Strategists at the bank developed the index by measuring which presidential tweets triggered big movements in Treasury yields.
Donald Trump
Posted inNation & World
House panel is probing U.S. military use of Trump-owned property in Scotland
A Maine Air National Guard unit stayed at the president’s Turnberry golf resort in September 2018 on a return trip from Qatar, according to Politico.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s planned Camp David retreat with the Taliban draws flak from all sides
The president’s surprise announcement, and the swift emergence of competing versions of events, is in keeping with his impulsive-seeming and highly personalized style of handling complex international diplomacy.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Echoing Trump, Israeli leader pre-emptively claims electoral fraud
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to pass a law requiring video cameras at polling stations ahead of next week’s vote – an effort that’s drawing charges of racism and incitement.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
China’s trade with U.S. shrinks as tariff war worsens
Imports of American goods tumble as Beijing prepares for negotiations.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s invitation to Taliban resembles other unorthodox initiatives that failed
Both blame each other for the collapse of nearly a year of negotiations in Qatar.
Posted inUncategorized
Mark Sanford will challenge Trump in Republican primary
The former governor and representative from South Carolina joins former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, who launched a bid against the president in April.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Give away Greenland? It’s been done before
Today, however, the people who live in the territory are the ones who should be consulted by anyone wishing to own it.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A chronicle – in words and pictures – of life above the Arctic Circle
Though Greenland is imperiled by climate change, nature photographer and Maine resident Wilfred Richard finds hope in the resilience of the people of Uummannaq.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump calls off secret meeting with Taliban, Afghan leaders
He tweets Saturday that he has ‘called off peace negotiations’ following a Taliban attack in Kabul that killed a U.S. soldier.