In a highly anticipated meeting, US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping gathered in South Korea to ease growing trade tensions between their nations. The face-to-face discussion aimed to cool down months of escalating tariffs that have rattled markets and sent crypto prices tumbling earlier this month. Before the talks, Trump sounded confident…
European healthcare stocks jumped on Wednesday, mirroring moves in the United States, propelled by a deal between Pfizer and President Donald Trump to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicaid programme in exchange for tariff relief. The agreement, seen as less punishing than some within the industry had feared, gives hard-hit global drugmakers a degree…
Shares in Germany’s Daimler Truck and Traton fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on heavy-duty trucks, adding to trade tensions that have hit the automotive sector hard. Together with a barrage of tariffs in other sectors, including on pharmaceuticals, Trump said on Thursday the U.S. would impose duties of 25% on…
RBI holds rates at 5.50% in its latest RBI monetary policy decision, even as global trade tensions intensify. This move comes at a time when the tariff impact on the Indian economy is becoming a growing concern, especially with recent U.S. tariffs and India’s GDP growth projections under pressure. The central bank has already cut…
The announcement of a 25% tariff on Indian imports by Donald Trump has triggered shockwaves across global trade circles. The Trump Tariff on India is not just another headline—it’s a potential turning point for bilateral trade between two economic giants. With trade tensions already simmering in 2025, this new tariff introduces uncertainty for exporters, investors,…
Indian markets posted a strong rebound in the holiday-shortened three-day trading week, with benchmark indices rallying over 4.5% on the back of positive cues from both domestic and global fronts. The Nifty and Sensex closed near their weekly highs at 23,851.65 and 78,553.20, respectively, supported by optimism over tariff deferrals, product exemptions, easing retail inflation,…
Wall Street’s main indexes flitted between red and green on Tuesday afternoon after rallying sharply in the morning as investors’ hopes ebbed for U.S. delays or concessions on tariffs ahead of a midnight deadline. After stocks tumbled at their fastest pace since the pandemic in the last three days investors showed some signs of hope…
After a brief return of optimism in March, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) reversed course and turned net sellers in early April, rattled by a sudden escalation in global trade tensions. The trigger came on April 2, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced steep reciprocal tariffs, prompting a sharp correction in global equity markets and reigniting…
FPIs remained net sellers of Indian equities in March for the third consecutive month but there was a sharp deceleration in the outflow due to strong buying in the second fortnight of the month. They invested net Rs 26,042 crore ($3,037 million) in the second half of March, a sharp contrast to the outflow of…
There comes a time every once in a cycle when the market gets too invested in either a bullish or bearish view, and just like any other physical marketplace, the stock market can then trigger a major shift to the opposite end of this concentrated view. Investors can imagine the bottlenecks and mania that would…