The morning after US President Trump’s announcement of European and worldwide trade tariffs, which included a 10% levy for imported goods from the UK, shoppers spend on Oxford Street beneath union jack flags in London’s West End, on 3rd April 2025, in London, England. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — The…
Visitors look at the city skyline from a park in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2021. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images) Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images Emerging markets have found themselves between a rock and a hard place amid an escalating trade war, seemingly forced…
Major U.S. tech names reported their first-quarter results Thursday, offering markets something more to chew on besides all the tariff-related news. U.S. stock indexes rallied: the Dow regained the 40,000 level and the S&P500 and Nasdaq posted gains of over 2%. While tech appears to be at the forefront of investors’ mind for now, tariffs…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., warned Thursday that U.S. markets will “crash” if Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell can be fired by President Donald Trump. The comment from Warren, a frequent Powell critic, on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” came hours after Trump griped that the Fed chair’s “termination cannot come fast enough!” A senior White…
The sharp fall in stock markets across the world shows no sign of letting up after the US imposition of sweeping and swingeing tariffs and many are asking does this qualify as a stock market “crash” and what that could mean for them? The word crash has been used sparingly over the decades and is…
Asian stock markets have plummeted as the shockwaves from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to reverberate around the world. Major indexes from Shanghai to Tokyo and Sydney to Hong Kong plunged on Monday. “It’s a bloodbath,” one analyst told the BBC. As a region that manufactures so many of the goods sold globally, Asian…
Uncertainty surrounding upcoming U.S. tariffs has weighed on global markets over the last month — but President Donald Trump’s highly-anticipated Wednesday announcement may not end the turmoil, analysts say. Trump is expected to flesh out many unknowns in an address on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET (9 p.m. BST), including exactly which countries and sectors…
An American flag flutters outside a Honda automobile dealership in Irvine, California, U.S., March 27, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters When U.S. President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in November last year, markets were in a relatively buoyant mood. Talk of deregulation and tax cuts drove consumer sentiment, while easing inflation led investors…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have so far taken the shape of country-specific, sweepingly reciprocal, targeted at sectors and applicable only to countries with a certain trade relationship with another. He has…
Short-term rentals in Hakuba, Japan on average, bring in over $60,000 annually, according to new data by AirDNA. Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Starting a short-term rental business can be very lucrative if done correctly. One of the biggest initial hurdles is picking the right market to purchase a property, which can play…
