President Trump says he will leave hospital tonight October 5, 2020 President Donald Trump has announced he will leave hospital later today and continue his recovery at the White House. The US President took to Twitter ahead of a press briefing by his doctors to announce he will be leaving the Walter Reed medical centre later today and said he was “feeling really good”. His medical [...]
Oil prices jump on optimism over Trump health updates October 5, 2020 Oil prices surged six per cent today after doctors said US President Donald Trump could soon be discharged from hospital following his Covid-19 diagnosis. Brent crude rose 5.6 per cent to $41.48 per barrel this afternoon, while US West Texas Intermediate was up 6.4 per cent to $39.42 per barrel. Oil prices had dropped more [...]
Breaking: Now President Trump’s Press Secretary tests positive for Covid-19 October 5, 2020 White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany this afternoon tweeted that she had become the latest of President Trump’s inner circle to test positive for Covid-19. “After testing negative consistently, including every day since Thursday, I tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms,” she wrote. She confirmed that no reporters are considered [...]
US stocks and FTSE 100 jump as markets rebound on signs of Trump’s health improving October 5, 2020 US stocks jumped this afternoon, while the FTSE 100 climbed steadily following reports that President Donald Trump’s health was improving. Wall Street’s Dow Jones and tech-heavy Nasdaq both gained more than one per cent in early trading. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9 per cent, following a sharp sell-off last Friday on the President’s announcement that [...]
The first presidential debate portends the coming train wreck for American democracy October 5, 2020 The great playwright, George Bernard Shaw, perfectly summed up the dynamic underlying the shambolic first US presidential debate: “Never wrestle with pigs. You both get muddy but the pig likes it.” Instead, the just-concluded first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden — surely the ugliest in the nation’s history — saw both its [...]
Trump could be discharged tomorrow despite drop in oxygen levels during Covid fight October 4, 2020 President Donald Trump has released a personal video from his hospital room saying he os doing well, but the real test will be in the coming days.
Oil prices slump as Trump contracts coronavirus and global output increases October 3, 2020 Oil prices fell more than four per cent on Friday after US President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19. The sell off saw oil post its second weekly decline as rising global crude output threatened to overwhelm the market’s recovery. The uncertainty around the health of Trump contributed to a number of factors causing uncertainty, [...]
Overnight: Trump in hospital as Boris says Brits got “complacent” October 2, 2020 US President Donald Trump was taken to hospital late on Friday night less than 24 hours after testing positive for Covid-19. A statement from the White House said that “out of an abundance of caution” the President had been moved to Walter Reed Military Medical Centre. CBS News reported the President was suffering from a [...]
US stocks and FTSE 100 fall after Donald Trump gets coronavirus October 2, 2020 US stocks tumbled and the FTSE 100 was lower after US President Donald Trump tested positive for coronavirus just a month before the presidential election. Wall Street’s S&P 500 index was 0.6 per cent lower in early trading, having recovered some ground after a sharp fall at the open. The Dow Jones was down 0.5 [...]
Coronavirus: US President Donald Trump and wife Melania self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19 October 2, 2020 The US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for Coronavirus