India’s middle-class debt crisis
Nvidia says it expects to take a $5.5bn blow as the US clamps down on the Silicon Valley group’s ability to export artificial intelligence chips to China, and PwC is exiting 12 countries. Plus, the ju...
16 Huhti 202511min
How Argentina pulled off its latest IMF deal
Brussels is exploring legal options that would allow European companies to break long-term Russian gas contracts, and Goldman Sachs had a mixed first quarter. Plus, China’s President Xi Jinping is tra...
15 Huhti 202510min
Is it glass half-full or half-empty for US banks?
US tariff exemptions on personal electronics may only be temporary, and big banks posted major earnings on Friday despite some economic headwinds. Plus, the European Union and the UK are getting close...
14 Huhti 202511min
Swamp Notes: The Federal Reserve’s tariff dilemma
US President Donald Trump’s global trade war has made a mess for the Federal Reserve. Despite an encouraging US consumer price index report this week, there are major concerns about the inflationary n...
12 Huhti 202517min
Uncertainty reigns in US markets
US inflation fell more than expected to 2.4 per cent in March, and France’s Renault is one of the few carmakers insulated from Donald Trump’s trade war. Plus, Indonesia is looking to run its colossa...
11 Huhti 202511min
Trump’s tariff reversal
US stocks surged on Wednesday after Donald Trump paused ‘reciprocal’ tariffs for 90 days. Plus, the EU and China are working on a new trade relationship because of the levies. Meanwhile, Apple is look...
10 Huhti 20259min
Markets might not have hit the bottom yet
Donald Trump is pushing ahead with another 50 per cent tariff on Chinese goods, and there are questions about what will happen to nearly $2tn worth of pledges to invest in the US because of the levies...
9 Huhti 202510min
Companies look for US tariff workarounds
Equities markets continued to adapt to the tariffs unleashed by US President Donald Trump, oil prices hit a four-year low on Monday, and investors are expecting the European Central Bank to make two r...
8 Huhti 202510min
