Robert Lighthizer

Lighthizer Formalizes Tariff Ante Ahead Of China Call, Arrests In Hong Kong, Stocks Up At The Open

CD Media StaffAug 30, 2019August 30, 20190

Lighthizer Slaps Additional 5% on Nearly Half of Original 10% Tariff Ahead of his call with the Chinese trade delegation today, U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer formalized the tariff rate from 10% to 15% on $135 billion of the $300 billion of taxed goods. The call will almost certainly focus…

Global Stocks Up, US Housing Numbers Tight, Richmond Fed Down Sharply

CD Media StaffJul 23, 20190

Spate of Good News Drives Stocks Higher Worldwide A series of headlines coaxed investors to buy today, from generally strong earnings reports to geopolitical headlines such as the election of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Johnson is expected to complete the long-stalled Brexit, deal or no…