U.S.-China Trade Deal Likely To Spark Early Rally On Wall Street

The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a sharply higher open on Monday, with stocks poised to more than offset the modest losses posted last week. The upward momentum on Wall Street comes following news of a U.S.-China trade deal that …

Dow jumps more than 1,100 points, S&P 500 rises 3% on China-U.S. temporary tariff cut: Live updates

U.S. stocks roared back on Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland, raising hopes a trade war won't push the economy into a recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …

Why Trump's Tariffs Are a Losing Bet to Keep China at Bay and Remake the Global Order

[UPDATE]: Following Trump’s ​“Liberation Day” tariffs, escalation between the United States and China has spiraled out of control — rapidly.  China retaliated with 34% tariffs plus export restrictions on some rare earth minerals; Trump responded with an …

China and India’s Quiet Competition in the South Caucasus 

In the shadow of historic empires and modern powers, the South Caucasus – comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – has long been a geopolitical crossroads. In recent years, the region has attracted growing interest from two Asian giants, China and …

Stocks, Yields, Dollar Soar On US-China Trade War Truce

US equity futures and the dollar soared after China and the US agreed to slash tariffs and de-escalate a trade war that had sparked turmoil in global markets. Treasuries and gold tumbled after the US cut China tariffs from 145% to 30% while China slashed …

Era of U.S. dollar may be winding down

It looks like the end of an era for the U.S. dollar. In his new book “Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider’s View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead,” Kenneth Rogoff looks back on the currency’s dominant run in global trade …

U.S. dollar’s slide is the ‘bane’ of Asia’s central bankers

Real World Economics: Remember the money supply? It’s our main problem

Edward Lotterman Crucial topics in economics go in and out like fashion trends. When I first taught macroecon in the 1980s, the money supply was a key issue in economic policy. Inflation was high. The Keynesian orthodoxy of the 1960s and 1970s, that a …

China’s Checkmate In The U.S.-China Trade Tussle

Image Source: Unsplash Though the first major trade deal was finally announced between the US and UK during the 90-day pause on tariffs, Marc Chandler, Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex, says that when it comes to the world's second …

Gold price falls as U.S-U.K announce trade deal; here's how much it fell and what experts are saying

Gold prices fall as Trump hints at major US-UK trade deal- Gold prices dropped on Thursday as market nerves eased following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a possible trade deal with Britain. The news pulled investors away from the safe-haven …