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Trump tariffs take effect hiking trade levies to a 100-year high
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are now in place, dealing a thunderous blow to the world economy as he pushes forward efforts to drastically reorder global trade.
Asian markets stage mild rebound but Trump tariff uncertainty reigns
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» HONG KONG - Asian markets battled Tuesday to recover from the previous day's tariff-fuelled collapse, though Donald Trump's warning of more measures against China and Beijing's vow to fight "to the end" raised concerns the trade war could worsen.
Trump vows huge new China tariffs as markets nosedive
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened new tariffs of 50% on China, ratcheting up a trade war even as a dramatic selloff in global markets gathered pace.
Biden set to make first post-election comments
Published on 07/11/2024
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden was set to address the nation on Thursday after a stinging election defeat for his Democratic Party at the hands of Republican Donald Trump, whose stunning political comeback has reverberated around the world.
Conflict, US inflation pressure local stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 17/10/2023
» The war in the Middle East may escalate and US inflation remains high, putting pressure on Thai stocks to fall more than 2%.
Investor doubts grow as China loses its lustre
News, Published on 14/09/2023
» Whether China has become "uninvestable" or not, avoidance of the world's second-largest economy suggests the economic and political risks there have simply become too hard to assess.
Bill Gates meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» BEIJING - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates met President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, after his foundation pledged $50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease.
Fed begins talks that could herald end of rate hikes
Published on 02/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday opened a two-day meeting to decide whether to raise its benchmark lending rate for a 10th — and possibly final — time to tackle rising prices.
JPMorgan buys First Republic after regulators seize control
AFP, Published on 01/05/2023
» NEW YORK - US financial authorities seized California's troubled First Republic Bank on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, hoping to bring to a close a two-month banking crisis that has spooked the financial system.
As in 2008, JPMorgan chief plays key role in bank rescue
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» NEW YORK: Consulted by policymakers and able to nudge his peers into action, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon played a key role in a bank rescue effort this week -- a situation sparking reminders of 2008.