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The US president has promised his trade policy will help lower prices for consumers, but the consensus among economists is that new tariffs will drive up consumer prices.
Seattle Times |
U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so...
MarketWatch |
The abrupt policy shift and the ensuing market rally have prompted scrutiny from Democrats, who have raised concerns that Trump allies with prior knowledge of the tariff pause could have engaged in op...
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"It seems that we go from panic to euphoria to terror," one analyst told Business Insider. Stocks and bonds swung violently, while the dollar plunged.
President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus out of the world by announcing astronomically high tariffs, get countries to come to the negotiating table,
Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market are struggling to hold onto recent gains after a rollercoaster week for financial markets, marked by President Trump’s on-again, off-again trade policy. After tumbling to a low of $74,
Asian markets are down despite Trump's tariff pause, ending a brief relief rally. Investors remain wary due to ongoing US-China trade tensions and high tariff rates. US futures are also falling, reflecting persistent market uncertainty and economic concerns.
As markets continue to plummet in response to incoming tariffs, the S&P Global 500 has started to fall into what appeared to be bear market territory.
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The so-called "magnificent seven" - which is made up of Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Tesla - has accounted for a large chunk of the more than $5tn (£3.9tn) the S&P 500 index has lost in value in recent trading sessions, Reuters news agency reported yesterday.
U.S. and China tariffs set to take effect, March inflation data, Big Bank earnings, consumer sentiment, Fed meeting minutes, consumer credit data
A pullback from US Treasuries sent longer-term yields surging by the most since pandemic struck in 2020, deepening losses in what’s supposed to be a haven from financial turmoil and roiling markets abroad as investors sell government bonds to raise cash.
Amid financial-market volatility, mortgage rates aren't moving much, but buyers may face new challenges in the housing sphere.