This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Tuesday after China’s second-quarter economic growth topped analysts’ forecast. The country’s gross domestic product expanded by 5.2% in the second quarter, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, surpassing the 5.1% growth forecast by economists polled by Reuters. However, the latest reading is
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Donald Trump reignited the trade war last week with a flurry of fresh tariff updates, and investors are eyeing another stretch of volatility in markets as a result. With the July 9 deadline extended to August 1, the road ahead is uncertain. Will Trump pivot and once again validate the TACO trade, or will markets
BANGKOK — World shares were mixed on Monday as investors focused on tariffs and corporate earnings updates. An announcement over the weekend by U.S. President Donald Trump that he plans 30% tariffs on goods from Mexico and the European Union had a modest immediate impact, as analysts said they expected progress toward trade deals before
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00:00 Alison Morrow So, Brent, as investors are weighing what to pay attention to, they seem to be looking past tariffs largely. So, then you’ve got earnings and you’ve got the Fed. Which should investors be more focused on right now? 00:16 Brent Schutte All of the above. I mean, I think investors are just
This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Asia-Pacific markets are set to start the day lower Monday, as investors assess the 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend. The president revealed on his social media site, Truth Social, on Saturday that the tariffs on both countries
Buying the dip during recent tariff volatility has been a profitable strategy this year, but will the so-called TACO trade backfire on bullish investors who are confident that the president will always back down? It didn’t take long for investors to figure out that Trump doesn’t always mean what he says when it comes to