Tariff
Battered dollar steadies but investors brace for more tariff volatility
[SINGAPORE] The US dollar found some footing on Monday but was still near a three-year low after a bruising week that shook investor faith in the world’s reserve currency...
Gold dips as Trump eases trade tensions with tariff exemptions
[BENGALURU] Gold prices dropped on Monday (Apr 14) as US President Donald Trump eased trade tensions by granting tariff exemptions on smartphones, computers and other electronics primarily imported from...
Non-China sea cargo shippers to U-turn on aborted bookings amid US tariff pause: analysts
[SINGAPORE] The dramatic turnaround in US President Donald Trump’s stance on his reciprocal tariffs – he paused steep individualised tariffs on dozens of trading partners for 90 days –...
Queasy investors are calling Trump’s tariff bluff, and it looks like he will eventually fold
[SINGAPORE] As US Treasury bond yields surged last week, forcing US President Donald Trump to pause the crippling “reciprocal” tariffs that had just come into effect, I wondered why...
Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump tariff concession
[LOS ANGELES / WASHINGTON] Apple has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic – for the moment, at least.Donald Trump’s 125 per cent tariffs on goods produced...
Europe: Shares down for third week after tariff whiplash
[BENGALURU] European stocks lost ground on Friday (Apr 11), with the Stoxx 600 down for a third week, after a surge in volatility in response to abrupt US tariff...
US: Wall Street opens lower as markets assess tariff risks
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Apr 11) as markets assessed the latest escalation in the trade war, with China increasing its tariffs on US...
Asia: Stocks, dollar sink as Trump tariff panic returns
[HONG KONG] Stocks and the dollar tumbled while gold hit a fresh record high as panic gripped markets again on Friday after Donald Trump admitted that his global tariff...
