US President Donald Trump is addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol Building, in Washington DC, on Wednesday.
It’s his first Congressional address after returning to power.
To my fellow citizens, America is back.
Our country is on the verge of a comeback the likes of which the world has never witnessed, and perhaps will never witness again.
Reiterate call to drill more oil in the US.
Federal spending reductions will aid in reducing debt.
Will balance the federal budget.
Urge to lower mortgage rates.
Urge Congress to pass tax cut.
Urge Congress to implement tax reductions.
To seek permanent income tax cuts across the board.
Reiterate call for no tax on gratuities and social security.
Any bureaucrat that resist our change will be removed.
Want to make interest payments on car loans tax deductible, only if cars are made in us.
He talked to the top three automakers on Tuesday.
To impose tariffs on products not made in the US.
Will start utilizing tariffs.
To stop subsidizing Mexico, Canada.
Chips Act is a horrible thing.
We should get rid of the Chips Act.
Reiterate reciprocal tariffs to take effect from April 2.
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The US Dollar Index (DXY) is picking up fresh bids on US President Trump’s comments, adding 0.21% on the day at 105.77 as of writing.
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.43% | -0.18% | 0.26% | 0.19% | 0.27% | |
EUR | -0.06% | 0.06% | 0.38% | -0.23% | 0.20% | 0.14% | 0.22% | |
GBP | -0.12% | -0.06% | 0.27% | -0.29% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.15% | |
JPY | -0.43% | -0.38% | -0.27% | -0.60% | -0.18% | -0.24% | -0.16% | |
CAD | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.29% | 0.60% | 0.43% | 0.37% | 0.46% | |
AUD | -0.26% | -0.20% | -0.13% | 0.18% | -0.43% | -0.06% | 0.02% | |
NZD | -0.19% | -0.14% | -0.07% | 0.24% | -0.37% | 0.06% | 0.09% | |
CHF | -0.27% | -0.22% | -0.15% | 0.16% | -0.46% | -0.02% | -0.09% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).