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M&A and IPOs worth billions stalled in 24 hours by trade war
M&A and IPOs worth billions stalled in 24 hours by trade war
[NEW YORK] Billions of US dollars worth of acquisitions and initial public offerings (IPOs) are on hold as Donald Trump’s trade war upends the global economy, twisting the knife...
US: Stock market wipes out over US trillion on Trump’s tariff war
US: Stock market wipes out over US$5 trillion on Trump’s tariff war
[NEW YORK] US stocks tumbled on Friday (Apr 4), on pace for losses in six of the past seven weeks as strong labour data did little to mitigate anxiety...
China Retaliates with Massive 34% Tariff on US Goods Launching Major Trade War Response after Trump’s 34% Levy
China retaliated against President Donald Trump's broad "Liberation Day" tariffs on Friday by imposing its own 34 percent tariff on U.S. imports and introducing restrictions on some key rare...
Trade war boosts odds of Bank of England pushing ahead with May rate cut
Trade war boosts odds of Bank of England pushing ahead with May rate cut
THE threat of a global trade war is set to tip the balance at the Bank of England toward more interest-rate cuts, investors and economists say.The raft of tariffs...
Pete Hegseth: Pentagon Watchdog Launches Investigation into Defense Secretary’s Involvement in Signal War Plan Leak
The Pentagon's inspector general announced on Thursday that it has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in Signalgate. Hegseth shared detailed attack plans in a Signal...
Australia’s central bank holds rates as it frets over trade war risk
Australia’s central bank holds rates as it frets over trade war risk
[SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank on Tuesday (Apr 1) left its cash rate steady as widely expected but took a small step towards further easing in a policy meeting dominated...
Tensions Explode at White House as Trump and Zelensky Clash Over Ukraine War, Leading to Abrupt Meeting End
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met at the White House on Friday in what quickly escalated into a tense confrontation. The meeting, their first since...
Russian and US Officials Meet in Saudi Arabia for High-Stakes Peace Talks to End Ukraine War as Both Nations Draw 3 Major Goals
The United States and Russia agreed on Tuesday to begin efforts toward ending the war in Ukraine, the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, with both nations...
Gold inches up on trade war fears, inflation data on tap
Gold inches up on trade war fears, inflation data on tap
GOLD prices edged up on Thursday (Feb 13), as markets tracked developments in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, which could ignite a global trade war, while investors awaited...
Oil sinks 2% after Trump calls Putin, Zelensky to discuss end to war in Ukraine
Oil sinks 2% after Trump calls Putin, Zelensky to discuss end to war in Ukraine
OIL prices settled down more than 2 per cent on Wednesday (Feb 12) after US President Donald Trump took the first big step towards diplomacy over the war in...