26 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Tax Guy: Trump paid $31 million in alternative minimum tax in 2005 — and now he plans to repeal it
Tax Guy: Trump paid $31 million in alternative minimum tax in 2005 — and now he plans to repeal it
Millions of taxpayers have been snagged by AMT, while only 19,000 owed it in 1970.
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26 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Singapore central bank – economic outlook improved slightly
Singapore central bank – economic outlook improved slightly
Reuters with a summary of forecasts from the Monetary Authority of Singapore
26 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on North Korean elites increasingly think Kim Jong Un is a weak leader, study says
North Korean elites increasingly think Kim Jong Un is a weak leader, study says
Conditions are ripe to prepare for Korean peninsula unification, said Bruce Bennett, senior defense analyst at Rand.
26 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Asia Markets: Asian markets pull back after Trump’s tax plan, BOJ announcement
Asia Markets: Asian markets pull back after Trump’s tax plan, BOJ announcement
Stock markets in Asia were broadly lower early Thursday, tracking overnight weakness on Wall Street with investors cautious ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy statement for any signs of scaling back of easy money policies.
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26 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trump agrees not to terminate NAFTA treaty ‘at this time,’ will attempt renegotiation: White House
Trump agrees not to terminate NAFTA treaty ‘at this time,’ will attempt renegotiation: White House
President Donald Trump agreed not to terminate the NAFTA treaty at this time in phone calls with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.
26 April, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, says inflation is lagging
The Wall Street Journal: Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, says inflation is lagging
The Bank of Japan left unchanged its ultraeasy monetary policy Thursday, saying inflation is lagging behind an earlier forecast, though it offered a more upbeat tone on the economy.
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U.S. hedge fund managers began warming to President Donald Trump soon after his surprise election ignited a powerful stock market rally, but the dramatic tax cut plans announced on Wednesday give them even more reasons to cheer.