Tariff Turmoil Ripples Through the Real Economy
How do tariffs and global trade wrangling reshape economic reality? A summer of tariff drama has left its mark from Seoul to Tokyo to US wallets. South Korea’s August
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Markets Juggle Tariffs, Fed Drama, and a Gold Frenzy
Have investors finally priced in trade chaos, or is volatility just beginning? Markets wrapped August walking a tightrope: lingering at all-time highs while digesting a dizzying swirl of tariff news,
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China’s Factory Surprise Defies Broader Asian Slump
Is China’s manufacturing comeback a blip, or a bellwether? While U.S. and Asian factory activity remains soft amid tariff drag, China’s private PMI bucked expectations, rising to
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Tariff Uncertainty and Geopolitics Shape Global Moves
Will legal limbo around U.S. tariffs seriously disrupt global trade? An appeals court ruling that Trump’s sweeping tariffs exceeded presidential authority sent shockwaves through U.S. partners. While
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Rate Cut Anticipation Hangs Over U.S. Economy
Is the U.S. economy slowing enough to push the Federal Reserve to finally cut rates? As the spotlight shifts to Friday’s jobs report and mid-September Fed meeting, both
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Corporate America’s Tariff Tightrope
American retail giants are straining to balance profit and price amid tariff turbulence. Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Target all report cost surges from higher import duties—but have
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Wall Street Walks a Fine Line Amid Policy Drama
Are markets ignoring underlying risks in hopes of more Fed cuts? US stocks keep breaking barriers: The S&P 500 crossed 6,500 and the Dow reached new records,
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Tariffs Stoke Inflation as Fed Faces a Dilemma
Is the Fed about to cut rates into an inflation uptick? Inflation—and the politics around it—is back in the spotlight. Expectations for Friday’s PCE figures are for
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