London CNN — Gold prices reached $3,000 an ounce for the first time in history Friday, boosted by demand for safe-haven assets as investors fret about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and geopolitics. Prices hit a record $3,005 before paring those gains to trade at $2,994 at 9.04 a.m. ET. Jason Hollands, managing director at Evelyn
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is founder and chief executive of asset manager Capstone Investment Advisors It was only a matter of time before mixed signals on policy in the US would translate into higher volatility. When trade
The world’s most widely followed stock-market benchmark slid into a correction on Thursday, a drop that underscores how the two-year-long bull market is running out of steam in the early days of the Trump administration. The move stems from investors’ growing pessimism about the whipsawing policy pronouncements from Washington over the past few weeks. On-again,
The world’s most widely followed stock-market benchmark slid into a correction Thursday, a drop that underscores how the two-year-long bull market is running out of steam in the early days of the Trump administration. The move stems from investors’ growing pessimism about the whipsawing policy pronouncements from Washington over the past few weeks. On-again, off-again
Wall Street is grappling with its most significant sell-off in months as market strategists struggle to navigate the Trump administration’s fluctuating tariff policies. The S&P 500 recently plummeted to a low of 5,528 points, marking a 10% decline from a record-high reached in February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ have also experienced notable
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Sam Drysdale | State House News Service BOSTON — State government leaders in Massachusetts are trying to instigate a building boom to address a housing shortage marked by high rents and sale prices, but a top housing official is now warning that headwinds from Washington could threaten their efforts. “The equity that’s often needed to
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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday despite a rebound on Wall Street fueled by an encouraging update on U.S. consumer prices. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed. Chinese markets slipped as investors watched for the next steps in President Donald Trump’s trade war. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index
US President Donald Trump‘s tariff plans and refusal to rule out an economic downturn prolonged the ongoing volatility in US stock markets. ‘Look, we’re going to have disruption, but we’re OK with that,’ he said earlier this week on the Fox News show’ Sunday Morning Futures.’ These developments took a toll on investor confidence, reflected