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US GDP dip partly due to imports, but deeper policy uncertainty looms: Arnab Das

"The bigger issue is that we have had a lot of policy uncertainty which got going in the first quarter but really took off with Liberation Day and all the volatility around the tariffs in the first weeks of April which is after the Q1 GDP report period," says Arnab Das, InvescoWith the US GDP down 0.2%, are we seeing early signs of policy induced taxation risk according to you?Arnab Das: Look, there is an element of that. What happened to drag down GDP growth in the first quarter was...
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Dow futures up 50%; ECB survey shows higher inflation expectations

US Stock Market Live: US futures are currently trading with a tinge of caution ahead of a slew of earnings and data releases later in the week. Futures on the Dow Jones are trading with gains of 20 points, while those of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are also trading around the flat line. Watch this space for all the live updates.US Stock Market Live: US futures are currently trading with a tinge of caution ahead of a slew of earnings and data releases later in the week. Futures on...
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Dow futures give up gains; BP Q1 profit nearly halves

Apr 29, 2025 10:23 AM ISTUS Stock Market Live: HSBC Q1 Profit Surges, Announces BuybackHSBC Holdings Plc announced a fresh buyback for shareholders despite an increasingly fragile geopolitical backdrop that has weighed on the global economy and markets. The London-headquartered lender said Tuesday that it will buyback $3 billion and reported a pretax profit of $9.48 billion for the first quarter, surpassing a company-compiled estimate of $7.83 billion. “Our strong results this quarter demonstrate momentum in our earnings, discipline in the execution of our strategy and confidence in our ability...