Trump's Treasury Department could do "a very smart thing" to ensure the strength and stability of America's anchor currencies, according to economist Judy Shelton.

Gold slipped as the dollar extended gains after President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with the UK, sapping haven demand stemming from concerns over a global trade war.

The dollar strengthened slightly against a basket of other currencies on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would announce "a major trade deal" later in the day. The dollar rose by about half a percentage point to 144.

NOAA announced that it is decommissioning several databases, including its widely reported annual compilation of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.

NOAA ends its climate disaster tracking database amid Trump-era cuts, limiting public access to vital data on billion-dollar weather events and climate risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that it is discontinuing its billion-dollar disaster database, a long-running dataset that recorded the costliest natural disasters across the United States — including hurricanes,