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Japan's Nikkei Notches Best Week in 3 Months on Trade Deal Hopes

Japan's Nikkei Notches Best Week in 3 Months on Trade Deal Hopes

Japan's Nikkei share average rose 1% on Friday to clock its best week in three months, as investors turned more hopeful that U.S. President Donald Trump would be able to broker trade deals with some of its top trading partners, including Japan. The Nikkei touched a two-wee...


April 18, 2025
Wall Street Choppy as Eli Lilly Jumps, UnitedHealth Plummets
Wall Street Choppy as Eli Lilly Jumps, UnitedHealth Plummets

Wall Street stocks ended mixed on Thursday, lifted by Eli Lilly and Apple, as investors weighed progress in U.S. trade negotiations with Japan...

April 17, 2025
Stocks, Dollar Drift as US-Japan Trade Talks in Focus
Stocks, Dollar Drift as US-Japan Trade Talks in Focus

Asian equities edged higher on Thursday, while the dollar firmed slightly as traders took stock of trade negotiations between the U.S. and Japan...

Indexes Drop as Fed's Powell says Growth Appears to be Slowing; Nvidia Tumbles
Indexes Drop as Fed's Powell says Growth Appears to be Slowing; Nvidia Tumbles

U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday as Nvidia warned about steep charges from new U.S. curbs on its chip exports to China...

April 16, 2025
Shares Skid in Asia as Nvidia Curbs Fan Worries, Gold Surges to Record
Shares Skid in Asia as Nvidia Curbs Fan Worries, Gold Surges to Record

Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as AI darling Nvidia took a hit from U.S. curbs on chip sales to China, highlighting the damage to come in a...

Wall St Ends Down Slightly; Tariff Uncertainty Keeps Investors on Edge
Wall St Ends Down Slightly; Tariff Uncertainty Keeps Investors on Edge

U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Tuesday as tariff uncertainty stayed high and shares of consumer and healthcare companies eased, while upbeat...

April 15, 2025
Wall St Ends Higher with Apple Shares as Investors Assess Tariff Exemptions
Wall St Ends Higher with Apple Shares as Investors Assess Tariff Exemptions

U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, with Apple giving the S&P 500 its biggest boost as the White House exempted smartphones and computers...

April 14, 2025
Stocks Rally as Electronics Get a Tariff Break
Stocks Rally as Electronics Get a Tariff Break

Major stock indexes bounced in Europe and Asia on Monday after the White House exempted smartphones and computers from...

Japan's Nikkei Rises as iPhone-Related Stocks Jump
Japan's Nikkei Rises as iPhone-Related Stocks Jump

Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Monday, as iPhone-related shares jumped after the United States excluded smartphones and other...

Wall St Ends Whipsaw Week Sharply Higher as Fed Comments Soothe Market
Wall St Ends Whipsaw Week Sharply Higher as Fed Comments Soothe Market

Wall Street posted solid gains on Friday as big banks kicked off first-quarter earnings season and investors closed the book on a turbulent week of...

April 11, 2025
Japan's Nikkei Slumps on Trade War Worries, Stronger Yen
Japan's Nikkei Slumps on Trade War Worries, Stronger Yen

Japan's Nikkei share average slumped on Friday in a brutal end to a volatile week as investors worried about the economic fallout from the...

U.S. Stock Futures Fall after Sharp Rally on Tariff Reversal
U.S. Stock Futures Fall after Sharp Rally on Tariff Reversal

Wall Street stocks tumbled on Thursday on mounting worries over the economic impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's multi-front tariff...

Stocks, USD Slip, Bonds Pummelled again, Trade War Roils Markets
Stocks, USD Slip, Bonds Pummelled again, Trade War Roils Markets

Global stocks fell and the dollar sank further on Friday, while a manic bond selloff took hold in a brutal end to the week of tit-for-tat worldwide...

April 10, 2025
Wall Street's Week of Whiplash Brought Fear, Relief and Caution
Wall Street's Week of Whiplash Brought Fear, Relief and Caution

Wall Street traders and investors have been sent to the brink over the past week by President Donald Trump's tariff policy, scrambling to...

