The dollar rose on Monday as currency traders shrugged off the latest threat of steep tariifs on China from US President Donald Trump and instead focused on the path for a possible trade deal between the world’s two largest economies. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index gained some 0.2% as of 10:15 a.m. in New York….
The dollar has started an event-loaded week with declines. Bloomberg’s gauge of the greenback fell 0.2% on Monday, dropping for a second day. A US government shutdown is looming, with both political sides digging in on their stances. Several pieces of key US economic data are also due this week, culminating with the monthly jobs…
Stocks climbed to a record as an in-line US inflation reading eased price concerns and bolstered bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in September. The MSCI All Country World Index rose 0.2% to an all-time high, tracking Wall Street’s surge to fresh peaks, as money markets nearly priced in a full 25 basis point…
Asian equity-index futures struggled for direction Thursday after the dollar weakened and US stocks rose in volatile trading after President Donald Trump played down the prospect he may soon fire Jerome Powell. Trump said he is “not planning on doing anything” to remove Powell, after a White House official said the president was likely to…
Good morning. Stock futures waver as Donald Trump hints at diplomacy with Iran. SoftBank’s founder eyes a $1 trillion AI hub in Arizona—and wants TSMC to chip in. And Lima now boasts the world’s top restaurant. Listen to the day’s top stories. Investors settled into wait-and-see mode on signs Donald Trump may give diplomacy a…