Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa will leave Friday for the US for a third round of trade talks with the Trump administration. “Our position remains unchanged in strongly requesting a review of the series of US tariff measures,” Akazawa said Thursday evening. “We will engage in discussions with a frank and constructive attitude to…
It’s the season for trade negotiations and deals, going by the pace and number of deals struck over the last fortnight alone. After the India-UK trade deal that was announced on 6 May, we had the US-UK pact and then an interim one between China and America. With a little luck, we are likely to…
Singapore’s ruling party was always going to win this election, but in a world rocked by American unpredictability, the trade-dependent island reached for security. The People’s Action Party (PAP), which has been in power since before the city-state became independent in 1965, won a resounding mandate. It’s a sign of how insecure voters are feeling…
Canada’s Liberal Party has won a fourth consecutive national election in a race that largely came down to which party would better stand up to US President Donald Trump. “We are over the shock of American betrayal,” Mark Carney, a former central banker and the leader of the Liberal Party, said in a victory speech…
Gold prices could reach as high as $4,500 per ounce in an extreme risk case by the end of 2025, foreign investment bank Goldman Sachs said, citing escalating US-China trade war and fears of recession. However, Goldman Sachs raised gold price target to $3,700 an ounce by end-2025, its third such hike this year, reports…
The Indian stock market last experienced heightened volatility due to US tariff-led trade war jitters. However, a sharp rebound after the 90-day pause on US tariffs helped trim losses, ending the week with a modest decline. Next, investors will monitor key market triggers in the third week of the new fiscal (FY26). India’s retail inflation…
Asian markets traded lower on Friday, following overnight sell-off on Wall Street as trade war tensions between US and China escalated and fueled risk-off mood. Japan’s Nikkei share average led the losses in the region with a steel cut of over 5%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged 5.46%, while the Topix tanked 5.05%. South Korea’s Kospi…
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took a sarcastic jibe at PM Narendra Modi highlighting the ‘missing hug’ with US President Donald Trump. The Congress MP rang alarm bells of an impending ‘financial storm’ at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting, stating Trump chose to impose new tariffs…
Market crashes around the world in response to the US president’s harsh levies, it seems, have been the trigger. Also Read: Mint Quick Edit | Monday’s market mayhem was no surprise Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, Republican Senator Ted Cruz and even Elon Musk are among those who have expressed qualms over what the…
Stock to buy: Vedanta share price witnessed strong selling pressure on Friday despite reporting a promising Q4FY25 production. Following the Indian stock market crash on Friday after Donald Trump’s tariffs shock, Vedanta’s share price closed at ₹402.50 apiece, recording an 8.50% dip against Thursday’s close of ₹439.50 apiece on the NSE. On Thursday, after the…
