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Asian stocks battled to hold ground on Tuesday after a furious flight from US assets undermined Wall Street and the dollar, while concerns about the independence of the Federal Reserve piled fresh pressure on Treasuries.Relatively limited losses in Asia did spark talk that funds could be reallocating money to equities in the area, though the impact of tariffs on economic growth remained a major drag.President Donald Trump’s increasingly vocal attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates saw Wall Street indexes shed around 2.4 per cent on...

TOKYO - Japan is "deeply concerned" about global economic fallout from US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday (April 17) in the government's strongest warning yet as the two nations began trade talks. In an interview with Reuters in Tokyo hours after the talks began in Washington, Kato also voiced concern over recent volatile market moves triggered by Trump's tariff announcements, saying they could hurt Japan's economic recovery. "The recent US tariff measures affect various industries and heighten uncertainty. We're deeply concerned they could affect...

President Donald Trump's tariff plan is making stock market history — and Wall Street is reeling.The president's latest and most aggressive round of tariffs has fueled the worst market sell-off since 2020, leaving Wall Street on edge as concerns swirl over the economic impact of the tariffs and the growing possibility of a recession in 2025.Stocks extended their losses on Monday, with all three benchmark indexes diving into the red and the S&P 500 briefly entering a bear market as Trump doubled down on his resolve to lower the trade...

India said on Thursday it was studying the impact of the 27% tariff slapped by the US on its imports and vowed to push for a trade deal this year, signalling a conciliatory tone despite failing to get relief from President Donald Trump’s trade policy. New Delhi’s response came hours after Trump announced the drastic tariffs that piled more stress on an ailing global economy and sent world stock markets and oil prices tumbling.While Trump said Indian goods will face a 26% tariff, the White House executive order put the...

Amid Indian equity market seeing massive outflows, Overseas Direct Investments (ODI) by Indian institutions and individuals in April-January period of the current fiscal has exceeded the total of the last fiscal by 15 per cent. Experts feel that besides displaying India Inc’s strategic ambitions, it shows that the next cycle of growth may not be led by emerging economies.Data from Finance Ministry shows ODI in April-January touched $16,364 million as against $14,234 million of full fiscal last fiscal. The growth was led by financial, insurance, and business services sectors (39...

Inefficient investments continue to be a drain on the economy, and debt-laden local governments need to ensure that the projects they back are actually needed in their communities.That was the message state-owned Economic Daily delivered in a commentary on Sunday as it put its weight behind national efforts to stimulate domestic demand.Written under the pen name Jin Guanping, the commentary said the incremental capital output ratio had risen from 2.84 in 2008 to 9.44 in 2023. The ratio is a key measure of investment efficiency where a lower value indicates...

India has reaffirmed its engagement with BRICS while making it clear that it is not part of any initiative to undermine the US dollar. This comes in response to US President Donald Trump’s latest warning of a 100% tariff on imports from BRICS nations if they pursue a common currency.External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in a statement to Parliament, emphasised India’s role as a founding member of BRICS, highlighting the bloc’s focus on inclusive global governance. However, he clarified that India does not support any move within BRICS to reduce...

US Attorney General Pam Bondi ‘The swarm of violent attacks on Tesla property is nothing short of domestic terrorism,' says Attorney General Pam BondiVowing harsh punishment, the US' top cop has denounced a recent series of attacks on the property of Tesla, the carmaker led by CEO Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump's largest campaign donor."The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in cases that involve charges with five-year mandatory minimum sentences. We will continue investigations that impose severe consequences on those involved...

He and his team would stay in Auckland. He anticipated he would continue to travel to the US around half a dozen times each year.Christ’s College old boy McGoldrick was born and raised in Christchurch – where he comes from an extended family well known on the local real estate scene – but moved to Auckland to finish his business degree after the quakes.“I wanted to go my own way,” he told the Herald.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.He worked in logistics (Fliway Group) and sales (Fuji Xerox) before founding his first start-up...

US President Donald Trump’s latest accusation of China’s trade advantage via yuan depreciation suggests his sights are set on reducing the US trade deficit, according to analysts who also noted that a priority of China’s central bank is stabilising the currency against the backdrop of a strong dollar and mounting tariff risks.They contended that Trump’s warning on Monday – that China and Japan “can’t continue to reduce” their currencies because it is “unfair” to the US – clashes with Beijing’s actual efforts to prevent a sharp yuan depreciation. Japan also...