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US consumer sentiment improves; tariff anxiety lingers

US consumer sentiment rose in June despite Mideast turmoil and economic concerns
14 June 2025

US stocks fall as investors pare risk on Middle East clash

Major indices spent the entire session in the red as investors shunned risk ahead of the weekend
14 June 2025

Trump approves US Steel, Nippon Steel partnership

Nippon's acquisition of US Steel was held up by former president Joe Biden, who blocked it in his last weeks in the White House on national security grounds.
14 June 2025

Israel strike puts all eyes on Hormuz and $100 oil

Oil prices soared by more than 8% to $75 a barrel on Friday on the news
14 June 2025

Dollar keeps losing market share

The dollar continued to lose market share as the world’s dominant currency last year but mostly smaller rivals and gold benefited rather than the euro, an ECB report showed on Wednesday.
12 June 2025

Myanmar to lose 2.5% of GDP to March quake: WB

Myanmar’s economy is set to shrink 2.5 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, largely as a result of March’s devastating magnitude-7.7 earthquake, the World Bank said on Thursday.
12 June 2025

Boeing shares fall 8% after Air India plane crashes

Shares of planemaker Boeing fell 8 percent in premarket US trading on Thursday after an Air India aircraft with 242 people crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad.
12 June 2025

Vietnam ready to further open market for US exports: minister

Vietnam is ready to further open its market and offer additional incentives for US exports, and hopes for corresponding steps from the US side, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Hồng Diên told Senator Roger Marshall at their meeting in Washington DC on June 11 (local time).
12 June 2025

Asian shares stumble after Trump's latest trade threat

Asian shares fell as Trump renewed tariff threats and Mideast tensions grew.
12 June 2025

US inflation edges up but Trump tariff hit limited for now

US consumer inflation edged up in May as Trump tariffs ripple; Fed eyes impact
12 June 2025

Vietnam talks to Gap, Levi Strauss to head off Trump tariffs

Vietnam has sought to enlist major US garment companies including Gap and Levi Strauss as it tries to head off President Donald Trump’s threatened 46 percent trade tariff.
11 June 2025

Inditex shares drop as sales disappoint

Shares in Zara owner Inditex fell Wednesday after the world’s biggest fashion retailer posted disappointing first quarter sales as concerns mount over US President Donald Trump’s trade war.
11 June 2025

US, China agree on trade ‘framework’ after high-level talks

Top officials from the United States and China said Tuesday that they had agreed on a “framework” to move forward on trade, following two days of high-level talks in London to resolve tensions.
11 June 2025

Yunus lauds IMF for its positive role in Bangladesh

The chief adviser takes part in a talk at Chatham House, an independent think-tank based in London,
11 June 2025

The EU can play it cool with Trump’s trade threats

EU handles Trump's trade threats cautiously, playing long game, aiding Ukraine
11 June 2025

Zara owner posts rising profit despite Trump trade war

Inditex's Q1 net profit rose slightly despite Trump's trade war
11 June 2025

Rare earths: China's trump card in trade war with US

Here is how rare earths have become a key sticking point in talks between the US and China
11 June 2025

ECB's Lagarde slams 'coercive trade policies' in Beijing visit

ECB's Lagarde warns "coercive trade policies" harm global supply chains; urges de-escalation of tariff disputes
11 June 2025

Tariffs expected to lift underlying US consumer prices in May

US May consumer prices rose moderately, with tariffs fueling underlying inflation despite cheaper gasoline
11 June 2025

US, China agree on trade 'framework' after high-level talks

But this framework will first need to be approved by leaders in Washington and Beijing
11 June 2025