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The first day of the week marks the first day of trading for the second quarter 2017 and the beginning of the month.

On Friday President Donald Trump and Republican legislators failed to achieve majority and the voting for the health care bill was postponed.

Meeting in Seoul, Kim Hong-kyun, the special representative of South Korea for peace and security affairs, and his US counterpart Joseph Yun reaffirmed a commitment to push Kim Jong Un’s to drop its push for nuclear weapons.

Indications that the US economy is steadily growing and a buoyant stock market is likely to lead to the Federal Reserve to announce an interest-rate increase this week.

General elections in the Netherlands shall be held on the 15th March to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives.

“America must put its citizens first, because only then can we truly make America great again.” The focus of President Trump is to make America better putting Americans first.

The Australian economy grew by 1.1% in the last quarter 2016 as a result of an increase in company profits, government and consumer spending. Gross domestic product rose by 2.4% from a year earlier.

The UK has experienced an unexpected growth acceleration arising from a boost in net trade, ending 2016 on a high note.

The EU and Canada have secured clearance for a free trade deal and the removal of import duties that should support growth and jobs for both continents.

The European Commission has projected that the euro-area GDP growth will slow to 1.6 percent this year from 1.7 percent in 2016.

OPEC the organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, shall in the first half of 2017 cut production by around 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd)

President Donald Trump has acted on the two most controversial elements of his campaign that of building the wall on the border with Mexico which could cost $15 billion