Donald Trump

On the campaign trail, Trump said the government efficiency effort would develop a plan to eliminate “fraud and improper payments".

Bitcoin briefly exceeded US$90,000 on some trading venues on Tuesday, such as Coinbase Global Inc’s platform, but the surge has since come to a pause.

Asian billionaires have been at the forefront of growth. They will be in pole position in the coming years, too

It is unusual for an incoming administration to be giving a private citizen access to calls with world leaders given national security risks

Even before his election, the US was viewed as an unreliable climate ally, having failed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol more than 20 years ago and deliver on promised financial contributions.

Ishiba is expected to attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru, then a G20 leaders’ summit in Brazil next week. Japanese officials are trying to arrange a meeting with Trump.

Digital asset companies spent heavily during the election campaign to boost candidates viewed as favourable to them. Trump did an about-face, becoming a supporter of what he once labelled a scam.

'I expect active investors to start using a scalpel to sift through at industry levels to see which companies and industries might benefit now'

TD Securities predicts the Fed will pause its interest rate cuts in the first half of 2025 so it can assess the impact of Trump’s economic plans.

The WTO’s mission of fostering lower trade barriers is at odds with Trump’s threats of universal tariffs and its lurch toward protectionism.