Miguel Jiménez

Gross domestic product shrank at an 0.3% annual rate due to the trade war and the distrust and uncertainty generated by the president

His crusade against immigration, the need for revenge, his authoritarian drift, the erosion of ties with allies and a trade war have marked the start of the Republican’s second term in office

Pressure from markets and businesses is forcing the US president to back down on issues such as tariffs and his desire to fire the head of the Federal Reserve

The international organization notably scaled down its prediction for US growth and warned that ‘we are entering a new era’

Justices halt the removal of a group of Venezuelans detained in Texas while their case is under review in the courts

The Republican’s approval rating stands at 45%, a figure that is only higher than his own in the first term, as reported by Gallup, which has been tracking approval ratings since 1952

Although the president lacks the legal authority to remove Jerome Powell, he continues to exert pressure on the Fed chair to lower interest rates

Forecasts from major international organizations warn of the impact of the US president’s economic policies on the exchange of goods

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dispensed with the polite expressions about ‘common interests’ commonly used in official statements. The meeting comes shortly after Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez met with Xi Jinping in Beijing

‘They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration,’ the former president said in an address to disability advocates in Chicago

The US president surrounds himself with men who share one thing in common: they never criticize him

The president’s backpedalling in response to market pressure reveals his limitations in pursuing an aggressive tariff war against the entire world

The 25% levy on steel, aluminum, and cars remain in place, as does the 10% universal rate on most imports

The blow to public debt was the final straw, following the market crash, internal criticism, and warnings from investors and business leaders

The US president has excluded China from the tariff relief, raising duties on the country to 125%. Wall Street surged following the policy reversal

US import levies are starting to be applied even as the president expresses openness to ‘tailored’ negotiations: ‘These countries are kissing my ass. They are dying to make a deal’

The president estimates that Elon Musk will step back from government duties in a few months to fully focus on his companies

The remote location near Antarctica only has birds, penguins, and seals on it, but it is now subject to a 10% levy on its exports

The Department of Commerce considered neither VAT nor non-tariff barriers, despite claiming to have used a sophisticated system of calculation for each country

The President of the United States announces the highest import taxes in a century, with a 20% surcharge on EU products

The US president will symbolically declare a trade war on his partners this Wednesday with what he inaccurately calls reciprocal tariffs

Uncertainty about the tariffs to be applied and possible retaliation from its trading partners is already having an impact on the economy

The round of tariffs the US president plans to announce or impose on April 2 will take a heavy toll on the global economy

The clash with judges over deportations is the latest in a series of dubious legal measures adopted by the president during the first two months of his term

The impact of Trump’s policies, particularly in trade, loomed over a news conference where Chairman Jerome Powell used terms that he had been avoiding in recent times

The Republican president had insulted a judge on social media and called for his removal after the judge opposed his expulsions from the country without legal guarantees

U.S. president talked to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and blamed him for fentanyl trafficking