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Higher import costs will drive up consumer prices, curbing demand for goods like electronics and apparel.
From Forbes
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and r...
From Chicago Tribune
China has denounced the policy as “economic bullying” and promised countermeasures.
From Houston Chronicle
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Global markets are reeling over President Donald Trump’s haphazard approach to tariffs and an escalating trade war with China. Stocks have been volatile, and an unsettling shift has emerged in the bond market.
While leveraged trades blowing up may have played a small role, traders’ search for a boogeyman ignores the obvious.
The stock market sold off rapidly over the past few weeks, leading many to label this a stock market crash brought on by President Donald Trump's tariff announcements. Stocks moved down sharply this week as reciprocal tariffs went into effect;
The 200DMA Signal suggests S&P 500 Index losses amidst U.S.-China tensions. Click for my look at technical triggers for the market and where it may be headed.
President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to reverse course on his sweeping tariff plan by announcing a three-month pause revealed his threshold for political pain: One week.
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Even more, the experts added, a prolonged hike in bond yields could in theory threaten the financial system if costly debt strains the balance sheets of large banks and other key firms. For now, bond yields remain far from causing such damage, they said, but the uncertainty has put some investors on edge.
A plunging stock market may make it painful to check your 401(k), but as investors found out this week it was when bonds started plunging (and yields, which move inversely to bond prices, starting spiking) that things got really bad.
Can you mix Prada with Versace, or is that a fashion faux pas? One iconic Italian fashion brand is buying another — the Prada Group announced this week that it’s buying the luxury design house Versace from fashion group Capri Holdings for about $1.4 billion.
After President Donald Trump reversed course on planned tariffs Wednesday, some lawmakers are calling for an investigation into possible "market manipulation," including Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.