Tag: Tariffs and trade
Swiss president rushes to DC for crunch talks with Trump after shocking 39% tariff
Switzerland’s president and other top officials were traveling to Washington on Tuesday in a hastily arranged trip aimed at striking a deal with the Trump...
Stocks leap on Palantir earnings but Goldman warns the U.S. ‘is near stall speed’ — where the economy ‘weakens in a self-reinforcing fashion’
Tech company earnings appear to be driving the stock markets upward today after Palantir delivered a massive quarter after the markets closed in the...
The dollar is being punished for the jobs data that revealed how weak the U.S. economy really was
The dollar, which has lost value all year against foreign currencies, had been making a comeback in recent weeks. But Friday’s jobs number from...
Greer says U.S.-China talks ‘about halfway there’ on rare earths
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer sounded a cautiously optimistic note on discussions with China on rare earth flows, following trade talks that further steadied...
Dow futures drop as recession alarm bells jolt Wall Street awake from dreams of a gravity-defying economy
Markets were pointing toward another selloff Sunday evening after startling jobs data delivered a rude awakening to Wall Street bulls.
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial...
Top investment treaty lawyer on Trump’s tariffs as the dust settles: ‘In many respects, everybody’s a loser here’
President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught this week left a lot of losers – from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy U.S. trading partners...
‘The Big Short’ investor warns despite economy’s stronghold against ‘thoughtless’, ‘unprecedented’ tariffs so far, stagflation is coming
Following the latest round of tariffs, it’s only a matter of time before the other economic shoe drops, according to one investor who predicted...
Stocks dive as job numbers disappoint and tariff ‘panic’ sets in
More last-minute modifications to tariff rates and a disappointing July jobs report weighed heavily on investors as the market opened Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial...
Trump raises Canada tariff rate to 35% after saying recognition of Palestinian state would ‘make it very hard’ to strike a deal
President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, effective Friday.
The announcement from the White House late Thursday...
Stocks slide globally as investors digest Trump’s new tariffs—and analysts warn the worst is yet to come
Global stocks are sliding after President Trump’s new tariff announcement, with S&P 500 futures down nearly 1% and major indices worldwide falling. Analysts warn...