Business
Gold hits record high on weak US dollar, trade war woes
Gold touched a record high on Monday (Apr 21) as the US dollar sank to a three-year low and trade war concerns between the United States…
Tag
trade
News
Ukraine and Russia trade blame for breaking 'Easter truce'
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaching a 30-hour "Easter truce" that was announced by the Russian president on Saturday.…
Business
Bankers get creative to sign M&A deals in Trump's trade war
[New York] After US President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent global markets sideways, Silicon Valley private equity firm Silver Lake Partners…
News
Washington Times Weekly: Pushing for a trade deal
Welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and dig into their coverage of the latest news…
News
Starmer and Trump discuss 'productive' trade talks, No 10 says
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump discussed "ongoing and productive" trade talks, No 10 has said, in their first call since the US…
Business
Japan's Nikkei notches best week in 3 months on trade deal hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 1 per cent on Friday (Apr 18) to clock its best week in three months, as investors turned more hopeful…
News
Trump and Meloni talk up chances of US trade deal with Europe
Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni talked up the chances of a trade deal between the US and Europe, as the Italian prime minister visited…
News
Oil posts weekly gain on trade deal hopes, new Iran sanctions
Oil prices settled more than 3 per cent higher on Thursday (Apr 17), supported by hopes for a trade deal between the United States and the…
Business
US: Stocks mixed as Trump eyes trade deal, rips Powell
Wall Street stocks finished mixed on Thursday (Apr 17) as markets weighed more upbeat comments from US President Donald Trump on trade…
Business
ECB cuts rates again to help economy weather erratic US trade policy
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up an already…
Business
ECB to cut rates again to help economy overcome trade turmoil
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up…
News
Trump Tariffs: Gold hits fresh record high over trade war impact fears
Gold has jumped to a fresh record high as investors fret over the impact of the trade war between the US and China. Spot gold touched…
Business
Gold continues record rally as trade war woes fuel safe-haven demand
Gold extended its record rally on Thursday (Apr 17) as investors sought refuge in safe-haven assets amid an intensifying global trade…
News
Global chipmakers feel the pinch of Trump’s shifting trade policy
Global chip stocks were battered on Wednesday (Apr 16) on fresh evidence of how US President Donald Trump’s shifting trade policy was…
News
Trump plans to join meeting with Japanese trade officials
President Trump said he will participate in a meeting between Japanese and U.S. trade officials Wednesday to underscore his aim to make a…
News
Trump says he's joining Bessent and Lutnick for trade negotiations with Japanese at the White House
President Donald Trump said he's joining some of his top economic advisers on Wednesday for negotiations at the White House over tariffs…
News
California to sue over Trump's trade plan
California is suing to stop President Trump's sweeping tariffs, making it the first state to take the White House to court over its…
Business
Hong Kong stocks drop on trade war anxiety, China inches higher
Hong Kong shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 16), dragged by technology stocks, after the US restricted Nvidia chip sales to China, raising…
Business
US: Stocks dip as markets monitor trade war fallout
Wall Street stocks finished lower on Tuesday (Apr 15) following news of solid bank earnings as investors monitor developments in the…
News
White House: China needs to make the first move in trade talks
The White House said Tuesday that China must act first in devising a trade deal with the U.S., arguing the Asian superpower is dependent…
Business
China orders airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries amid trade war
China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets in response to the US decision to impose 145 per cent…
Culture
US: Stocks gain as markets hope trade deals more likely
Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher on Monday (Apr 14) as markets greeted more conciliatory signs from the Trump administration on…
News
Democrats dislike the 'chaos' of Trump's trade war but are OK with some tariffs
Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump's tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they…
News
Gold dips as Trump eases trade tensions with tariff exemptions
Gold prices dropped on Monday (Apr 14) as US President Donald Trump eased trade tensions by granting tariff exemptions on smartphones,…