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Oil prices fall as Trump’s Aug 1 trade tariff deadline looms
Oil prices declined on Thursday as US President Donald Trump’s Aug 1 tariff deadline loomed over investors, with uncertainty surrounding…
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Trump’s Tariff Plan Suddenly at Risk One Day Before Deadline
“We have agreed to extend, for a 90 Day period, the exact same Deal as we had for the last short period of time, namely, that Mexico will…
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Trump’s tariff on India to do little to upset iPhone manufacturing plans
US President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods will do little to slow the role of the country as a key hub for…
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Barclays profit up 23% as Trump tariff turmoil lifts trading
The bank also announced a share buyback of £1 billion and a half year dividend of 3 pence per share Barclays first-half profit rose by a…
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Gold edges down on stronger US dollar, easing tariff concerns
Gold prices edged lower in early trade on Tuesday (Jul 29), weighed down by easing concerns over a global tariff war and a stronger US…
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Gold hits near two-week low after US, EU agree to tariff deal
Gold prices fell on Monday (Jul 28) to their lowest in nearly two weeks, as a framework trade agreement between the United States and…
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ECB leaves interest rates unchanged amid tariff uncertainty
The European Central Bank left its main interest rate unchanged at 2 per cent as expected on Thursday (Jul 24), taking a break after a…
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US: Dow advances, S&P 500 logs new record with boost from tariff pacts
Wall Street stocks advanced on Wednesday with the Dow logging strong gains and the S&P 500 closing at a record for the third time in a row…
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Oil steadies as mixed US economic and tariff news offset new Russia sanctions
Crude oil futures were little changed on Friday on mixed US economic and tariff news and worries about oil supplies following the European…
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TSMC posts record quarterly profit on AI demand, but is cautious on tariff impact
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s main producer of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, posted record,…
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Fed’s Williams says tariff economic impact is only just starting
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Wednesday that monetary policy is in the right place to allow central…
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Gold nudges higher as focus turns to US tariff negotiations
Keeping gold gains in check, the US dollar and benchmark US 10-year Treasury yields held near multi-week highs Gold prices edged higher on…
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US: Wall Street opens mixed as investors digest fresh tariff threats
Street’s main indexes opened mixed on Monday (Jul 14) as investors digested President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats against the…
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US dollar steadies amid muted reaction to Trump’s 30% tariff threat to EU and Mexico
THE euro briefly hit a three-week low on Monday (Jul 14) before partially recovering, while the US dollar held steady in a muted reaction…
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US dollar has best week since February on tariff inflation risks
The US dollar turned in its best weekly performance in more than four months as US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats…
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Trump’s 50% copper import tariff said to cover refined metal
President Donald Trump’s promised 50 per cent copper tariffs are set to include all refined metal, indicating the president’s far-reaching…
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US: Stocks edge down from records amid tariff threats
Wall Street stocks retreated from records on Friday (Jul 11) as markets digested US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats while…
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US: Wall St opens lower amid Trump's fresh tariff salvo on Canada
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Jul 11) as President Donald Trump cranked up his tariff assault on Canada, deepening…
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Gold rises after Trump announces fresh tariffs on Canada, tariff threats to others
Gold rose on Friday (Jul 11) after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Canadian imports and issued broader tariff threats…
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Trump puts 35% tariff on Canada, eyes 15%-20% tariffs for others
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports from Canada next month and planned…
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Oil falls amid bearish Trump tariff outlook
Oil prices fell more than 2 per cent on Thursday, as investors weighed the potential impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on…
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Levi sees revenue growth offsetting most of tariff impact
Levi Strauss jumped in late trading after raising its revenue outlook, with the maker of 501 jeans expecting sales growth to outweigh the…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq edge to fresh records despite tariff fog
Wall Street stocks edged higher on Thursday, lifting major indices to records as traders shrugged off worries about US tariffs while…
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Trump Imposes Pointlessly Disastrous Tariff on Copper
U.S. permanent resident and reggaeton artist Leamsy Izquierdo has revealed that conditions in “Alligator Alcartraz,” where he is detained,…