Todays Markets
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Economic Calendar
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Trading Sentiment
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Latest News Headlines
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Reuters: U.S. widens trade war with tariffs on European planes, cheese, whisky to punish subsidies
The United States on Wednesday said it would slap 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus (AIR.PA) planes and 25% duties on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskies, and cheese from across the continent as punishment for illegal EU aircraft subsidies. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Stocks Slide, Bonds Rise as Slowdown Fears Grow: Markets Wrap
Stocks dropped in Asia after a second straight day of pain on Wall Street, with disappointing U.S. data flagging warning signs for the world’s biggest economy. Sovereign bonds extended gains. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Actually, the Stock Market Has Barely Moved the Last Two Years Under Trump
It’s like a gravitational field the S&P 500 can’t get free from, the place to which all rallies must return. And it was back in force Wednesday, eliciting angry notice from President Donald Trump as waves of selling dragged the benchmark within points of where it stood 21 months ago. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Credit Suisse's Spying Scandal Started With a Fight at a New Year's Party
Tidjane Thiam had reason to celebrate. A grinding three-year turnaround at Credit Suisse Group AG was starting to pay off and the bank boss was hosting a new year’s drinks party. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: E*Trade Joins Rivals by Ending Commissions in Race to the Bottom
E*Trade Financial Corp. cut trading commissions to zero, joining major rivals in the race to the bottom and setting the stage for mergers among discount brokerages. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: India Stocks Drop on Continued Financial Concern, Global Selloff
Indian stocks declined amid a global sell-off on deepening concerns over an economic slowdown and domestic worries about the health of the financial sector. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: U.S. to Slap Tariffs on EU, Jokowi Vows Reform: Eco Day
Welcome to Thursday, Asia. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started. [Read more...]
Bloomberg: Beat Negative Yields By Heeding Australia’s $2 Trillion Pensions
For years, they’ve been some of the biggest and most profitable risk-takers among global pension funds. Now, as the rest of the world joins them in an increasingly desperate hunt for yield, the Australians are having to find new ways to bolster returns. [Read more...]
Reuters: AI-driven stock-trading venue eyes U.S. exchange status, adds new pricing
Imperative Execution, an upstart, artificial intelligence-driven U.S. stock trading venue operator, is going after the business of the New York Stock Exchange and other bourses by adopting their pricing models and may soon register as an exchange, the head of the company said on Wednesday. [Read more...]
CNBC: US-EU trade fight could drag on after ‘big victory’ at the WTO, says ex-Trump official
The World Trade Organization has just authorized the U.S. to go ahead with its tariffs worth billions of dollars on the European Union — that’s “a big deal” that would hopefully bring both sides to the negotiating table, said a former high-ranking trade official under President Donald Trump. [Read more...]
CNBC: The Dow dropped more than 800 points in two days — here’s what’s going on
Stock indexes were nearing record high levels, until October and the fourth quarter began. In the last two days the U.S. markets have fallen broadly, as investors began showing concern about fresh signs of an economic slowdown. [Read more...] |
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Currency Strength Indicators
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