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Why Donald Trump’s election could hasten the end of US dollar dominance

YoopyaDec 12, 2024December 12, 20240

Donald Trump’s victory in November’s US presidential election saw the US dollar strengthen. It surged to a one-year high within two weeks, and has since retained its strength against

Why Donald Trump’s election win fuelled a stock market surge

YoopyaNov 21, 2024November 21, 20240

Following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, Bitcoin was one of the assets that surged in value. This was widely felt to be a

How do US presidential elections affect the economy and the stock market?

YoopyaOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

With the US presidential election on a knife edge and less than a week away, financial markets are watching with bated breath. There’s no shortage

US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market

YoopyaOct 6, 2024October 6, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace

Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for the economy and the presidential election

YoopyaSep 23, 2024September 23, 20240

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 18, 2024, that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to

Biden goes into 2024 with the economy getting stronger, but voters feel horrible about it

YoopyaDec 11, 2023December 11, 20230

President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it. Pollsters

US economy:What’s making US economy a world beater? 5 factors

YoopyaJul 5, 2014July 16, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — How does the U.S. economy do it? Europe is floundering. China faces slower growth. Japan is struggling to sustain tentative gains. Yet