The first trading day of the quarter on Tuesday was a nervy affair ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” on Wednesday, with markets struggling for clear direction as Trump’s new trade barriers loomed into view. Stocks mostly rose but U.S. Treasury yields tumbled, while gold and the dollar broadly held steady. Talking of…
READ MOREA U.S. stock market rocked by President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on foreign import tariffs faces a Federal Reserve meeting in the coming week, as investors look for hints about further interest rate cuts that could restore some calm to markets. A weeks-long slide in stocks accelerated in recent days with the benchmark S&P 500 on…
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