Texas ports, pilots suspend some operations as winter storm hits

By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) – Texas ports and pilots, who assist in moving vessels around ports, suspended some operations on Monday as frigid weather conditions hit the state. All of…

Canadian Dollar, Mexican Peso drop amid Trump’s tariff threats

Investing.com– The Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso declined on Tuesday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration, during which he indicated plans to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada…

Dollar pares losses as Trump floats Canada, Mexico tariffs

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -The dollar pared some overnight losses on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the United States could impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico in…

Oil little changed as traders digest Trump tariff reprieve, plan to boost US oil output

By Gabrielle Ng and Colleen Howe SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed in Asian trading on Tuesday as investors took stock of President Donald Trump’s plans to apply new…

Factbox-What’s the US-China Phase 1 trade deal signed in 2020?

BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to assess China’s performance under the Phase 1 trade deal that he signed with Beijing in 2020 during his…

Asia FX slips after Trump inauguration; BOJ, BNM rate decisions awaited

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies weakened on Tuesday as the dollar rebounded following U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration, while the Japanese yen and the Malaysian ringgit gained ahead of their central…

Oil prices tick down on plan to boost US oil output, tariff reprieve

By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped in Asian trading on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a plan to boost U.S. oil and gas production and held off…

Factbox-Trump executive orders target climate, immigration policy, federal employees

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on matters ranging from…

Trump orders suspension of new offshore wind power leasing

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife. “We’re not going to do…

Trump revokes Biden 50% EV target, freezes unspent charging funds

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday took aim at electric vehicles, revoking a 2021 executive order signed by his predecessor Joe Biden that sought to…