US GDP plummets 31 per cent in second quarter to lowest on record September 30, 2020 US GDP plummeted 31.4 per cent in the three months to July to the lowest level on record, data revealed today, as President Donald Trump scrambles to restore the economy ahead of the presidential election next month. Annualised figures released today by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revised up an earlier estimate which [...]
Shut up man!: Donald Trump and Joe Biden lock horns in first US presidential debate September 30, 2020 Donald Trump and Joe Biden were in a bitter contest in the first US presidential debate. Did anybody come out a winner?
Brand Trump is keeping Candidate Trump in the race for the White House September 29, 2020 Scandals and appalling press are usually bad news for politicians. Before the presidential era of Donald Trump, it was a given that major missteps, major insults to large groups of the population (especially the military), breaking the law, or being impeached were close to terminal for US presidents. It’s fair to say that President Clinton [...]
The Supreme Court fight is a policy revolution, lying on top of surprising US political stability September 28, 2020 On its face, the events surrounding the 2020 American election seem too far-fetched even for the most preposterous Netflix series. We have had a pandemic of biblical proportions, riots in the streets, two fascinating (if deeply-flawed) protagonists, and a polarised, volatile electorate lurching from the populist left to the populist right, and no doubt back [...]
Counting down to the US election September 24, 2020 US elections are always significant and a point of interest around the world, but many are seeing this November’s as particularly so. Here are the big questions on the minds of investors. Can we trust the polls? Polls, as we all know, are not always correct. This time around they are of particular interest because [...]
Trump says US firms must have total control of Tiktok September 21, 2020 US President Donald Trump has said he won’t approve the deal between Tiktok owner Bytedance and US partners Oracle and Walmart if the Chinese tech firm maintains any control. “If we find that they don’t have total control, then we’re not going to approve the deal… We will be watching it very closely,” Trump told Fox [...]