As financial markets try to move past tariff fears, attention turns to what China will do to buffer its economy and how corporate America and business activity globally is holding up. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring meetings take place in Washington meanwhile against a backdrop of increased concern about U.S. isolationism. Here’s…
READ MOREThe 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…
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