Keyword "Kevin Hassett" - List of latest news (26 results)

07:01 Trump admits China’s tariffs will drop ‘but it won’t be zero’

Trump admits China’s tariffs will drop ‘but it won’t be zero’ - Trump’s massive import taxes have roiled stock markets since he announced them on April 1

15/04 CNBC Daily Open: Consumers don't agree with the White House that the economy will be fine

White House officials are preaching the sense of Trump's economic policy. A Federal Reserve survey is the latest to show sentiment over the economy slumping.

15/04 White House Economic Adviser: The US is absolutely not recession

Kevin Hassett denied the possibility of the US recession, because the job data and the beliefs of the CEO into the economy were still very positive.

15/04 CNBC Daily Open: Consumers are worried over the economy. The White House insists it’ll be fine

White House officials are preaching the sense of Trump's economic policy. A Federal Reserve survey is the latest to show sentiment over the economy slumping.

14/04 Trump aide Hassett teases 'amazing' tariff deal offers, says recession '100% not' happening

President Donald Trump has announced a major pause in reciprocal tariffs and a waiver for certain electronics items since unveiling his new trade policy.

14/04 Comedian Theo Von Backs Trump's Tariff Plan: 'If We Don't Try This, I Think It's a Wrap'

Comedian and podcaster Theo Von made a now or never pitch in support of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs, crediting Trump for attempting to steer America off of a path that has left whole swaths of American towns and cities "empty" and "boarded up."

13/04 Hassett: Trump Administration Is Negotiating with 130 Countries on Tariffs

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union" that the Trump administration was negotiating trade policy with 130 countries. | Clips

11/04 Australian business forced to shift after US announces tariffs

An Australian business owner has revealed the brutal toll her company has faced after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China were pushed through.

11/04 Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’

Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’ - Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’

11/04 The Latest: Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of mistakenly deported man

The Supreme Court on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s administration must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal. Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran citizen who had an immigration court order preventing his deportation to his native c...

07/04 ‘15 mins of madness’ sees US markets soar

It’s been labelled by some as the 15 minutes “of madness” that sent US stock markets soaring upwards on Monday rather than plummeting as many expected.

07/04 Bogus report on tariff pause briefly lifted markets before White House denied it

A bogus rumor that President Donald Trump was considering a pause in tariffs briefly lifted markets Monday before the White House shot down the unfounded reports.

06/04 Market crash not part of Trump’s strategy, says top White House economic advisor

Despite a video shared by Trump on Truth Social stating a market crash was part of his economic strategy, Kevin Hassett refuted the claim on ABC's "This Week."

03/04 Donald Trump goes after ‘dirty’ countries with savage tariffs that could cripple vulnerable economies

Donald Trump’s long-awaited plan to impose hefty tariffs on America’s trade partners has arrived and some of the world’s most vulnerable economies have been harshly punished.

31/03 Trump says reciprocal tariffs will 'start with all countries,' rejects narrower launch

Some Trump administration officials have suggested that the reciprocal tariffs would be focused on a handful of countries with large U.S. trade imbalances.

31/03 ‘Any outcome:’ Aus preps for Trump’s Lib Day

The Albanese government is preparing for “any outcome” that arises from US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, however changes to Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and biosecurity measures will be strictly off the negotiating table.

18/03 CNBC Daily Open: Markets rise for the second day as U.S. consumers continue spending

The adage to never bet against the U.S. consumer still holds true — to some degree. February retail sales, while lower than expected, rose from a month before.

18/03 CNBC Daily Open: Stocks post second winning day as U.S. consumers show signs of holding up

The Wall Street adage to never bet against the U.S. consumer still holds true — to some degree, as February retail sales rose from a month before.

17/03 Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett warns of more uncertainty over tariffs

President Donald Trump has shrugged off calls for more clarity about his policies, even as they stoke turmoil in the markets.

10/03 US share market bloodbath as Trump recession fears grow

US stocks plummeted sharply again on Monday as investors panicked over tariff fears and Donald Trump refused to rule out a recession.

19/02 Europe goes to the US to calm Trump and in the suitcase takes gas, cars and weapons

Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Economic Trade and Security, traveled Tuesday to Washington D.C. with a so-called “cooperation package” in the luggage, and will meet with elements of the American administration and present a plan to increase imports in these three areas

17/02 Exclusive — Trump’s USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on Lowering Egg Prices: ‘We’re On It,’ ‘Going to Do Everything We Can to Address It’

Brooke Rollins told Breitbart News late last week that President Donald Trump and his administration are keenly focused on lowering the price of eggs.

10/02 Trump, Musk actions put America at risk of 'a form of default,' former Treasury chiefs warn

Elon Musk and his DOGE team are tasked by President Donald Trump to find government spending inefficiency and cut federal spending.

27/11 10 things the Club is watching in the market Wednesday, including CrowdStrike, HP, Dell

Wall Street was little changed Wednesday as investors awaited the Fed's favorite inflation gauge.

29/08 Former White House economic advisor says more Fed hiking is coming

Kevin Hassett, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, predicts another interest rate hike to lower rising inflation numbers.

27/04 ‘Brutally bad’: Sign recession is coming

A UK economist has delivered a dire warning to the rest of the world amid new “compelling” data which suggests a recession is on the cards within a matter of months.