War
StanChart Q1 profit beats estimates as lender weighs impact of Trump’s tariff war
[LONDON] Standard Chartered reported first-quarter profit that beat estimates as it weighs the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Adjusted pretax profit for the quarter through March hit...
Asia: Markets struggle as trade war hits China factory activity
[HONG KONG] Stocks started limply on Wednesday as investors struggled to match Wall Street’s rally, with data showing Chinese factory activity contracted this month at its fastest pace for nearly...
Oil prices fall 2% to two-week low as trade war concerns dampen demand outlook
[NEW YORK] Oil prices fell about 2 per cent to a two-week low on Tuesday as investors braced for Opec+ to boost output and worried US President Donald Trump’s tariffs would...
Trade war may lower growth and inflation in eurozone, ECB’s Cipollone says
Published Tue, Apr 29, 2025 · 05:06 PMA GLOBAL trade war could lower both economic growth and inflation in the eurozone, and it could have an “unambiguously recessionary effect”...
Some Chinese exporters hasten US dollar conversion amid trade war
[NEW YORK] Some Chinese exporters are speeding up the conversion of their US dollar income into yuan on bets the worst of the tariff-led loss in the local currency...
Some Chinese exporters hasten US dollar conversion amid trade war
[NEW YORK] Some Chinese exporters are speeding up the conversion of their US dollar income into yuan on bets the worst of the tariff-led loss in the local currency...
Gold falls on easing trade war concerns; US data awaited
Published Tue, Apr 29, 2025 · 10:47 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices fell on Tuesday (Apr 29) as easing trade tensions between the US and its trading partners dented the metal’s...
Putin Announces Three-Day Temporary Ceasefire in Ukraine to Celebrate 80th Anniversary of End of World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a three-day cease-fire in Ukraine from May 8 to May 10 to commemorate World War II Victory Day, as President Donald Trump's...