US Assets Left Behind in Relief Rally after Trump Pauses Tariffs
US Assets Left Behind in Relief Rally after Trump Pauses Tariffs

Asian shares climbed and a manic bond selloff stabilised on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would...

Japan's Nikkei Surges on Relief after Trump Pauses Tariffs
Japan's Nikkei Surges on Relief after Trump Pauses Tariffs

Japan's Nikkei share average jumped on Thursday as investors scooped up beaten-down stocks after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an...

April 9, 2025
Stocks, Oil Fall as US-China Tariff War Escalates
Stocks, Oil Fall as US-China Tariff War Escalates

Major stock indexes fell on Tuesday as the trade war between the United States and China intensified, while oil prices and the U.S. dollar also...

Japan's Nikkei Falls Tracking Wall Street on Growth Worries
Japan's Nikkei Falls Tracking Wall Street on Growth Worries

Japan's Nikkei share average fell in a broad sell-off on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight declines on worries about slowing...

April 7, 2025
Japan's Nikkei Sinks to 1-1/2-Year Low as Bank Shares Tumble
Japan's Nikkei Sinks to 1-1/2-Year Low as Bank Shares Tumble

Japan's Nikkei share average slumped on Monday to the lowest level in 1-1/2 years, with the index of Japanese bank stocks diving more than 17%...

Stocks Plunge, Markets Bay for Rapid US Rate Cuts
Stocks Plunge, Markets Bay for Rapid US Rate Cuts

Major stock indexes plunged in Asia on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump showed no sign of backing away from his sweeping tariff...

Trump Tariff Tailspin Worsens, Nasdaq Cconfirms in Bear Market
Trump Tariff Tailspin Worsens, Nasdaq Cconfirms in Bear Market

Wall Street nosedived for a second straight day on Friday, confirming the Nasdaq Composite was in a bear market and the Dow Jones Industrial...

April 4, 2025
Japanese Stocks Tumble as Banks Slump on Tariff Jitters
Japanese Stocks Tumble as Banks Slump on Tariff Jitters

Japanese stocks sank on Friday to their lowest levels since last August, and were set for their sharpest weekly drop in five years, as fears of a...

Wall St Ends with Heavy Losses on Fears Trump Tariffs will Trigger Recession
Wall St Ends with Heavy Losses on Fears Trump Tariffs will Trigger Recession

Wall Street benchmarks slumped on Thursday, ending with the largest one-day percentage losses in years, as U.S. President Donald...

April 3, 2025
Stocks Slump as Trade War Stirs Recession Fear
Stocks Slump as Trade War Stirs Recession Fear

Stocks dived on Thursday and investors scrambled for the safety of bonds, gold and the yen, fearing new U.S. tariffs have intensified a trade war...

Wall Street Ends Up, but Tariff Speech Sends Futures Lower
Wall Street Ends Up, but Tariff Speech Sends Futures Lower

U.S. stock indexes finished higher after a choppy trading session on Wednesday, falling early and then rebounding as investors made last-minute...

April 2, 2025
Stocks Tread with Caution as Trump's Tariff Plans Loom
Stocks Tread with Caution as Trump's Tariff Plans Loom

Asian stocks wavered on Wednesday, while safe-haven gold held near record highs as a nervous world awaited details of U.S. President Donald...

April 1, 2025
Stocks Stabilise, Gold Hits Record before Trump Tariff Reveal
Stocks Stabilise, Gold Hits Record before Trump Tariff Reveal

Asian equities rose on Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight gains, while gold hit an all-time peak and Treasury yields fell as markets...

S&P, Nasdaq Post Big Quarterly Percentage Drops on Trump Tariff Turmoil
S&P, Nasdaq Post Big Quarterly Percentage Drops on Trump Tariff Turmoil

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite posted on Monday their worst quarterly performances since 2022, as uncertainty around the Trump...

