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Modern Trader’s readers grade presidents Obama & Trump…

Modern Trader staff
July 24, 2017
In a survey of Modern Trader digital subscribers conducted through June 6, respondents graded both President Obama and President Trump on style and substance. Here are the results.​

Trump's genial private meetings with CEOs jar with public attacks

Ginger Gibson and David Shepardson, Reuters
March 8, 2017
When the bosses of some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies headed to Washington in January to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, it had all the makings of a potentially hostile meeting.

Former U.S. intelligence chief rejects Trump wiretap accusation

John Whitesides and James Oliphant, Reuters
March 6, 2017
The former top U.S. intelligence official rejected President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him even as the White House on Sunday urged Congress to investigate Trump's allegation.

Markets set to open lower on geopolitics, Trump's comments

Yashaswini Swamynathan, Reuters
March 6, 2017
U.S. stocks looked set to open lower on Monday as rising geopolitical tensions in Asia and President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped him weighed on investors' risk appetite.

Markets turn to Trump for clarity

Lukman Otunuga
January 11, 2017
The rising uncertainty and growing unease ahead of Wednesday’s news conference by President-elect Donald Trump has left financial markets on high alert.

Ringing in the New Year with a bullish case for gold

Frank Holmes
January 10, 2017
You could say gold miners struck gold in 2016. The group, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, finished the year up an amazing 55%, handily beating all other asset classes.

Remarks of Chairman Timothy Massad before the London School of Economics

Press Release
January 10, 2017
We find ourselves in a very different position than eight years ago when President Obama was about to take office. In January of 2009, the world was in the depths of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Financial institutions across the globe were on the brink of collapse.

Job growth slows, but wages rebound strongly

Lucia Mutikani, Reuters
January 6, 2017
U.S. employment increased less than expected in December but a rebound in wages pointed to sustained labor market momentum that sets up the economy for stronger growth and further interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve this year.

APEC leaders vow to fight protectionism, look to China on trade

Mitra Taj and Jeff Mason, Reuters
November 21, 2016
Pacific Rim leaders vowed on Sunday to fight protectionism and Chinese officials said more countries are looking to join a China-led trading bloc after Donald Trump's election victory raised fears the United States would scrap free trade deals.

How will the U.S. election impact markets?

Matthew Weller
November 3, 2016
The seemingly never-ending spectacle that is the U.S. presidential election campaign is entering its final act.