union and China to decide how willing they are to set aside trade tensions that go back decades.
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Amazon warns that trade protectionism could hurt business
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies against foreign competition could hurt its business, in a possible reference to U.S. President…
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German magazine sparks furor with image of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty
EghtesadOnline: German weekly magazine Der Spiegel sparked controversy at home and abroad on Saturday with a front cover illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty.
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Germany, EU & Trump Time
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States, and in his inaugural address he made it clear to the assembled US establishment that his administration does not intend…
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Global shares, dollar retreat on Trump travel ban, weak U.S. GDP
EghtesadOnline: Asian share markets and U.S. stock futures fell on Monday after President Donald Trump introduced immigration curbs that sparked criticism at home and abroad, adding to fears…
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Asian media decry isolationist Trump, fear economic, diplomatic turmoil
EghtesadOnline: A day after Donald Trump became U.S. President and vowed to put "America First", Asian media decried his isolationist policies, fearing they will chill the global economy and…
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Trump’s Tough Talk Further Rattles World Capitals on Day One
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump invoked the image of a U.S. plagued by weak borders, lopsided alliances and bad trade deals in an inauguration speech that hammered on his “America First” view of…
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Trump adjusted his tone, but not his message of a country in dire need of fixing
Trump by the Numbers: Inaugural Speech Takes Campaign to Capitol
EghtesadOnline: The key moment of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration address came almost precisely at its midpoint, 722 words into the 1,433-word speech. That’s when Trump transitioned…