March 31, 2025
Stocks Fall Sharply; Bonds, Gold Buoyed as Tariffs Stoke Recession Fears
Stocks Fall Sharply; Bonds, Gold Buoyed as Tariffs Stoke Recession Fears

World share markets fell sharply on Monday and gold surged to another new record after U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs would...

Wall Street Tumbles as Fresh Data Fuels Inflation Fear
Wall Street Tumbles as Fresh Data Fuels Inflation Fear

Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Friday, with selloffs in Amazon, Microsoft and other technology heavyweights, after U.S. data stoked...

March 28, 2025
Asia Stocks Fall, Gold at Record High as Tariff Worries Unnerve Markets
Asia Stocks Fall, Gold at Record High as Tariff Worries Unnerve Markets

Asian stocks slid on Friday with heavy selling in South Korea and Japan while safe-haven gold was perched at a record high as the latest tariff...

S&P 500 Ends Lower as Investors Digest Trump's Auto Tariffs
S&P 500 Ends Lower as Investors Digest Trump's Auto Tariffs

The S&P 500 ended lower on Thursday, as investors grappled with U.S. President Donald Trump's latest trade tariff announcement that hit...

March 27, 2025
Wall St Ends Down Sharply on Tariff Worries; Nvidia and Tesla Drop
Wall St Ends Down Sharply on Tariff Worries; Nvidia and Tesla Drop

Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday, dragged down by losses in Nvidia and Tesla as investors awaited information about...

March 26, 2025
US Stocks End Higher as Traders Focus on Tariffs, Data
US Stocks End Higher as Traders Focus on Tariffs, Data

Wall Street stocks ended higher on Tuesday, with Apple rising and Nvidia dipping as investors assessed consumer sentiment data and bet on a more...

March 25, 2025
Asian Stocks Waver as Tariff Worries Linger; Dollar Perks Up
Asian Stocks Waver as Tariff Worries Linger; Dollar Perks Up

Asian stocks stumbled on Tuesday, dragged by a slide in Chinese tech shares after a strong rally, while investors weighed the prospect of...

S&P 500 Ends Sharply Higher, Nvidia and Tesla Rally
S&P 500 Ends Sharply Higher, Nvidia and Tesla Rally

The S&P 500 rose sharply to end at its highest in over two weeks on Monday, lifted by Nvidia and Tesla following signs that the Trump...

March 24, 2025
Futures Buoyant as Markets Sail Toward Tariff Storm
Futures Buoyant as Markets Sail Toward Tariff Storm

Financial markets made an optimistic start on Monday with U.S. stock futures rising and the dollar firm ahead of a week driven by data, and the...

Dow, S&P End Flat, Nasdaq Snaps 4-wk Decline on Tariff Hopes
Dow, S&P End Flat, Nasdaq Snaps 4-wk Decline on Tariff Hopes

The S&P and Dow eked out slight gains on Friday, erasing earlier losses after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump provided hope that...

March 21, 2025
Asian Stocks Slide as Growth, Tariff Worries Grip Markets
Asian Stocks Slide as Growth, Tariff Worries Grip Markets

Asian stocks fell on Friday in a downbeat end to the week as deepening geopolitical worries and fears over U.S. tariffs and their impact on the...

Stocks Slip in Choppy Trade as Economic, Tariff Outlook Eyed
Stocks Slip in Choppy Trade as Economic, Tariff Outlook Eyed

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Thursday after veering between gains and losses as investors gauged the latest round of economic data and the...

March 20, 2025
Asia Shares Track Wall St Highe, Investors Assess Fed Outlook
Asia Shares Track Wall St Highe, Investors Assess Fed Outlook

Asia shares edged up on Thursday after a Wall Street rally as investor sentiment was lifted by the prospect that the Federal Reserve could still...

Wall Street Rallies after Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged
Wall Street Rallies after Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged

U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged as widely expected, and the central bank and investors continue to...

March 19, 2025
Asian Stocks Meander, Yen Soft as BOJ Stands Pat on Rates
Asian Stocks Meander, Yen Soft as BOJ Stands Pat on Rates

Asian stocks were subdued on Wednesday and gold hovered near record highs as economic worries and a shifting geopolitical landscape kept risk...


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