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Bloomberg: Stocks Decline on Tariffs; Yen Rises After Kuroda: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks built on losses in the U.S. on rekindled concerns about what a potential trade war and a more hawkish Federal Reserve could do to global economic growth. The yen jumped after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda discussed the timing of a possible exit from its stimulus policy. [more...]
Bloomberg: Fed Rate Hikes Won't Overturn Emerging-Market Rally
Stocks, bonds and currencies in developing nations did tumble with global markets after the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman’s comments this week spurred bets for four interest-rate increases in 2018. Conventional wisdom holds that the quick increase in borrowing costs will diminish risk appetite and end a two-year rally in emerging-market assets. [more...]
Bloomberg: Tariffs Update: Latest News as the World Reacts
After President Donald Trump said the U.S. plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, the shock waves are being felt around the world. Asia’s up in arms, Canada’s pushing back, and there are plenty of forecasts that U.S. consumers are set to pay a whole bunch more for all sorts of purchases. Think beer cans to autos. [more...]
Bloomberg: This $1 Trillion Money Manager Just Joined the Crypto Frenzy
Add Wellington Management Co. to the list of mainstream investors getting serious about digital coins. The Boston-based firm with $1 trillion under management is considering including cryptocurrencies in some portfolios, it said in a February report from a team that includes equity research analyst Matthew Lipton and trading technologies principal Lee Saba. [more...]
Bloomberg: Buying Treasuries on Stocks Slump? That's a ‘Pavlovian’ Response
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 500 points Thursday, investors bought Treasuries as a haven -- even though the new Federal Reserve chief this week has highlighted the potential for an acceleration in interest-rate hikes. [more...]
Reuters: Asia fears trade war after Trump plans hefty steel, aluminum tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on steel and aluminum will distort global trade and cost jobs, Australia’s trade minister said on Friday, highlighting the risk of retaliatory measures as Asian exporters sought more detail on the plans. [more...]
Reuters: Trump to impose steep tariffs on steel, aluminum; stokes trade war fears
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he would impose hefty tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to protect U.S. producers, risking retaliation from major trade partners like China, Europe and neighboring Canada. [more...]
CNBC: Here are the US exports that could get slapped with retaliation by other countries
President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has triggered sharp criticism from the international community, begging the question of how the world will react. [more...]
CNBC: Here's what the world is saying about Trump's tariffs
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the United States will slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from around the world — and the world has something to say back to Trump. [more...] |
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