• January 20, 2025

Nvidia CEO's whirlwind Taiwan tour: from Lunar New Year banquets to night market visits

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrapped up a fast-paced 55-hour visit to Taiwan, which included engagements with top industry leaders and visits to key manufacturing sites, underscoring the island's role in the global artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor industries. On Sunday, Huang hosted a high-profile lunch in Taipei, attended by 36 top executives from Taiwan's leading technology companies. This rare gathering included Foxconn Technology Group chairman Liu Young-way, Foxconn industrial inte

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• January 20, 2025

Investors 'make Europe great again' with big stock allocation, BofA says

European stocks saw their second largest allocation in a quarter of a century in January, as lagging risk assets played catch up, according to a survey of investors from BofA Global Research published on Tuesday. In a report titled "Make Europe Great Again", BofA said asset allocation remained risk-on, with investors bullish towards the U.S. dollar and stocks, but bearish towards everything else. A disorderly rise in bond yields was seen as the most bearish development for 2025, BofA said.

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• January 20, 2025

BofA Says Benign Trump Policies to Spark Rally in Stock Laggards

(Bloomberg) -- There are early signs that investors are preparing for equity laggards to rally on bets that US President Donald Trump could take a softer-than-feared stance on global trade, according to a survey by Bank of America Corp.Most Read from BloombergTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed Op

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• January 20, 2025

Wall Street Banks’ Client Trading Practices Examined by UK

(Bloomberg) -- UK financial regulators are examining how top investment banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Barclays Plc handle client trades.Most Read from BloombergTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed OpportunityNYC Commuters Get New Way to Dodge Traffic: $95 Helicopter RidesThe Financia

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• January 20, 2025

Chinese Stocks’ Tariff Reprieve Is Likely to be Only Temporary

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump gave China’s stock market a pleasant surprise by not announcing any tariffs on the Asian nation on his first day in office. But investors aren’t resting easy.Most Read from BloombergTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed OpportunityNYC Commuters Get New Way to Do

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• January 20, 2025

Trump to Boost Public, Private Markets, Franklin’s Johnson Says

(Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump’s policies will lift the economy and support public and private markets, according to Franklin Templeton Investments’ chief executive officer. Most Read from BloombergHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed OpportunityNYC Commuters Get New Way to Dodge Traffic:

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• January 20, 2025

Japanese Stocks Eke Out Gains as Market Eyes Trump Tariff Plans

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks eked out small gains on Tuesday, finding stability after their wild swings following comments from US President Donald Trump that he would enact tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico next month.Most Read from BloombergHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed Opportunity

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• January 20, 2025

China stocks, yuan cautiously firm after Trump delays tariffs

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese stocks and the yuan tentatively rose on Tuesday, with investors relieved that U.S. President Donald Trump did not announce hefty trade tariffs at his inauguration but unwilling to bet this meant improved U.S.-Sino relations. At the same time, Trump directed federal agencies to "investigate and remedy" persistent U.S. trade deficits and unfair trade practices by other countries, and said he might impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1. Trump also signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of a ban on popular short-video app TikTok, but said he might impose tariffs on China if Beijing does not approve a potential U.S. deal with TikTok.

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• January 20, 2025

Chinese Stocks Rise as Trump Holds Off on Day-One Tariffs

(Bloomberg) -- After bracing for a torrent of tariffs by Donald Trump from his first day in office, investors in Chinese assets are breathing a sigh of relief — at least for now. Most Read from BloombergHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed OpportunityNYC Commuters Get New Way to Dodge Traffic: $95

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• January 20, 2025

Trade, tariffs, energy - market reaction to Trump's first day

SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global markets were volatile while the dollar rebounded on Tuesday in choppy trading in the first few hours of Donald Trump's new presidency after he announced plans for trade tariffs on neighbouring countries. Trump was quoted saying his team was thinking of tariffs around 25% on Canada and Mexico which could be announced on Feb. 1.

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