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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after Trump rules out tariff deadline extension
Copper falls on Trump’s impending 50% tariffs Copper wires at a recycling facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Niki Chan Wylie | Bloomberg | Getty Images Copper prices slipped on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on exports of the metal to the U.S. The three-month […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as investors assess Trump’s higher tariffs
Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower after U.S. President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on 14 trading partners, including Japan and South Korea. Goods exported to the U.S. from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Tunisia are now set to face 25% tariffs starting Aug. 1, according to the […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly set to open higher after Wall Street gains on strong jobs report
The skyline of Yokohama with the Landmark Tower, Queen’s Square and the ferries wheel with the Aka-Rengo Soko warehouse on a beautiful day. Juergen Sack | E+ | Getty Images Most Asia-Pacific markets are set to climb on Friday, trailing gains on Wall Street after a better-than-expected jobs report eased investors’ concerns of a slowdown in […]
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Asia-Pacific markets poised for cautious open as investors assess gains on Wall Street and Trump’s tariff plans
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to have a cautious open Tuesday, with investors assessing the record gains on Wall Street and the global impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as his 90-day tariff reprieve is set to expire next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors parse a slew of data releases
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday as investors parsed a slew of data points, including South Korea and Japan’s industrial output figures for May and China’s purchasing managers’ […]
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Why oil prices swung so wildly during the Iran-Israel conflict and where the market goes from here
The oil market is assuming a bearish tilt after the Iran-Israel conflict ended in a ceasefire this week, with President Donald Trump hinting he could loosen sanctions against the Islamic Republic’s crude exports. The 12-day conflict drove oil prices sharply higher and then lower as traders gauged the odds of a major supply disruption. U.S. […]
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Stock market reclaims February record peak. How the fundamentals and technicals look now vs. then
Just as they say you never step into the same river twice, the view from a given summit is never quite the same upon a second visit. The S & P 500 has fully scaled its way to its first record high in more than four months on Friday, recovering what was at the intraday […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains after White House downplays tariff deadline
Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt downplayed the impending start of the tariff deals, which have weighed on investor sentiment. July 8 is when the so-called liberation day tariffs are set to take effect after […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A truce is to be celebrated — but it doesn’t promise peace
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One en route to the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding. In yesterday’s newsletter, we talked about how a blitzkrieg of missile-led diplomacy seemed to help de-escalate tensions. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors bet the fragile ceasefire would hold
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the Israel-Iran conflict, aboard Air Force One on June 24, 2025, while traveling to attend the NATO’s Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague in the Netherlands. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding. In […]
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