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Futures Rally, Tech Jumps on Tariff Reprieve for Some Electronics
Wall Street futures rose Monday after the White House exempted smartphones and computers from reciprocal tariffs on China, offering temporary relief to key U.S. tech imports from new levies.
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Dollar Slides as Confidence Shaken in US Asset Safety
The dollar continued to slide against major currencies Friday as the back-and-forth over import tariffs shook investor confidence in the safety of the greenback, sending it to its lowest level in a decade against the Swiss franc and a three-year low versus the euro.
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After Wild Swings, S&P 500 Notches Best Week Since '23
Wall Street posted solid gains Friday as big banks kicked off first-quarter earnings season and investors closed the book on a turbulent week of wild swings driven by the chaos of U.S. President Donald Trump's hydra-headed trade war.All three major U.S. indexes ended the...
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Broadening Asset Volatility Intensifies Worries for Stocks
Wild swings in global markets are poised to keep U.S. stock investors on edge in the coming week, as a weakening dollar and a selloff in Treasuries compound extreme equity volatility that erupted after President Donald Trump launched his sweeping tariffs.
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Freak Selloff of Safe-Haven US Bonds Raises Rattles Wall Street
The upheaval in stocks has been grabbing all the headlines, but there is a bigger problem looming in another corner of the financial markets that rarely gets headlines: Investors are dumping U.S. government bonds.
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Brokerages Slash S&P 500 Annual Targets
Analysts expect U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs to weaken global economic growth, fuel volatility in global markets and raise inflationary pressures.
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Gold Surges Past $3,200 in Record Rally
Safe-haven gold surpassed the key $3,200 mark for the first time Friday, spurred by a weaker dollar and economic concerns due to an intensifying trade war.
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Investors in High Anxiety Mode After Painful Week
Trillions of dollars in market prices alternately have been wiped off and added back to portfolios, leading to high anxiety among investors and a move by some to dial down risky positions as they wait to see how the Trump administration's policy on tariffs shakes out.
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Stocks Crushed as Investors Flee on Tariff Risks
Wall Street stocks tumbled Thursday on mounting worries over the economic impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's multi-front tariff war.
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Janus Henderson: Cut Stock Exposure as Recession Looms
Janus Henderson, which manages $379 billion in assets, is advising investors to cut stock holdings and buy more investment-grade sovereign bonds as tariffs threaten to slow global growth, a fund manager said.
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Wall Street Whiplash Brings Fear, Relief & Caution
Wall Street traders and investors have been sent to the brink over the past week by President Donald Trump's tariff policy, scrambling to figure out strategies and calming clients as trillions were wiped off stock market values.A massive relief rally, however, comes with a...
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Gold Shines as US-China Trade War Heats up
Gold prices rose more than 1% Thursday, extending previous session's sharp rise, as a drop in the dollar and an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China drove investors towards the safe-haven allure of the precious metal.
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Magnificent Seven Rides Again, Adds $1.5T in Value
The "Magnificent Seven" stocks amassed more than $1.5 trillion in market value on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump paused his sweeping tariffs for 90 days, easing pressure on tech giants that had tumbled in recent sessions.
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Inflation Seen Mild in March Before Tariffs Tsunami
U.S. consumer prices likely increased marginally in March, but inflation risks are tilted to the upside after President Donald Trump doubled down on tariffs on imported Chinese goods even as he lowered duties on other nations.
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Global Shares Jump, Nikkei Gains 9% After Historic US Rally
World markets soared Thursday, with Japan's benchmark jumping more than 9%, as investors welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to put his sharp tariff hikes on hold for 90 days, though he excluded China from the reprieve.
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Historic Bump: Nasdaq Skyrockets 12%, S&P 500 Soars 9.5%
Stocks surged to one of their biggest gains since World War II after President Donald Trump paused his tariffs against most other nations, as investors had desperately hoped he would.
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$8 Trillion Lost in 48 Hours - Was it Ever Even Real in the First Place?
If $8 trillion can vanish within 48 hours, was it ever real wealth or just an illusion?
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Gold Nears $3,100 for Best Day Since October 2023
Gold climbed more than 2% Wednesday and was poised for its best day since October 2023, supported by safe-haven inflows amid escalating U.S.-China trade tensions as U.S. President Donald Trump further increased tariffs on China.
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Magnificent Seven to Add More Than $1T in Value
The "Magnificent Seven" stocks were poised to gain more than $1 trillion in market value Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump approved a 90-day tariff pause, easing pressure on tech giants that had tumbled in recent sessions.
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Traders See 3 Fed Rate Cuts in 2025, Starting in June
Traders Wednesday sharply trimmed their bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was further increasing tariffs on China but pausing for 90 days the big tariff increases he had announced last week for most other countries.
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Tariffs, Gold & Your Future
Gold is more than a commodity, it's a signal. As the global economy reels from another round of sweeping tariffs, precious metals are sending a clear message: investors are nervous, and they're moving to protect themselves.
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Trump Pauses Tariffs on Nations That Did Not Retaliate, Ups Chinese Tariffs to 125 Percent
President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised tariffs on China to 125%, hours after China boosted taxes on American imports to 84% and vowed to "fight to the end" in an escalating battle that threatens to disrupt trade between the world's two largest economies.
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US Corporate Bond Market Shuts Again on Tariff Volatility
The U.S. corporate bond market has shut again after opening for just one bond offering on Tuesday, as spreads in the week after President Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs have widened the most since 2023's regional banking crisis.
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Fed Fund Futures See 60% Chance of May Rate Cut
Traders of futures contracts tied to the Federal Reserve's policy interest rate Wednesday saw about a 60% chance that the U.S. central bank will cut start cutting interest rates next month, as China announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, ratcheting up the trade war.
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Bond Selloff: Flashbacks of COVID's 'Dash-for-Cash'
A violent U.S. Treasury selloff, evoking the COVID-era "dash for cash," has reignited fears of fragility in the world's biggest bond market.