US stocks follow European shares lower, gold jumps as trade tensions heat up

US stocks follow European shares lower, gold jumps as trade tensions heat up

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks turned sharply lower on Tuesday and Treasury yields dipped as revived trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and the prolonged U.S. government shutdown doused investor risk appetite. All three major U.S. stock indexes veered deep into negative territory in early trading, with megacap momentum stocks pulling…

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Stock Market News for Sep 18, 2025

Stock Market News for Sep 18, 2025

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday in a choppy trading session, with the Dow ending higher after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point as expected. However, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested that the rate cut doesn’t mean the beginning of a long monetary policy easing cycle. The Nasdaq finished…

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China Tech Is Back on the Menu

China Tech Is Back on the Menu

After spending much of the last year dodging China like a value trap, big-money managers are quietly changing their tune. HSBC’s latest survey of nearly 300 emerging-market fundscollectively managing $617 billionshows that allocations to mainland China are climbing again, now making up nearly 28% of portfolios. That’s a solid jump from 22.5% a year ago….

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Wild swings in Treasurys have investors worried something is about to 'blow up' in markets

Wild swings in Treasurys have investors worried something is about to ‘blow up’ in markets

The unusual surge in long-term Treasury yields has rattled investors in the aftermath of President Trump’s tariff-fueled “Liberation Day” — and the catalysts behind the turmoil could have a ripple effect across the entire financial ecosystem. As of Wednesday’s close, the 10-year yield (^TNX) jumped another 14 basis points to trade around 4.40%, even as…

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