U.S. futures slump, EU retaliation, Apple’s woes - what’s moving markets
The European Union is considering imposing its first wave of retaliatory tariffs on around $28 billion worth of U.S. goods, as the union’s member states are currently facing 25% import duties on key ...
Take Five: This is going to hurt
"Factory Asia" has taken a particularly large hit from Trump’s new tariffs. Six of the nine Southeast Asian countries on Trump’s list face tariffs between 32% and 49%. Sri Lanka, which is clawing back ...
Hedge funds capitulate, investors brace for margin calls in market rout
Hedge funds typically use margin accounts in which they borrow cash from prime brokers to trade markets. When the value of ...
Goldman Sachs turns defensive on European stocks as tariff risks mount
Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs has adopted a more defensive outlook on European equities after a fresh round of U.S. tariffs announced by President Trump came in roughly three percentage points higher ...
At what point is U.S. recession inevitable? Wall Street strategist answers
With market pricing already reflecting a sharp increase in recession odds—49% implied by the S&P 500, up from 27% prior to the latest escalation—the strategists suggest that fear is well-embedded, and ...
China holds military drills at newly expanded Cambodian naval base
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and a delegation of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) attended the inauguration ceremony on Saturday of the expanded base, which now includes a new pier that ...
Tariff turmoil puts a freeze on global M&A dealmaking
The additional U.S. tariffs, which range from 10% to 50%, announced on Wednesday sparked fears of a recession and spiraling trade war, reinforced by China’s announcement on Friday of its own new ...
Wedbush slashes Apple price target amid a potentially ‘devastating’ tariff effect
The brokerage estimates that 90% of iPhones are produced and assembled in China. With current tariffs at 54% for China and 32 ...
German industrial production sees decline, tariffs expected to further impact
Investing.com -- German industrial production experienced a significant decline in February, dropping by 1.3% month-on-month, a figure worse than the expected 1.0% decrease, according to data released ...
Opinion
Gold Miners May Outperform Equities in a Deflationary Twist
Technically, on the shorter-term picture (daily chart), the gold mining play had become moderately overbought, and in pre-market on Friday, it is set to pull back, as the broad stock market continues ...
Asian suppliers to Apple, Nvidia decline amid US tariff concerns
Investing.com-- Shares of major Asian suppliers to Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) fell ...
Eurozone growth at risk from Trump tariffs, says Bank of Greece governor
Investing.com -- Tariff actions taken by U.S. President Donald Trump could reduce economic growth in the euro area by as much ...