Stocks mostly rise, precious metals slip in quiet Asian trade
Asian equities mostly rose on Monday (Dec 29) in quiet post-Christmas trading as investors look ahead to the release of minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this month,…
Tag
trade
Vietnam Joins World's Top 25 Trading Economies as Trade Tops US$900 Billion
Vietnam's total trade turnover has exceeded US$900 billion for the first time, marking a major milestone in the country's economic integration with global markets, according to the General…
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
In 2026, the leaders of America’s (former) trading partners are going to have to grapple with the political consequences of tit-for-tat tariffs. A tariff is a tax paid by consumers, and if…
Trump launched global tariff wars in 2025. Here's a recap of his trade actions this year
It's been a roller coaster of a year for U.S. trade policy. Source link
Asia markets edge up amid thinned holiday trade
Asian markets edged slightly higher on Friday (Dec 26) amid holiday-thinned trade, though some exchanges remained closed for the Boxing Day holiday. Gold continued to hover around its…
Trade groups get behind House-passed legislation to streamline the federal permitting system
Trade groups representing manufacturing, energy and builders are prodding the Senate to support a House-passed bipartisan bill that would loosen the red tape tying up construction…
Singapore market reforms may lift sentiment in 2026 despite geopolitical, trade uncertainty
Investors should focus on companies with credible and clearly stated plans to drive shareholder value Back in early June, I mentioned feeling a tinge of seller’s remorse after liquidating…
Bilateral Trade Between Vietnam and Singapore Hits New Peak of S$36B in 11 Months
Trade between Vietnam and Singapore hit a record high in the first 11 months of the year, reaching S$36 billion (US$27.8 billion) and marking a 25.7% increase from the same period last…
Thai central bank proposes controls on gold trade, ready to cut rates further
The Thai central bank is calling on the finance ministry to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value of the baht, its governor Vital Ratanakorn said on…
Why the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Matters for Luxury
MILAN — Luxury industry concerns hit a peak this year after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his trade policy that involved a 15 percent tariff on all exports. Since then, leaders…
IMF wades into debate over yuan, warns on risk of trade tensions
It’s lending its voice to a debate over distortions caused by a weaker exchange rate The International Monetary Fund linked China’s booming exports and growing trade imbalances in part to…
Canada's top envoy to the U.S. will resign before review of free trade agreement
Canada's ambassador to the U.S. for the last six years said Tuesday she's resigning next year as the two major trading partners plan to review the free trade agreement. Source link
Trump Kicks Off Brand New Trade War With One of Our Biggest Partners
“While I was focused on delivering real results, judges in my state took advantage of a flawed blue slip tradition and became weapons for the politicized left.... They joined New Jersey…
Trump proposes $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by his trade war
President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by…
China’s trade surplus tops $1 trillion for the first time—even with Trump’s tariffs
China’s exports rebounded in November after an unexpected contraction the previous month, pushing its trade surplus past $1 trillion for the first time, according to data released Monday.…
Big shift in AI stock trade drives hunt for new stars in Asia
Rather than completely abandon the AI trade, investors are moving to other stocks The hunt is on for new Asian equity winners from the artificial intelligence (AI) trade, as a…
Ship rates spiking 467% marks upended trade across commodities
Freight rates have eased slightly from a peak at the end of November, but elevated costs are reverberating across the shipping market Rates to ship commodities from energy to bulk ores…
Despite a trade war, the world economy is forecast to grow 3.2% this year, OECD says
The world economy has proven surprisingly durable in the face of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday, upgrading its…
Taiwan charges Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit in TSMC trade secrets case
Taiwan prosecutors said on Tuesday (Dec 2) they had charged Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit with violating the National Security Act and the Trade Secrets Act after a former employee was…
The Rare Earth Metal Driving Tensions Between the US and China
The alarm hasn't yet reached the general public, but tension is beginning to build in the corridors of the aerospace industry, in microchip laboratories, and in government offices. For…
Wall St opens higher, futures resume trade after outage
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Nov 28) with futures trading springing back to life from an hours-long CME Group outage that had temporarily frozen currencies,…
Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe
Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday (Nov 27) investigators had raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers after the company accused him of leaking trade…
TSMC sues former senior vice-president who joined Intel over trade secrets
The company says Lo had failed to disclose in his exit interview that he was planning to work for Intel Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) sued a former executive who left to…
Trump-Xi call covered trade, Taiwan, Ukraine, soybeans, fentanyl, and more
President Donald Trump said he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S.…