immigration

Dutch vote in test of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe

Stephanie van den Berg and Toby Sterling, Reuters
March 15, 2017
The Dutch tested their own tolerance for immigration and Islam on Wednesday in an election magnified by a furious row with Turkey, the first of three polls in the European Union this year where nationalist parties are seeking breakthroughs.

Trump softens immigration stance, takes measured tone in speech

Reuters
March 1, 2017
President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday he was open to immigration reform, shifting from his harsh rhetoric on illegal immigration in a speech that offered a more restrained tone than his election campaign and first month in the White House.

U.S. technology startups panic over immigration ban

Heather Somerville and Kristina Cooke, Reuters
February 3, 2017
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Kate Mitchell said her startup companies have a message for their employees who are foreign nationals: Don't travel outside the country right now.

Fed likely to keep rates steady as it awaits Trump economic plan

Lindsay Dunsmuir, Reuters
January 31, 2017
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday in its first policy decision since President Donald Trump took office, as the central bank awaits greater clarity on his economic policies.

Immigration fight & bank fines could roil markets this week

John Caiazzo
November 16, 2014
Potential Presidential executive action on immigration and the reaction by the Republican leadership along with the imposition of fines on the U.S., British, and Swiss banks for foreign exchange manipulations could make for a volatile week.