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US President Donald Trump.

Fed spat raises fears Trump wants to 'burn the house down'

Trump appears to be doing everything he can to undermine the incoming Biden administration and constrain its ability to govern effectively.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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 All eyes will now be on Fed Governor Lael Brainard​ when she speaks early this morning (Australian time) ahead of a blackout period before the September 20 policy meeting.

Not so radical: The economic voices around Biden as he prepares for office

Joe Biden is inching his way to the White House after the most divisive election in decades - but now attention turns to the appointments that will shape his administration if he finally wins through.

  • Russell Lynch
Israel's national security adviser, Meir Ben-Shabbat (left) bumps elbows with Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani after signing an agreement in Manama, Bahrain, on Sunday.

Israel, Bahrain sign deal establishing formal ties

Israel’s agreements with the UAE and Bahrain have marked diplomatic victories for the Trump administration and for Prime Minister Netanyahu.

  • Ilan Ben Zion
Trump is trying to block Americans from voting by post.

Tracing Trump's unprecedented war on the US Postal Service

Allies coddled Donald Trump by telling him the reason he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton in 2016 was widespread mail-in balloting fraud. Now the President's outrage is coarsening further.

  • Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary.

International digital platform tax plan in disarray after US warning

Donald Trump has jettisoned international negotiations that were crucial to making Silicon Valley firms pay more tax in Australia.

  • Bevan Shields
Fed chairman Jerome Powell's dire economic projections have been criticised by the White House.

'Wrong so often': Trump takes aim at Fed's grim economic outlook

President Donald Trump and senior White House officials sought to calm fears about the nation's economy as Wall Street fell sharply and investors tried to digest the Federal Reserve's dour economic outlook.

  • Jeff Stein
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US President Donald Trump pauses during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference in the briefing room of the White House.

US Senate falls far short of votes needed to advance coronavirus bill

Democrats and Republicans have been left scrambling to revive talks, with the sharemarket poised for another sharp drop and households and businesses fretting about an uncertain future.

  • Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim, Rachael Bade and Jeff Stein
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks on the Senate floor at the US Capitol in Washington on Saturday.

United States 'very close' on $1.7 trillion rescue package

With a population on edge and financial markets teetering, all sides indicated a deal is within reach.

  • Jonathan Lemire
US President Donald Trump was tweeting about his approval rating on Wednesday morning, local time.

Donald Trump would support US gov't stake for company bailouts

The White House did not immediately respond when asked if purchasing shares in battered companies was really under consideration.

  • Alexandra Alper
US President Donald Trump listens about the coronavirus in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

'Wartime president': Donald Trump taps powers to boost coronavirus response

Trump said he would employ the Defence Production Act to give the government more power to overcome shortages in masks, ventilators and other supplies.

  • Jill Colvin

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