– TRADING DAY -Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Alden Bentley, Editor in Charge, Americas Finance and Markets Jamie is enjoying some well-deserved time off, but the Reuters markets team will still keep you up to date on what markets were focused on today and why they took a breather. I’d love…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he ‘won’t easily compromise’ in talks with the White House (Tomohiro Ohsumi) Most stocks rose Tuesday as traders cautiously welcomed Donald Trump’s extension of his tariff deadline and indication he could push it back further, though uncertainty over US trade policy capped gains. Days before the three-month pause on…
President Trump on Wednesday said he had reached a trade deal with Vietnam, one week ahead of a July 9 deadline for tariffs to snap back to higher levels for US partners. Trump said Vietnam’s goods imported to the US would face a 20% tariff, lower than the 46% tariff he had levied as part…
Buying stocks when the market is selling off is always a daunting prospect. On one hand, if you time it right and shares rally, you’ve bought at an attractive price. On the other hand, the market could just… keep falling. Luckily for brave dip-buyers in 2025, the former has been true. Despite stomach-churning volatility at…
To investors worried about the direction of volatile markets over the next few weeks, fear not. I have some good news for you. The impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff tantrum is abating. The markets are back to normal – at least for now. But to understand why markets have somewhat recovered, albeit temporarily,…
A collapse in volatility suggests that the painful stock market sell-off is over and that a fresh rally could be brewing. That’s according to Jason Goepfert, senior research analyst at SentimenTrader, who told BI on Wednesday that the sharp decline in the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, flashed a “bear killer” signal. The bullish signal…
The insults and assaults may be global but, increasingly, Donald Trump’s war against everyone is being whittled down to a fight for dominance between America and its main rival, China. It is a war neither side can win. It’s more a question as to the amount of pain either country can endure and which will…
US stock futures fell early Monday as investors prepared for another week of developments on President Trump’s fast-moving tariff policies and for the kickoff of Big Tech earnings reports. Futures tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) were down 0.8%, while those on the tech-heavy Nasdaq (NQ=F) fell 0.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) also…
As the stock market began to slide in the wake of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, Sen. Bernie Moreno offered a suggestion: Buy the dip. “I would go out and buy stocks today,” the Ohio Republican told reporters the day after Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff and a host of steeper “reciprocal”…
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…