Chelsea Delaney
Appearances
WSJ What’s News
Why Trump’s Tariffs Will Push Up U.S. Steel Prices
It's very unique in the world of diplomacy to have this standing invite to come to the White House every single year. There's a huge Irish American population in the United States. So it normally is a celebration. But this year, there has been so much hand-wringing about the visit because of the backdrop of huge global trade tensions.
WSJ What’s News
Why Trump’s Tariffs Will Push Up U.S. Steel Prices
Ireland had this huge economic explosion over the past several years, and that's been driven in large part by American companies who have set up these Irish operations projects. to bring down their taxes. And so this makes Ireland even more vulnerable to the threat of tariffs.
WSJ What’s News
Why Trump’s Tariffs Will Push Up U.S. Steel Prices
Or if Trump does implement changes to the tax code, that would really change the calculations for these American companies.
WSJ What’s News
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Firing Fed Chair
Trumps Threats in recent months to fire the Fed chair have really shaken investors. We did see a big sell-off when he was making those threats in April. He's walked them back, but there probably was still an overhang of anxiety among investors about whether the Fed would be able to maintain this independence.
WSJ What’s News
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Firing Fed Chair
So this order definitely will ease some of those concerns, but US markets are on really shaky ground right now. And as well, A man charged with murdering two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., told investigators he, quote, did it for Palestine and Gaza.