Trump hits the road to tout tax reform as a way to help Americans in an economy ‘rigged’ against them

President Donald Trump will turn his signature populist rhetoric toward tax reform on Wednesday in a speech expected to tout tax cuts as a way to help workers and the middle class in an economy “rigged” against them, senior White House officials said. With...

Low rates ‘weigh heavily’ on smaller German banks, watchdogs say

Ultra low official interest rates continue to “weigh heavily” on Germany’s smaller banks, two watchdogs said on Wednesday. Germany’s bank regulators, the Bundesbank and BaFin, surveyed about 1,500 small and medium-sized banks, accounting for 88...

UK PM Theresa May arrives in Japan to soothe Brexit fears – Here’s what you need to know

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May touched down in Japan on Wednesday, with aspirations to soothe Brexit concerns and drum up trade from the world’s third-largest economy. Japan, which is prioritizing talks with the European Union over a landmark free trade deal,...