The US Federal Reserve shrugged off concerns about the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory on interest rates and moved ahead with a quarter point cut Thursday. The Fed sits just a short walk from the White House, where Democratic President Joe Biden will in January hand back the keys to Trump following the Republican’s […]
By Agence France-Presse Donald Trump’s victory has left Mexico bracing for potential trade tensions, tariffs and mass migrant deportations that experts say could pose a major test of relations between the closely connected neighbors. On the eve of the election, Trump vowed to impose tariffs of at least 25 percent on goods coming from Mexico […]
By Agence France-Presse A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Tuesday, blowing an ash column into the sky a day after it spewed fireballs on nearby villages that killed nine people. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-meter (5,587-feet) twin volcano located on the popular tourist island of Flores, shot flaming rocks at residential areas overnight […]