Tariff
Singapore’s STI drops 1.5%; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
[SINGAPORE] Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European shares on Thursday. As at 9.01 am,...
Singapore’s STI drops 2.6%; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
[SINGAPORE] Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European shares on Thursday. The Straits Times Index...
Europe: Shares slump as investors grapple with tariff fallout
EUROPEAN shares tumbled on Thursday, notching their biggest daily loss in eight months, on fears an escalating trade war would slam the brakes on economic growth in the wake of...
US: Stocks tank on tariff woes with S&P 500 suffering worst day since 2020
[NEW YORK] US stocks plunged on Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P 500 recording its biggest one-day decline since 2020.At...
UBS Wealth, Templeton see Chinese stocks braving tariff blow
[HONG KONG] Some of the world’s biggest money managers say Chinese stocks have the means to weather the tariff blitz unleashed by US President Donald Trump on the economy.Fund...
Companies face new reality of Trump tariff chaos
[FRANKFURT/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK] Now that the US has instituted broad tariffs worldwide, businesses will be forced to adjust – but the options to cope with the greater-than-expected levies are limited...
Tariff loophole that helped Temu, Shein will close May 2
[SEATTLE] De minimis tariff exemptions, which currently allow packages worth as much as US$800 from China and Hong Kong to enter the US duty-free, will end on May 2,...
Europe: Stocks drop ahead of Trump’s tariff announcement
[BENGALURU] European shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 2), weighed by losses in healthcare stocks, as investors awaited tariff plans from US President Donald Trump that some fear could slow...
