Trump’s big beautiful bill: a demonstration of “raw power”

IN THE END, DEMOCRATS WERE UNABLE TO STOP Republicans from getting their tax-cuts-and-spending plan across the finish line. But, in conversations with strategists close to Democratic leaders, they had

What’s in the bill? The “One Big Beautiful Bill” – narrowly passed by both houses of Congress – is an “omnibus” bill incorporating a vast array of tax and spending plans, some of which will require fu

Following a trip in May to a US investment conference to meet with company bosses, James Harries, the manager of STS Global Trust, reported that, “as ever one cannot fail to be impressed by the sheer

Investors have a lot to think about as the president’s policies gather momentum

“Don’t you ever want revenge?” Donald Trump asked Mike Johnson. It was late May, and the President was in the Speaker’s office venting about House Republicans who were standing in the way of his signa

We were probably wrong about tariffs. Yes, of course, they were always a bad idea and still are. Anything that interferes with our ability to freely trade with each other will make us poorer, with les