Peter Navarro: The Architect of Trump’s Tariffs
Once sidelined, President Trump’s counselor Peter Navarro has returned to Washington and quickly upended the global trading system.
Once sidelined, President Trump’s counselor Peter Navarro has returned to Washington and quickly upended the global trading system.
“You have to laugh to keep from crying,” one Republican pollster said about recent comments by the billionaires on the stock market, retirement funds and Social Security.
As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.
In Washington, President Trump lavished praise on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. He also accepted her invitation to visit Rome.
Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy. And these banks have an extraordinary amount of power. By controlling the flow of money and credit in a country, they can affect economic growth, inflation, employment and financial stability.
Jerome Powell has said that the Federal Reserve can be patient as the effects of tariffs become more clear. President Trump, pushing for interest rate cuts, said, “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned in a speech that protectionism erodes productivity.
The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detaining some – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country.
First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’ competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as appearance or handshake strength. While these snap judgments can be flawed, they often have a lasting impact.
Child marriages remain common in many regions of the world. AP Photo/Victoria MilkoProviding cash transfers to low-income families can reduce child marriage rates among girls living in rural communities.
That is what we found in a recent study looking at the impact of social assistance programs that gave money to families in Indonesia.