July 11, 2025 United States: Trump Escalates Canada Trade Fight With 35% Tariff Threat   President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and raised the prospect of increasing levies on most other countries, ramping up his trade rhetoric in comments that weighed on stocks and boosted the US dollar.   The

July 9, 2025 United States: US Mortgage Applications to Buy a Home Jump to Two-Year High   US mortgage applications to purchase a home jumped to the highest level since early 2023 last week, even as borrowing costs barely budged.   The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of home-purchase applications advanced 9.4% in the week ended

July 8, 2025 United States: US Small-Business Optimism Fell Slightly Before Trump Tax Bill   Sentiment among US small businesses fell slightly in June as owners continued to worry about taxes ahead of a major legislative win for the Trump administration.   The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index ticked down 0.2 point last

July 7, 2025 United States: Trump Sets Aug. 1 Tariff Start Ahead of Wednesday Deadline   President Donald Trump plans to announce trade deals and deliver tariff warnings on Monday, as countries negotiated through the weekend to avoid the highest punitive measures on their exports to the US before a Wednesday deadline.   The time

July 4, 2025 United States: US Stock Futures Drop on Latest Trump Tariff Salvo   US stock futures retreated Friday after the latest threat on tariffs from the Trump administration took the shine off a record rally for the S&P 500.   Contracts for the US benchmark fell 0.6% after the gauge ended the trading