Global Markets Up After Powell Signals New Rate Cuts
Stock futures for the S&P 500 rose early following a volatile previous session marked by mixed rhetoric from the U.S. and China over trade.
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China, Betting It Can Win a Trade War, Is Playing Hardball With Trump
Chinese leader Xi Jinping thinks the president will fold before launching new tariffs that would roil markets.
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China’s Deflationary Pressures Ease Slightly
Downward price pressures eased in September, but not quite as much as expected, as Beijing ramps up efforts to curb excess capacity and bolster domestic demand.
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European Luxury Stocks Rise After Louis Vuitton-Owner LVMH Swings to Growth for First Time This Year
LVMH posted a 1% rise in currency-adjusted revenue in the third quarter influencing shares of other luxury brands including Kering and Hermes.
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The Rest of the World Is Following America’s Retreat on EVs
Canada, the U.K. and the European Union are backing off from electric-vehicle targets as economic concerns arise. Even China is showing cracks.
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Trump Opens New Front in China Trade War: Cooking Oil
Last week, Beijing unveiled sweeping export controls on rare earths, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten 100% tariffs on China on top of the average effective tariffs of 55% already in place.
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Powell Keeps Fed on Track to Lower Rates Again
The central-bank leader also suggested the Fed could be close to ending a three-year campaign to passively reduce its $6.6 trillion asset holdings.
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Wall Street Is Firing on All Cylinders, Fueled by Deals and Trading
Thanks to higher stock markets and rising corporate dealmaking, results are beating expectations across the big banks.
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Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ surges to highest level since May. Here’s what investors should know.
After one of the quietest summers for the stock market in years, Wall Street’s fear gauge has once again shot higher as investors fretted that a trade standoff between the U.S. and China could escalate further.
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Trump Says Argentina Bailout Depends on Milei’s Party Winning Elections
The U.S. recently said it purchased Argentine pesos and wrapped up the framework for a $20 billion currency swap with the cash-strapped country’s central bank.
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Canada Must Address Productivity Lag, Official Warns
Public and private sectors face ‘tough decisions’ to revitalize country’s economy, says Bank of Canada’s No. 2 official.
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Wipeout of $17 Billion in Credit Suisse Bonds Lacked Legal Basis, Court Says
Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court said that it revoked a 2023 decree by the country’s financial regulator in which Credit Suisse was ordered to write off so-called Additional Tier 1 bonds.
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U.K. Economy Faces Rising Risk Of a ‘Hard Landing,’ Says BOE’s Taylor
Rate-setter Alan Taylor said there is a small but growing possibility that the U.K. economy is heading for recession, due in part to overly high borrowing costs.
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U.S. Small-Business Sentiment Declines Slightly as Uncertainty Persists
Enduring inflationary pressures and labor shortages add to growing uncertainty about the economy.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 15, 2025 05:15 ET (09:15 GMT)
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