NEW YORK (Reuters) – Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Alden Bentley, Americas Finance and Markets Breaking News Editor. Jamie is away so I’ll provide a round-up of today’s main market moves below. I’d love to hear from you, so please reach out to me with comments at alden.bentley@thomsonreuters.com. If you have…
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist America’s ’emerging market tendencies’ If there’s an upside for U.S. markets to President Donald Trump’s verbal tirade against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it’s not immediately obvious – Wall Street, the dollar and…
Asian markets traded mostly higher on Thursday, while US stock market ended sharply lower overnight amid concerns over economic growth. While Japanese and South Korean markets traded higher, Hong Kong markets are likely to open on a weak note. Investor sentiment dampened after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that US President Donald Trump’s…
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets The escalating U.S.-China trade war has expanded and moved beyond tariffs, now hitting everything from chips to planes and pharma. The tensions upended the week’s fragile market stability while hitting the dollar…
Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) isn’t backing downnot even when markets are rattled. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) just priced a 90 billion ($629 million) six-part yen bond deal, right as global markets wobble under the weight of rising tariffs and recession fears. Japanese firms are scrapping bond sales left and right. But Buffett? He’s issuing paper…
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Fears of a sharp downturn in the global economy have sent markets convulsing once more, with action focused on currencies and bonds as the escalating U.S.-China trade war has investors throwing out the usual playbook and fleeing dollar-based assets. Stock futures…
The White House wants to make one thing clear: The Trump administration is not backing down on implementing reciprocal tariffs April 9. In morning trading Monday, markets whipsawed after confusion emerged over whether or not President Trump was considering a 90-day pause on his tariff rollout. SNP – Free Realtime Quote • USD As of…
The premiums afforded once untouchable “Magnificent Seven” stocks continue to evaporate as Trump tariff concerns pound global markets. Price-to-earnings ratios — which measure how much an investor is willing to pay for the company’s future earnings — for the Magnificent Seven have plunged across the board, according to new data from Creative Planning chief markets…
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s bruising blast of tariffs last week has thrown emerging market central banks a fresh curve ball with many now forced to make the tough choice between supporting economic activity and keeping fragile currencies stable. Economies such as India and Indonesia had until now taken a cautious approach to interest…
A graduate of the renowned Harvard University with a doctorate in Law, Jim Cramer, the founder of TheStreet and CNBC host of the show “Mad Money”, warned global market investors about a potential bloodbath likely to happen after the stock markets reopen on Monday, April 7, reported multiple media outlets. Also Read | Can Indian…