European Markets Rebound After Trump Delays Tariffs
European markets started the week in positive territory after President Trump agreed Sunday to delay a threatened 50% tariff on European imports until July 9, from June 1.
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Canada Factory Sales Estimated to Have Fallen 2% in April
Activity remained depressed last month, with an early estimate pointing to a sharp drop in sales led by declines in petroleum and coal and motor vehicles.
The delay offers the bloc more time to negotiate a trade deal and avert 50% tariffs that Trump had threatened to impose on June 1.
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Ships are canceling crossings to U.S., and Trump's new 50% E.U. tariff threat isn't likely to help
The spotlight is back on U.S. supply chains after President Trump threatened new E.U. and smartphone tariffs
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How Student-Loan Crisis Will Show Up in the Economy
Millions of Americans owe billions of dollars in student debt after years of forbearance. What does that mean for everything else?
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Trump's new tariff threats may shake stocks' rally as investors brace for a long, hot summer
Just as investors thought they could take a break from tariff scares, President Trump's threats of new levies against the EU and Apple threw trade tensions back into focus ahead of a long holiday weekend.
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Four Books Sound the Alarm About the Power of Private Equity
Private-managers now influence the U.S. economy and politics in ways few Americans understand.
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Solid Earnings Season Marred by Investors' New Fears Over Outlook
Shifts in trade policy, worries in bond market cast a pall over strong corporate results.
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Investors Pile Into ETFs at Record Pace Despite Market Turmoil
U.S. exchange-traded funds have collected some $437 billion in new assets so far this year.
With a cease-fire declared in the U.S.-China trade war, firms are racing to rebook canceled orders and find space on containerships while they can.
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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Focus on Trade News, PCE Inflation Data and Fed Minutes
President Trump's threat of hefty tariffs on EU goods will raise further fears about high U.S. inflation and weak economic growth.
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Rising bond yields give stock-market investors the yips. Watch these levels.
It was moves in the bond market that took center stage on Wall Street this week.
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3 Political Fights Are Brewing This Summer. Prepare for Volatility.
The tariff battle, the tax bill, and the debt ceiling are scheduled to come to a head soon.
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U.S. Treasuries Might Be Wildly Undervalued. Here's an Example.
Plenty of cynics focused on the government bonds' levels and the impact of U.S. fiscal profligacy this week.