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May 9, 2025 11:20 PM ISTUS Stock Market LIVE: Citigroup, Barclays see ‘mountain of money’ for risky debtTop bankers from Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Plc who are underwriting new deals see investors ready to jump on risky debt, despite expectations of an economic slowdown.   “There’s a lot of liquidity in the bond market,” Citigroup’s head of debt capital markets, Richard Zogheb, said in a Bloomberg Television interview Friday. “You’ve got north of a $1 trillion in private credit, and well north, multiple trillions in fixed-income markets, the regular way...

Trump trade policy 2025: There seems to be nary a dull moment in tracing the onslaught of the US president’s tariff announcements, and the snowballing effect worldwide.Over the weekend, China, the recipient of 145% in US tariffs, signalled its willingness to embark on talks with the US, provided the US walked back these punitive measures. This was picked up by Asian markets, which have seen their currencies hit record highs against the USD. Decline in the dollar boosting the ‘Sell America’ wave The dollar’s decline continued over the weekend, as...

Following steep declines on Monday, U.S. equities continued to lose ground on Tuesday. President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on Canadian metal imports has fueled fears of an economic recession. Despite the bearish trend, U.S. Treasury yields climbed, accompanied by a rise in oil prices.Investors were unsettled by Trump's refusal to rule out a recession due to his trade policies. Adding to market jitters, small-business confidence dropped for the third consecutive month in February. Analysts like Phil Blancato from Osaic Wealth highlight a slowdown in consumer spending as...