Stocks Decline as US Announces Tariff Rates

The US and Taiwan agreed to a trade pact that would lower tariffs on goods from Taiwan to 15% and see Taiwanese semiconductor companies increase financing for American operations by $500 billion. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares climb as much as 2.7% in Taipei after ...  Show more

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will call a snap election early in the parliamentary session starting later this month, in a bid to shore up her leadership and secure a mandate for the new ruling coalition. Takaichi told officials from the ruling bloc that she will give mo ...  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