10 h. ago Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Trump's latest tariffs

Asian shares are mostly falling, shaken by jitters over what President Donald Trump will announce about tariffs on his “Liberation Day” later in the global day

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32 h. ago Asian shares recover after Wall St gains, as markets waver under the threat of more tariffs

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks swayed higher

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51 h. ago World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nations, and Goldman Sachs say US recession more likelyWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsSwiss bank UBS has cut its forecast for the US stock market’s gains this year.Having previously forecast the S&P 500 shares index would end the year at 6,600 points (which would have been a 12% gain in 2025), UBS have now cut their end-year target to 6,400 points.“After considering the effects of tariffs and slower growth data so far in 2025, we now expect 6% earnings per share growth, and we have accordingly reduced our year-end target for the index to 6,400 (from 6,600).But this also means that there is still meaningful upside for broad US equities by year-end, in our view.”The Nikkei closed down 4%, while European indices are a sea of red. The sell off is broad based, with more than 550 of the Eurostoxx 600 stocks lower as investors take...

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6 d. ago US trading partners warn of retaliation to Trump’s 25% car tariffs

Automakers’ shares drop as Asian, European and North American countries rush to respond to US president’s latest measures

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6 d. ago Stock market today: Asian shares sag after Trump raises tariffs on auto imports

Shares have sagged in Asia after President Donald Trump announced he will raise tariffs on imported cars

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8 d. ago Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, Chinese markets decline, after rally on Wall St

Shares are mixed in Asia, with Chinese markets retreating, following a broad rally on Wall Street

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9 d. ago Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower after tech

Asian shares are mostly lower after gains in technology stocks snapped Wall Street’s four-week losing streak

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1 week ago London gains ground on New York as the world's top financial hub

While New York has held the top spot in think-tank's Z/Yen's Global Financial Centres Index since London 2018, data suggests London is gaining ground.

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1 week ago Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after advance on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly higher following an advance on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve said the economy still looks healthy enough to keep interest rates where they are

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2 w. ago Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street falls back ahead of Fed rate decision

Asian shares are mixed ahead of a decision on interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 gains as US markets slump ahead of interest rate decisions

The Bank of England and the Federal Reserve are expected to hold interest rates at their respective decisions later this week.

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2 w. ago Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, cheered by another Wall Street rally

Asian shares have advanced as investor sentiment was buoyed by another rally on Wall Street

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2 w. ago Asian shares advance after Wall St rallies to its best day in months, and China reports strong data

Shares have advanced in Asia after U.S. stocks rallied to their best day since November's election

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3 w. ago Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street briefly dips more than 10% below its record

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors weigh the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, after another day of losses on Wall Street

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3 w. ago European markets rise and euro gains against dollar amid ‘Trumpcession’ fears

US currency has lost all the gains it enjoyed since Trump won election as global shares are sold offBusiness live – latest updatesEuropean markets have risen and the euro gained against the dollar to the highest level since the US election, as the greenback sank against other leading currencies amid mounting “Trumpcession” fears.The euro rose sharply, breaking above $1.09 for the first time since early November, when Donald Trump’s election victory sent the dollar soaring. That “Trump trade” has unwound, as new US tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and the threat of more levies against European trading partners, have triggered fears of an American recession. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed as week starts with uncertainty over tariffs

Asian stocks have had a mixed start to the week as uncertainty over what President Donald Trump will do with tariffs persists

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3 w. ago Stock market today: Asian shares rebound after Trump pullback on some tariffs cheers investors

Asian shares are mostly higher, tracking a rebound on Wall Street after President Donald Trump pulled back on some of his tariffs

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4 w. ago Asian shares and US futures are higher after Wall St losses wipe out S&P 500's post

Asian shares and US futures are higher after Wall Street's losses wiped out all of the S&P 500’s post-U.S. election gains

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4 w. ago Asian shares fall after Wall St retreats on fears over hit to the US economy from Trump's tariffs

Shares have opened lower in Asia after U.S. stocks fell sharply just ahead of a new round of higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

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last month Markets climb as defence stocks, euro and pound rally on Europe’s Ukraine peace push – business live

German stock market records biggest gains after Starmer announces ‘coalition of the willing,’ as investors expect big splurge in defence spending Eurozone inflation has dipped, moving closer to the European Central Bank’s 2% target, ahead of a widely expected drop in interest rates at the central bank’s meeting on Thursday.Headline inflation fell from 2.5% to 2.4% in January, while core inflation, which strips out volatile energy and food costs, dropped from 2.7 to 2.6%, Eurostat said this morning.After quite a strong January reading, February eurozone inflation came in soft. Core inflation ticked down after having been stable at 2.7% since September.The weak economic environment seems to trump an increase in reported input costs for the moment. For the European Central Bank, this is a dovish sign as the governing council mulls over how low it should bring rates. Continue reading...

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