Pacific Perspectives
Investors hope for ASX bounce as Trump walks back tariffs
Markets are betting that big exemptions for smartphones and computer chips will not be the last time US President Donald Trump walks back from punitive tariffs on Chinese imports – plans that would have crunched…
Nightmare on Wall Street leaves traders questioning hopes and fears
Some investors see method in the madness, others only madness. Here are the long-term and short-term risks, and opportunities, in Donald Trump’s new world. The week that was in markets will go down in history…
Time to go back to the basics and buy stocks like these
We, like almost every other investor on the planet, underestimated Trump’s resolve to reshape global trade and just how far he appears willing to go to do this. Ten weeks ago, the US and global…
Stock futures rise after a wild week as traders weigh surprise China tariff exemption: Live updates
Stock futures rose on Sunday as Wall Street looks to gauge President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves. S&P 500 futures gained 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 futures moved 0.8% higher. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 109 points, or…
Retail investors are running head first into this topsy-turvy market
While Wall Street spent the past week sweating over whether President Donald Trump’s now-altered tariff plan would push the economy into a recession or ignite a bear market, Rachel Hazit knew exactly what to do. The Philadelphia-based…
Santos CEO says he’s not going anywhere, hits out at politicians
Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher has vigorously rejected speculation that he is about to step down after nine years of leading Australia’s second-biggest natural gas producer, while taking a swipe at politicians over the handling…
Bond rout shakes investors as world’s safe haven loses its appeal
Investors have aggressively dumped long-term US government bonds in a historic loss of faith in the financial market’s most coveted safe haven asset amid fears inflation caused by a global trade war could prevent interest…
Calm descends on bond markets, but tariff war will push yields higher
Calm descended on the bond market on Thursday after a chaotic week of trading, but there are concerns that the reprieve may be fleeting with long-term US borrowing costs set to climb again because Donald…
Dow tumbles 1,000 points, wiping out a chunk of Wednesday’s historic rally: Live updates
Stocks fell Thursday, giving back some of the gains from the historic rally seen in the previous session after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day reprieve on some of his “reciprocal” tariffs. Investors worried that…
Why the stock market hates tariffs and trade wars
The stock market has been throwing a temper tantrum, fueled by fear of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and the specter of an escalating global trade war. Americans may wonder why trade policy has made stock investors so…