Trade Agreements Boost Wall Street Gains as Trump Intensifies Criticism of the Fed
Trade deals fuel Wall Street gains while Trump renews Fed attack Benzinga | Detroit Free Press Citgroup, Bank of America top profit forecasts on strong trading revenue Wall Street banks posted strong quarterly results as they benefited from volatile markets in the first three months of 2025. Citigroup and Bank of America topped estimates for […]
US Stock Futures Show Mixed Trends as Earnings Reports Continue
US stock futures mixed amid more earnings reports US-Japan reach trade deal, setting tariff rate at 15% President Donald Trump said Japan will pay a tariff rate of 15%, which is lower than his initial threat of a 24% tariff. U.S stock futures are mixed amid more earnings reports, including from two of the so-called […]
How the Nearly Record-High Market Has Weathered Trump’s Resurgence in Tariff Policies
Why the near-record high market has taken Trump’s renewed tariff blitz in stride The S & P 500 pulled back from record highs on Friday as investors dealt with this week’s renewal of tough tariff rhetoric from President Donald Trump. In a series of letters, the White House informed a slew of U.S. trading partners […]
ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers Caution Against Protectionism Following U.S. Tariffs
ASEAN-plus-3 finance chiefs warn of protectionism after U.S. tariffs The finance chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea warned Sunday of the potential global economic fallout of protectionist trade policies, following the announcement of higher import tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump. “Escalating trade protectionism weighs on global […]
Hang Seng Index and Nikkei 225: A Comparative Overview
Hang Seng Index, Nikkei 225 Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on expectations that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be softer than expected earlier. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.71% to close at […]
中国股市回调拖累亚洲市场，尽管美联储前景乐观
Slide in Chinese shares hampers Asian markets despite Fed optimism By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia shares were hobbled by weakness in Chinese markets on Thursday and struggled to build on Wall Street’s rally, even as investor sentiment was lifted by the prospect that the Federal Reserve could still deliver two rate cuts this […]
Japan’s oldest cable company becomes top performer with rise of AI technology
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable company Japan’s hottest stock The global boom in AI has turned an obscure 139-year-old Japanese company into a stock-market star. Fujikura Ltd., which makes wire cabling for data centers, is the best performer on the Nikkei 225 Stock Average index, with its shares surging more than 400% this year. It […]