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Dow Opens Sharply Lower, Bonds Rally After China Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs
China lashed back at President Trump’s tariffs, applying 34% levies on all imported goods from the U.S. Beijing said the levies would come into effect next Thursday, the day after a big part of Trump’...
FinTech IPO Index Plunges 11.7% Amid Broad-Based Market Rout
There was nowhere to run this week for investors seeking to escape a market rout that came on like a tidal wave, crashing down Thursday. Tariffs, of course, dominated, and once they were real, as of W...
European shares plummet after China slaps retaliatory tariffs on U.S.; Defense stocks fall as NATO chief touts regional security splurge
European stock markets continued to tumble on Friday, with investors still reeling from the scale of U.S. tariffs announced this week. The regional Stoxx 600 index was down 4.4% at 1:04 p.m. in London...
HEDGE FLOW Hedge funds rush to cut Asia exposure ahead of US tariff announcement
Hedge funds dumped stocks and lowered leveraged positions in Asian markets last week, data from Morgan Stanley shows, pointing to their defensive stance before U.S. President Donald Trump's announceme...
Stablecoin operator Circle files for IPO as revenues jump to $1.7bn
Circle Internet, the US group behind the world’s second-largest stablecoin, has filed to list in New York, the first major cryptocurrency company to try for an initial public offering since President ...
Australia central bank highlights global risks as it keeps rates steady at 4.1%
Inflation has stayed within the bank’s target range since August 2024, and prompted the RBA to cut rates in February. The central bank said it was “cautious” about its outlook, pointing out that recen...
US stocks tumble as consumer gloom raises stagflation fears
Americans express rising alarm over economy and job prospects as Trump’s tariffs weigh on outlook. Wall Street stocks dropped on Friday as signs of strain among American consumers added to worries the...
Trump’s Treasury is running out of money fast. Why the ‘x date’ matters for markets.
The Trump administration has exhausted its legal authority to issue new incremental debt to pay the U.S. government’s obligations — for everything from Social Security checks to military operations. I...
Is KKR’s bad bet on cycling the start of Europe’s private equity reckoning?
As lockdowns gripped Europe in late 2020, KKR was battling to plant its flag in one of the pandemic’s winning industries. The private equity pioneer lost out that year in its bid for German road bike ...
US recession would be a big catalyst for Bitcoin: BlackRock
Bitcoin would be a big winner from a potential US recession as it’s built to thrive in a high fiscal spending, low interest rate environment, says a BlackRock executive. BlackRock’s head of digital as...