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Global Enterprise

Xi’s rare earth ‘bazooka’ sparks global alarm, race for supplies

After months of ructions and tempered forecasts, Wall Street strategists are taking an optimistic tone on US stocks for the second half.
Companies & Markets

What traders have gotten wrong in 2025

Even at the lower levels, the levies remain “pretty extreme”, Dimon says.
International

JPMorgan’s Dimon warns markets are underestimating geopolitical, inflation risks

With hopes riding high that the US economy can avoid a recession, traders now expect the Federal Reserve to lower rates just twice in 2025.  
International

‘Buy America’ sweeps across global markets after trade talks”

Xi has resisted getting on the phone with Trump and his government is demanding a removal of “reciprocal” tariffs, even as the US insists the other side takes the first step in de-escalating.
Global Enterprise

Xi is trying to turn world against US as Trump cuts deals

Trump has also closed a trade loophole that had allowed low-value packages from China to enter the US duty-free.
International

China says ‘market has spoken’ after US tariffs spark sell-off

The euphoria surrounding AI is centred around a small group of tech companies that are among the most profitable and financially stable corporations in the world.
Global Enterprise

Stumbling stock market raises spectre of dot-com era reckoning

The levies add to an already difficult time for carmakers that are grappling with weaker demand in key markets.
Global Enterprise

Global car tariff pain spreads from Asia to the US

In the US, a resilient labour market is keeping the Federal Reserve on alert as Trump’s policies and threats drive bond yields higher.
Global Enterprise

World inflation is at risk of rekindling with Trump’s trade war

Nissan has two plants in Mexico, where it makes the Sentra, Versa and Kicks models for the US market.
Transport & Logistics

Asia automakers lead the decline as region takes a beating from Trump tariffs

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