Tariffs

Singapore bourse spared in regional rout sparked by US tariffs; STI down just 0.3%
Singapore bourse spared in regional rout sparked by US tariffs; STI down just 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Compared to their regional peers, Singapore shares ended Thursday (Apr 3) almost unscathed by the tsunami of tariffs the United States unleased on its trading partners, as the...
European stocks slide at open after Trump tariffs
European stocks slide at open after Trump tariffs
[Brussels] European stock markets slumped at the start of trading on Thursday (Apr 3) after US President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs salvo aimed at countries worldwide.Frankfurt’s DAX index was...
US emerges as biggest loser in markets from Trump’s tariffs
US emerges as biggest loser in markets from Trump’s tariffs
US equity index futures tumble more than 4% after President Trump announces a sweeping series of tariffs[NEW YORK] Donald Trump’s shake-up of the global trading system is hurting US...
Safe-haven gold hits record peak as Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Safe-haven gold hits record peak as Trump announces sweeping tariffs
[BENGALURU] Gold hit a record high on Thursday (Apr 3), as nervous investors rushed towards safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump announced more aggressive-than-anticipated tariffs against major trading...
Apple production hubs hit by tariffs, sending shares plummeting
Apple production hubs hit by tariffs, sending shares plummeting
[LOS ANGELES] Apple is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, even after a years-long effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade...
Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs
Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs
[NEW YORK] Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a US dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday (Apr 2) as US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs...
US: Wall St tumbles at open as Trump tariffs loom
US: Wall St tumbles at open as Trump tariffs loom
[NEW YORK] US stock indexes opened sharply lower on Wednesday (Apr 2) as investors awaited details of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs to assess their impact on the global...
Singapore shares slide ahead of Trump’s tariffs; STI down 0.4%
Singapore shares slide ahead of Trump’s tariffs; STI down 0.4%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 2), ahead of the United States unveiling tariffs against its trade partners.The blue-chip gauge, the Straits Times Index, was 0.4 per cent...
Trump tariffs push gold even higher; fear yet fully materialised, say market watchers
Trump tariffs push gold even higher; fear yet fully materialised, say market watchers
[SINGAPORE] Although markets were already expecting US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, investors were still shocked by the sheer size and the methodology used to justify it, rushing to...
Trump tariffs push gold even higher; fear yet fully materialised, say market watchers
Trump tariffs push gold even higher; fears yet fully materialised, say market watchers
[SINGAPORE] Despite earlier expectations of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, investors were caught off guard by the scale and rationale of his latest move, sparking a rush to...