Global chip stocks were battered on Wednesday on fresh evidence of how U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting trade policy was complicating the outlook for semiconductor and computing giants, including AI pioneer Nvidia (NVDA.O)
Gold prices rose on Tuesday as investors continued to flock to the safe-haven asset amid uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans, which could escalate an ongoing trade war and slow global economic growth.
U.S. shares were set to join a rally in Europe and Asia on Monday after the White House exempted smartphones and computers from U.S. tariffs, though gains were capped as President Donald Trump warned levies were still likely.
Investors pulled out of U.S. bond funds heavily in the week ending April 9 in a broad selloff triggered by fears of a recession and concerns that the escalating U.S.-China trade war could fuel inflation.
The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties less than a day after imposing them on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.
Global markets were shaken on Wednesday by the latest escalation in the trade war between the United States and China, which has unleashed a savage selloff in U.S. assets as investors dumped stocks, bonds and the dollar.
Gold prices rose back above $3,000 per ounce on Tuesday as a weaker U.S. dollar and escalating trade tensions between the world's two largest economies lifted demand for the safe-haven asset.
BlackRock (BLK.N), CEO Larry Fink said stock markets could fall 20% farther as steep U.S. tariffs lead some investors to believe the U.S. economy may already be contracting.
Gold prices fell more than 2% on Monday, with investors turning to the dollar as a safe haven after sweeping U.S. tariffs raised fears of a global recession.
China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession and triggered a global stock market rout.
World stocks, the dollar and oil all tumbled on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s drastic new U.S. trade tariffs stoked fears of a global recession and led investors to seek safe-haven assets like bonds and the yen.
U.S. stock indexes maintained gains on Wednesday afternoon in a rebound from morning declines, but all eyes were watching for U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcements due later in the day.
Stocks recoiled on Wednesday, while safe-haven gold held near record highs as a nervous world awaited details of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans and investors fretted about the risks of an intensifying global trade war.
Monday's small gain in the S&P 500 did little to flatter the worst quarter since 2022 and even less to deflect investors' main concern: the still undefined tariff sweep coming from Washington this week.
Major global share markets fell sharply on Monday and gold surged to another new record after U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs would essentially cover all countries, stoking worries a global trade war could lead to a recession.
A rocky U.S. stock market will be tested in the coming week by a pivotal deadline for President Donald Trump's tariff plans and an employment report that could reveal a slowing economy.
Barclays said on Thursday it favors fixed income investments over equities for the first time in "several quarters" and warned global economic growth was at risk due to U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating tariff policies.
The video game retailer's shares rose 11.6% to $28.35 before the bell on Wednesday after GameStop said it would invest in bitcoin at a time when its primary brick-and-mortar business is struggling to draw customers.
The dollar fell slightly from an almost three-week high on Tuesday after rising earlier in the session as currencies continued to waver on the back of uncertainty about tariffs.
