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Oil rises marginally on tariff exemption, Chinese crude imports
Oil prices settled slightly higher on Monday (Apr 14) on exemptions for some electronics from US tariffs and data showing a sharp rebound…
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Trump to impose 25% tariff on pharmaceuticals
President Trump said pharmaceutical tariffs are coming to get the U.S. to start making its own drugs. Source link
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US: Nasdaq leads Wall Street higher at open after tariff break for electronics
Wall Street’s main indexes leapt at the open on Monday (Apr 14), with the tech-heavy Nasdaq up over 2 per cent, as investors welcomed the…
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Bruised dollar languishes near three-year lows on tariff anxiety
The dollar drifted lower on Monday (Apr 14), while the Japanese yen and the euro progressed higher as investor confidence in the world’s…
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Citi transformation pays off amid tariff troubles, with room for optimism
In 1902, Citi established an office in Singapore. Fast forward 123 years, Citi has thrived and grown along with Singapore and has a much…
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Bank of Japan’s Ueda warns of heightened uncertainty from US tariff policy
) Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday global and domestic economic uncertainty has increased sharply due to US tariff policy.…
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Companies getting ‘a bit tired’ of tariff chaos, DHL CEO says
Fatigue is setting in among companies and manufacturers trying to navigate US President Donald Trump’s whipsawing tariff moves, according…
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Battered dollar steadies but investors brace for more tariff volatility
The US dollar found some footing on Monday but was still near a three-year low after a bruising week that shook investor faith in the…
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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,…
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Non-China sea cargo shippers to U-turn on aborted bookings amid US tariff pause: analysts
The dramatic turnaround in US President Donald Trump’s stance on his reciprocal tariffs – he paused steep individualised tariffs on dozens…
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Queasy investors are calling Trump’s tariff bluff, and it looks like he will eventually fold
As US Treasury bond yields surged last week, forcing US President Donald Trump to pause the crippling “reciprocal” tariffs that had just…
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Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump tariff concession
Apple has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic – for the moment, at least. Donald Trump’s 125 per cent tariffs on goods…
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Trump administration officials say tariff reprieve on electronics is temporary
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says that smartphones and other electronics that President Trump spared from his recent reciprocal…
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Elizabeth Warren: Trump's tariff exemption amounts to 'special' treatment for his political allies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Sunday that President Trump's decision to exempt iPhones from his trade tariffs smacks of corruption. Source link
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Mexico to send Texas water amid treaty, tariff dispute
Mexico plans to make an "immediate" water delivery to farmers in Texas amid a dispute over a decades-old treaty that has earned a threat…
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Europe: Shares down for third week after tariff whiplash
European stocks lost ground on Friday (Apr 11), with the Stoxx 600 down for a third week, after a surge in volatility in response to…
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Washington Times Weekly: Tariff whiplash
I'm George Gerbo, and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and dig into their coverage…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as markets assess tariff risks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Apr 11) as markets assessed the latest escalation in the trade war, with China…
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Asia: Stocks, dollar sink as Trump tariff panic returns
Stocks and the dollar tumbled while gold hit a fresh record high as panic gripped markets again on Friday after Donald Trump admitted that…
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USD weakens against SGD as tariff uncertainty roils markets
The US dollar fell to its weakest point against the Singapore dollar since November 2024, as markets continued to be volatile following…
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Buying the dip, nervous selling drive trading volumes up in Singapore amid tariff volatility
Brokerages recorded a surge in trading activity amid heightened market volatility after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping…
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Tariff volatility to benefit SGX; Macquarie upgrades shares, lifts target price
As tariffs decimate the financial sector, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is set to position itself as a defensive option with its suite of…
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Singapore’s STI tumbles more than 3% as tariff tensions resume
Singapore shares declined more than 3 per cent after the market opened on Friday (Apr 11), as tariff uncertainty returned. The US…
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Oil settles down over 3% as investors reassess Trump’s tariff flip
OIL prices settled more than US$2 per barrel lower on Thursday, wiping out the last session’s rally, as investors reassessed a planned…