House of Republicans to unveil tax reform bill at 1515 GMT

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

The latest headlines crossing the wires from the US, via Reuters, cite that the House of Republicans is expected to unveil the tax reform bill at 11:15 am local time (1515 GMT), while Trump will meet with House GOP leaders at the White House at 1:45 pm local time (1745 GMT).

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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