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2026
Trump denied involvement in a slowdown of SpaceX's Starlink service in Ukraine and said he did not know who ordered restrictions; reports said Musk may have slowed service and discussed it with Trump, while Musk said Starshield is controlled by the U.S. government and restrictions were decided by the military and the president, and Zelensky confirmed some frontline areas still faced limited Starlink/Starshield speeds .
Trump will emphasize a White House event on cracking down on overseas crypto scams, including seizing fraudulent crypto investment websites and blocking foreign criminal networks from luring Americans into fraudulent crypto investments, as part of broader cybercrime prevention after more than one million fraud complaints last year. The backdrop includes his 2025 White House crypto summit call for a clearer regulatory framework and the August national-security memo on transnational cybercrime.
A senior US official said President Trump never ordered restrictions on Ukraine's use of SpaceX's Starshield satellite technology, pushing back on reports of a sudden speed-based service cutoff; other reports say Starshield is controlled by the US government and restrictions are set by the US military, while Trump said intelligence sharing continues.
At a Montana rally on October 15, Trump said US inflation is very low, while the same-day September inflation report showed prices rising significantly and wages falling, highlighting second-term economic challenges and supporter pressure. His comments fit a broader pattern of claiming prices are far below Biden-era levels and falling rapidly, despite August inflation at 3.4% and officials warning inflation remains too high, possibly requiring hikes.
US President Trump said at an Arizona campaign rally that he had just spoken with TSMC chairman C.C. Wei, amid pressure and rising US customer demand; TSMC is expanding 12 US facilities, Arizona fab 1 is in mass production, fab 2 is expected to enter production in H2 2027, and fab 3 may be pulled forward to 2027 with advanced processes . Trump also said the US would not let AI slow down .
US President Trump said large-scale oil, gas and mineral exploration is about to start in Greenland, citing experts on easy-to-extract oil reserves and stressing the island’s importance for US and European security . The remarks came about a month after the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement expanding the US military role while preserving Danish sovereignty, and Denmark said any work must follow Greenland’s existing legislative framework . Trump did not disclose exploration details .
Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire and Russian diesel supply, causing Brent to fall below $103; Ukraine said it had not seen the text and Russia did not confirm, leaving details unverified .
President Trump said US military action had secured full control of the Hormuz Strait and that oil transport exceeded pre-Iran-war levels, while also thanking Russia for diesel supply and urging US refiners and retailers to immediately cut fuel prices; the claims were not independently verified.
President Trump said Russia agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the U.S. and global markets, with 500,000 tonnes in November, a further 1,000,000 tonnes thereafter, and up to 3,000,000 tonnes short term depending on refinery conditions; the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC issued a temporary general license allowing Russian diesel sales and imports through April 7, 2027.
Trump said he would soon announce major action on diesel, while reports point to a possible presidential directive using the Defense Production Act and regulatory bypasses, plus Russian diesel sanctions relief, amid prices up about 70% since the Iran war.
According to CNBC, President Trump sold $500,001–$1M each of Nvidia and Boeing stocks in August, while also buying up to $1.6M of Nvidia; the disclosure coincided with preparations to award Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang the National Medal of Science, and the White House said the portfolio is managed independently to replicate the S&P 1000, denying conflicts .
According to U.S. Office of Government Ethics public filings, President Trump made 517 securities trades in August totaling about $74.3 million to $273.3 million, including buying up to $25 million of Meta Platforms stock and up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds shortly before signing a policy to expand U.S. commercial space transport, while selling $0.5 million to $1 million of Nvidia and other stocks.
US Director of National Intelligence and Trump’s newly appointed head of the “Superintelligence Task Force,” Jay Clayton, is expected to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Silicon Valley; the group must deliver a 120-day report on AI risks and the government’s response role. The visit follows last week’s White House lunch with AI developers and voluntary safety agreements, and Clayton has said companies must prioritize public safety while advancing AI.
At the Oct. 8 White House Science summit, the Trump administration announced an AI research plan under the Genesis Mission, with 11 tech firms pledging $2.4B in AI tools and compute resources, including Nvidia $1B, AMD $500M, OpenAI $200M, and Anthropic and Alphabet $150M each; the plan supports over 15 federal agencies and includes a Southeast AI compute consortium and a $1B Georgia investment.
President Trump announced a $6.6 billion investment to build a new shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland, for submarines, submarine parts and unmanned underwater vehicles, including next-generation submarines and Virginia-class attack submarine components. The package is also reported to include Anduril's $3.7 billion Arsenal-2 software-defined shipyard, aimed at expanding the U.S. submarine industrial base.
US President Trump said on Oct 6 that his administration is considering suspending the federal gasoline tax, a move requiring congressional approval, as average US gasoline prices are around $4.37; removing the 18.4-cent tax could cut prices by about 4% amid midterm pressure and expectations that oil prices may fall after the Iran/war situation eases.
Trump signed an executive order on Oct 5 temporarily relaxing federal restrictions on tax-free red-dyed diesel, allowing it for highway use and deferring related excise-tax penalties through Dec 31, while directing agencies to protect farmers and coordinate with states to lower fuel costs ahead of midterms .
President Trump plans to sign an executive order on Monday relaxing restrictions on tax-free red dyed diesel to lower fuel costs before the November midterms, including measures such as Treasury review of diesel-related taxes, state expansion of red diesel supply for agriculture and construction, state fuel-tax cuts, relaxed enforcement, and study of ways to reduce diesel prices, while excluding an export ban.
President Trump is forming a “Super Intelligence” group led by Jay Clayton to coordinate federal AI strategy and ensure U.S. leadership, while OpenAI, Google and other frontier firms signed a voluntary White House safety commitment requiring internal controls, external audits and board oversight; the pact lacks substantive penalties and is seen as symbolic .
US President Trump said the United States will soon fill the strategic petroleum reserve, and separately indicated that Venezuelan oil could be used at low prices to replenish national reserves . Oil-related ETFs rose after the comments .