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German exports rise by 1.1% m/m in March

German exports rose by 1.1% in March compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed on Thursday. The result compared with a forecast 1.0% increase in a...

China's capital markets under pressure from U.S. tariffs, regulator says

BEIJING -The head of China's securities regulator said on Wednesday that U.S. tariff policy has brought great pressure to China's capital markets and will forcefully promote long-term capital into...

Wistron Corp to invest additional $455 million in new U.S. unit

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer and AI server maker Wistron Corp said on Tuesday its board has approved an additional investment of $455 million in its new U.S. subsidiary. The new...

Trading Day: Resilience trumps uncertainty

TRADING DAY Choppier waters ahead? One of the biggest surprises in a week overflowing with them - from top-tier economic indicators, to company earnings and policy...

Investors sell U.S. shares in past week flock to Japan, Europe, BofA note shows

Investors sold U.S. stocks in the week ending Wednesday and bought Japanese and European shares, BofA Global Research said on Friday. U.S. equities saw an $8.9 billion outflow in the...

Trading Day: Tech tonic!

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  From 'Lag 7' back to 'Mag 7'? The clouds of...

Citadel's flagship fund Wellington up 1.3% in April, source says

NEW YORK -Citadel's flagship fund Wellington was up 1.3% in April, as it navigated a tumultuous month, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Other Citadel funds also...

US stocks end higher on tech boost, yen slides on BOJ gloom

Wall Street stocks rallied and gold prices slid on Thursday as solid earnings from big tech bolstered investor risk appetite. All three major U.S. stock indexes began the month with...

China's April resale home prices fall as more properties put up for sale, report says

BEIJING -The average price of resale homes across 100 Chinese cities fell by 0.7% month-on-month in April, a report by a Chinese real estate research institute said, as more residential properties...

Trading Day: Do you want to make a deal?

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  The 100-day war Unlike the day before,...

China holds off on new stimulus, shows composure in US trade war

BEIJING -China has advanced this year's stimulus plans but is holding off on fresh measures as it tries to maintain composure, betting on Washington blinking first in a protracted trade war. ...

Rates: what are swap spreads?

Despite attempts to defuse the various current crises over reciprocal tariffs on the one hand and the potential dismissal of the Fed chairman on the other, the bond markets are not so easily appeased....

The toll from Trump's tariffs

Morning Bid U.S.  A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The furious April for U.S. markets has calmed down a bit as the month draws to a close...

EU will 'leave no stone unturned' to reduce trade-related uncertainty, Ireland's Donohue says

WASHINGTON -The European Union will do all it can to engage with the U.S. on trade and reduce the massive uncertainty that is weighing down the global economy, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe...

Tariff-hit China exporters reluctant to heed government calls to sell locally

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -Eno Qian, who runs a clothing factory in eastern China, says she makes a 20 yuan profit for every item she sells abroad and only a tenth of that on domestic sales, making a shift...

Trump says 25% tariff on cars made in Canada could go up

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a 25 percent tariff imposed on cars imported from Canada to the United States could go up. When I put tariffs on Canada - they're paying 25...

Global roundtable sees rising debt risks for low-income countries as uncertainty mounts

WASHINGTON -More work is needed to improve the sovereign debt restructuring process and help countries facing mounting debt service challenges, the chairs of a global debt roundtable said on...

US, China tariffs both need to fall for trade talks to start, Bessent says

WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and China will have to come down before trade negotiations can...

US Treasury's Bessent urges IMF, World Bank to refocus on core missions

WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called on the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to refocus on their core missions of macroeconomic stability and development,...