President Donald Trump will meet with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House for a bilateral meeting and working lunch. In the evening, Trump will meet with Republican members of Congress.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the White House is “about to announce a rash of trade deals in coming days.”
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had “frank" discussions yesterday with Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa. Bessent said he will not be “surprised if we can iron out something [with Japan] quickly.”
A bipartisan delegation of US Senators met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday to discuss lumber, metals, and a digital services tax.
The White House claims that data on business equipment production signals a surge in business investment.
The CBO published its final score for the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
A procedural vote in the Senate today will provide a temperature check on whether the government is likely to shut down on October 1.
Bessent called for a “exhaustive internal review” of the Fed's “non-monetary policy operations.”
A group of European countries, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Japan, issued a joint statement saying the war in Gaza “must end now”.
Ukraine and Russia will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul on Wednesday. The Kremlin cautioned against expecting "miraculous breakthroughs".
Poll of the Day: Consumer sentiment is increasing amongst high earners, but stagnating at lower levels.