Looming Trump Tariffs Rattle Asian Markets

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.Microsoft Corp. climbed almost 9% in extended trading after reporting its fastest cloud-computing growth in four years. Samsung Electronics Co. rose over 1% after chip profit soared over 250-fold. Meta Platforms Inc., however, fell ...  Show more

Listen for instant reaction and analysis of megacap tech earnings from Meta, Microsoft and Qualcomm. Meta Platforms gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the current quarter, intensifying investor concerns about the social media giant’s unprecedented spending on artificial in ...  Show more

Turmoil in markets and the financial world as shock-waves from US president Donald Trump's tariffs continue. But despite the widespread alarm, Trump is sticking to his plans. So what's happening and what does it mean for people worldwide? In this episode:  Ian Goldin, Professor, ...  Show more

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Jackie Davalos discuss the market volatility as President Trump threatens tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China. And, what to expect from Palantir earnings. Plus, a look into Elon Musk's DOGE as the tech billionaire begins to cancel payments to fe ...  Show more

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Jackie Davalos discuss the market anxiety building around chip export controls to China. And we’ll hear from the Cato Institute's Jennifer Huddleston about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tech policy on trade and anti-trust investigations. Plu ...  Show more

Donald Trump is pushing ahead with another 50 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, and there are questions about what will happen to nearly $2tn worth of pledges to invest in the US because of the levies. Plus, the FT’s Katie Martin explains why a selloff in US Treasuries could mean ...  Show more