Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – May 9, 2025

Greetings from Tyler, The white smoke poured out of the Vatican chimney signifying they had chosen a new pope. Forgive me for not capitalizing the title. Having read some of his writings, one can’t help wonder if they chose him to blunt the … Read More

Canadian dollar gains on Trump saying Carney wants to make a deal

Loonie strengthened against greenback to trade as high as $1.3777 per U.S. dollar United States President Donald Trump said newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to visit the White House within the next week. “I think we’re going to have a great … Read More

Trump launches probe laying groundwork for tariffs on critical minerals

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department to open a national security investigation that would lay the groundwork for the administration to impose tariffs on critical minerals, the latest sector to potentially face tariffs as … Read More

Trump tariffs on China set to rise to 104% Wednesday, White House says: Live updates

The Trump administration will hit China with 104% tariffs starting at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, the White House said Tuesday. President Donald Trump had threatened an extra 50% on tariffs against China − in addition to an initial 20% that was … Read More

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