By Maiya Keidan and Doina Chiacu TORONTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Canada stands ready to resume trade talks with the United States that President Donald Trump halted over an anti-tariff advertisement issued by Ontario’s provincial government. Trump terminated the talks on Thursday over the video which used Republican icon, former…
After nearly a year waiting to meet US President Donald Trump, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sought to argue his country’s strategic value Monday – only for the “America first” leader to dominate the encounter by opining that Beijing had no plans to invade Taiwan and posed no real threat in the Indo-Pacific. “China doesn’t…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Oct. 20 1. Wall Street was poised to add to Friday’s rally on a continued easing of credit concerns and China trade tensions. In fact, the S & P 500 rose 1.7% last week. Earnings season ramps up this week, with five Club names reporting quarterly results, including…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Help wanted Last week’s salvo of job market data was weaker-than-expected across the board. While that raised some investors’ hopes for a forthcoming interest rate cut from…
US National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett warned that the president will not soften his stance if India refuses concessions, as US tariffs on Indian imports doubled to 50 per cent amid strained ties. “If the Indians don’t budge, I don’t think President Trump will,” said top Trump adviser Hassett on Wednesday, pointing at the…
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett prepares to give a live television interview at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said Wednesday that Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook should go on leave from the central…
A Palantir sign at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), you might want to look away. For the second day in a row, tech stocks…
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council (L), and Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve Reuters President Donald Trump’s fresh comments on potential candidates to replace Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve sparked a wave of speculation on prediction markets. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh,…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (center) at Lancaster House in London, U.K., on Monday, June 9, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China have met in London, and talks are expected to continue Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC’s Megan Casella. At the top…
Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking the traditional order.The S&P 500 sank 2.4% in another wipeout. That yanked the index that’s at the center of many 401(k) accounts 16% below its…