Asia markets rise, breaking ranks with Wall Street’s declines on renewed U.S.-China trade feud
Asia-Pacific markets were higher Wednesday, breaking ranks with Wall Street's declines after U.S. and China exchanged blows in a renewed…
Economy
Fed’s Powell suggests tightening program could end soon, opens door to rate cuts
Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said the central bank is nearing a point where it will stop reducing the…
There’s a shocking disparity between how high-income and low-income earners feel about the economy
New JPMorgan data shows how Americans in different income brackets perceive the economy. ...
ASML looks to calm fears over 2026 growth as it warns of China sales decline
ASML on Wednesday looked to allay concerns over 2026 growth as an increase in AI investments helped fuel orders at…
Trump threatens China with cooking oil embargo over soybean snub
President Donald Trump said the U.S. is considering ending its cooking oil trade with China in retaliation for Beijing refusing…
Global week ahead: Three-speed Europe heads to Washington D.C.
Diverging economic fortunes in Europe come at a time when the bloc should put on a united front on U.S.…
Trump says administration has ‘identified funds’ to pay troops during shutdown
President Donald Trump on Saturday said his administration has "identified funds" to pay troops next week despite the federal government…
Market sell-off: Trump post lops off $2 trillion from stocks in a single day
The unraveling shows the sway the president's one-man trade policy still has over the fate of the global economy. ...
China defends rare earth export curbs as ‘legitimate,’ hits back at U.S. tariffs as Trump-Xi meeting hangs in balance
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said the controls, issued Oct. 9, were part of Beijing's effort to "better safeguard world…