Stocks Decline as US Announces Tariff Rates

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. Stocks and crude oil swung at the open in a nervous start to trading in Asia, as lingering concerns about the war in Iran clashed with strong corporate earnings that are helping steady investor sentiment. We spoke to Mark Cranfield ...  Show more

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific. US equity-index futures climbed and the dollar edged lower after President Donald Trump said he would extend the ceasefire with Iran, spurring cautious optimism among investors. For more on the markets, we spoke to Paul Dobson, Blo ...  Show more

Stocks surge after Trump hits pause on most tariffs, but ups the ante in the China trade war. What one China expert sees in store next in the tariff tit-for-tat. And the impact the levees are having on pharma’s production pipeline. Plus Walmart yanks its guidance, Delta flies ...

US stocks open mixed after President Trump told Fox Business the 100% tariff on China “won’t stand,” calling high tariffs “not sustainable.” Futures turned higher on hopes of easing trade tensions ahead of a planned Trump–Xi meeting in two weeks. The optimism comes after a turbul ...  Show more

Wednesday’s announcement of new tariffs on all non-US-made cars sent shockwaves through the markets, with stock markets worldwide feeling the ripple effects. Carmakers were among the hardest hit, while some investors sought safer havens in more stable sectors, such as consumer ...

MRKT Matrix - Monday, January 27th S&P 500 slides, Nasdaq drops 3% in sharp AI stock sell-off spurred by China's DeepSeek (CNBC) What Is China’s DeepSeek and Why Is It Freaking Out the AI World? (Bloomberg) Nvidia’s $560 Billion DeepSeek Rout Is Largest in Market History (Bloombe ...  Show more