Malaysia plans cargo rail link to Bangkok to boost trade
Malaysia is planning to start a direct rail cargo service between its capital Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand this year to boost bilateral and regional trade,…
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Trump rejects China's request for a tariff pause as a prerequisite for trade talks
President Trump says he will not drop the new tariffs he imposed on China to jump-start trade negotiations. Source link
How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war
It felt much longer, but the U.S. stock market needed just a few weeks to roar all the way back to where it was on President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day." That's when he shocked Wall…
US: Wall Street stocks buoyed by strong economic data, possible US-China trade talks
Wall Street stocks advanced on Friday (May 2), notching the second straight week of gains, helped by strong economic data and potential easing of trade tensions between the US and China.…
U.S. and China Dig In on Trade War, With No Plans for Formal Talks
As trade tensions flared between the world’s largest economies, communication between the United States and China has been so shaky that the two superpowers cannot even agree on whether…
HSBC warns trade turmoil poses serious risks to global growth
Shifting global trade relations have increased economic uncertainty with serious risks to growth, making it difficult for international banks to provide the medium term outlook…
Wall Street Gains Momentum with Support from Big Tech Earnings While Investors Watch Trade Developments
Wall Street opened with a surge of optimism on Thursday, as stocks soared and key U.S. indexes posted significant gains. This surge was primarily driven by robust earnings from large…
Saks Arrived on Amazon, the Trade War Is Still on Its Way
There’s Amazon’s new push into luxury with Saks and then there’s the e-commerce company’s push even higher — literally into space. Amazon’s quarterly updates to Wall Street contain a list…
Vietnam Used to Be a Safe Haven for Trade. Now It Might Not Be.
During President Trump’s first U.S.-China trade war in 2018, American companies flocked to Vietnam to sidestep escalating tariffs, and the country became increasingly critical to their…
Japan's Nikkei posts first monthly gain for the year on trade talk hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average gained on Wednesday (Apr 30) as investors awaited developments in US-Japan tariff talks, helping the benchmark to register its first monthly gain since…
Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll
President Trump’s tariffs are already taking a toll on China’s factories. Three weeks into a trade war that pushed import tariffs of Chinese-made goods to 145 percent, an official report…
Asia: Markets struggle as trade war hits China factory activity
Stocks started limply on Wednesday as investors struggled to match Wall Street’s rally, with data showing Chinese factory activity contracted this month at its fastest pace for nearly two…
Samsung Electronics drops Q2 outlook due to trade uncertainties
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday dropped its business outlook for the current quarter and warned US tariff policies could cut demand for its key products such as smartphones. The…
Oil prices fall 2% to two-week low as trade war concerns dampen demand outlook
Oil prices fell about 2 per cent to a two-week low on Tuesday as investors braced for Opec+ to boost output and worried US President Donald Trump’s tariffs would hit the global economy and…
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as investors eye trade developments, earnings
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell at the open on Tuesday (Apr 29), while the Dow was flat as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and the latest developments in the…
Trade war may lower growth and inflation in eurozone, ECB’s Cipollone says
A GLOBAL trade war could lower both economic growth and inflation in the eurozone, and it could have an “unambiguously recessionary effect” on the countries involved, ECB board…
Lufthansa confirms 2025 outlook, braces for possible trade fallout
German airline Lufthansa on Tuesday (Apr 29) confirmed its operating result forecast for 2025, offering what analysts deemed a more positive assessment than other airlines, but warned that…
Some Chinese exporters hasten US dollar conversion amid trade war
Some Chinese exporters are speeding up the conversion of their US dollar income into yuan on bets the worst of the tariff-led loss in the local currency may be over. In a Bloomberg survey…
How the U.S.-China trade war is forcing countries to pick sides
One went to the United States. The other went to China. It was a sign of the times. While the Swiss president was in Washington last week to lobby U.S. officials over President Donald…
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior, Flexes His Power Over Global Business
Since Howard Lutnick was tapped to serve as President Trump’s commerce secretary, executives from some of the world’s largest companies have been trying to win him over. Leaders of Nvidia,…
Gold falls on firmer dollar, US-China trade tension subside
Gold prices eased on Monday (Apr 28) as the thawing of trade tensions between the US and China provided some relief to investors, while a stronger US dollar further weighed on…
Europe: Shares hit three-week high as US-China trade tensions ease
European shares ended at a three-week high on Friday (Apr 25), notching up their second straight weekly gain as signs of a potential de-escalation in the US-China trade war encouraged…
Who Could Thrive in Fashion’s Trade War Challenges? Brand Management Companies
The business of buying and selling companies — making million- and billion-dollar bets on how much a fashion or retail business is worth — was one of the first casualties of President…
Stocks Post a Weekly Gain, Carried by Hope for Easing Trade Tensions
The stock market recorded a weekly gain, as investors latch on to any signs of easing trade tensions. The S&P 500, which was roughly flat in early trading on Friday before rising 0.7…