Economy

LVMH CEO Arnault blames Brussels for tariff stalemate
April 17, 2025 10:45 PM AEST| By InvestingThis article first appeared in Investing.com

Surprise! China and Japan actually raised their US treasury holdings in February
April 17, 2025 08:35 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- Recent speculation that China and Japan were dumping U.S. Treasuries took a hit on Wednesday after a report from the U.S Treasury Department showed that foreign holdings of Treasuries

Fitch cuts global growth outlook as trade war escalates
April 17, 2025 04:03 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- Fitch Ratings has sharply downgraded its global growth forecast for 2025 amid mounting trade tensions. The agency cut its world growth estimate by 0.4 percentage points, trimming U.S.

Bank of Canada holds rates steady amid US trade policy uncertainty
April 17, 2025 12:35 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada (BoC) announced its decision to maintain the policy interest rate at 2.75%, aligning with consensus expectations. This decision comes after a series o

245% China tariff causes market confusion
April 17, 2025 12:09 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- The markets were hit with more tariff confusion on Wednesday after the White House posted a fact sheet overnight showing that China now faces a tariff of up to 245% on imports of cert

Futures slip, Nvidia falls on new U.S. chip restrictions - what's moving markets
April 16, 2025 07:39 PM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com - U.S. stock futures tick down on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump's tariff plans and updated U.S. rules on artificial intelligence chip exports to China in focus. Nvidia (NASDAQ:N

Futures slip, U.S. chip restrictions, earnings ahead - what's moving markets
April 16, 2025 07:31 PM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com - U.S. stock futures tick down on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump's tariff plans and updated U.S. rules on artificial intelligence chip exports to China in focus. Nvidia (NASDAQ:N

Honda rejects report of Canadian manufacturing exit
April 16, 2025 06:35 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- Honda (NYSE:HMC) Canada denied media reports Tuesday that it plans to shift auto production out of Ontario in response to trade developments. “No changes are being considered at thi

Trump eyes announcement on trade deals 'very soon;' China needs to make first move
April 16, 2025 05:29 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- The Trump administration is discussing deals more than 15 trading partners and could announced some agreement "very soon," U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.

Canada's March CPI report reveals slowed inflation
April 15, 2025 11:53 PM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Canada increased by 2.3% year over year in March 2025, a slight dip from the 2.6% rise in February, and lower than analyst expectations of 2.7%, as p

CIBC’s Tal warns Canada is repeating population forecasting mistakes
April 15, 2025 06:57 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- Canada is reportedly underestimating its future population growth due to flawed data assumptions, raising concerns about a repeat of past planning errors that fueled today’s housing

Canada's February wholesale trade sees modest rise
April 15, 2025 01:03 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- According to a report by Statistics Canada, the country's wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, other hydrocarbons, oilseed, and grain, saw a 0.3% increase, reachi

BofA sees Bank of Canada rate cut to 2.50% on April 16
April 14, 2025 11:03 PM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- BofA Securities has projected that the Bank of Canada (BoC) will lower its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.50% on April 16. This expectation comes amid signs that econom

UBS cuts Japan stock targets amid tariffs, sees recovery from 2026
April 12, 2025 04:19 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- UBS has lowered its equity targets for Japan, citing revised GDP forecasts driven by the impact of new U.S. tariff measures, and flagged a cautious near-term outlook with expectations

Inflation cools in March, but tariff-driven inflation storm coming: Morgan Stanley
April 11, 2025 06:33 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- U.S. inflation slowed more than expected last month data showed on Thursday, but it's too early to bet that the wheels on the deflation train are starting to turn once again, Morgan S

Trump raises tariffs on China to 125%, introduces 90-day pause for others
April 10, 2025 04:19 AM AEST| By Investing(Vlad Schepkov also contributed to this article)

Largest U.S. machine tool builder Haas Automation issues stark warning on tariffs
April 10, 2025 01:59 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- Privately held Haas Automation, which describes itself as the largest machine tool builder in the Western world, has warned that it is scaling back its production activities amid a sh

Is China dumping US treasuries?
April 09, 2025 08:35 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- There is speculation from several well-placed investors that China is dumping U.S. Treasuries, possibly in retaliation to the U.S. tariffs. The chatter comes just hours ahead of Trump

Tariff impact has been 'explosive' but necessary as China tariff looms
April 09, 2025 07:45 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that the tariff impact has been "somewhat explosive" but said they were generating money for the country "at a level we've never seen be

Congress unlikely to stop Trump's tariffs
April 09, 2025 01:03 AM AEST| By InvestingInvesting.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming reciprocal tariffs have wreaked havoc on global markets, leading some Trump supporters to denounce the measures publicly. To stop the bleeding,

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