President Donald Trump’s vows to roll out punishing new tariffs on Aug. 1 have barely made a ripple with investors who are convinced he’ll once again back down. But at the White House, officials insist they’re serious this time.

President Donald Trump’s trade agenda and his attempts to undermine Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pose risks to markets and the broader economy. His management of both issues will collide next week.

U.S. stocks advanced and the dollar firmed on Friday as investors girded themselves for the week ahead, which includes a Federal Reserve policy meeting, crucial corporate results and U.S. President Donald Trump's August 1 deadline for negotiating trade deals.

After The Wall Street Journal published an exclusive on an apparent letter written to Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump went to battle.

The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.

U.S. stocks and the dollar firmed on Friday as investors girded themselves for the week ahead, which includes a Federal Reserve policy meeting, crucial corporate results and U.S. President Donald Trump's August 1 deadline for negotiating trade deals.

A judge grants the paper's request for a deadline extension and sealing of records in Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation suit, citing privacy concerns.