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Morgan Stanley scraps 2025 Fed rate cut forecast, cites Trump tariffs and inflation risks
Morgan Stanley has withdrawn its forecast for a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut in June, citing rising inflation risks stemming from Trump’s newly announced tariffs. The bank now expects the Fed to hold rates steady through to March 2026.Trump announced sweeping tariffs...
Japan data – February household spending -0.5% y/y (expected -1.7%)
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US manufacturing news – Whirlpool to lay off 651 workers
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Morgan Stanley raising around 100 billion yen for Japan-focused real estate fund
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Trump sued over China tariffs: legal challenge alleges abuse of emergency powers
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ANZ forecasts Reserve Bank of Australia rate cuts in May, June and August 2025
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Financial Times: “Trump floats China tariff relief in exchange for TikTok sale approval”
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Japan considering an extra budget to address tariffs.
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JP Morgan raises global recession risk to 60% as Trump’s tariffs hit U.S. growth
JPM analysts say Trump’s combined tariff hikes amount to a 22% increase—comparable to the largest U.S. tax rise since 1968. As a result, the bank has raised its estimated risk of a global recession to 60%, up from 40%.The note highlights concerns that the economic...
Hong Kong and China market holiday Friday, April 4, 2025 – Ching Ming Festival
With mainland and Hong Kong markets out today, trading linked are also closed. , What are these 'trading links'?Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect is one:a mutual market access program through which investors in each market can trade shares on the other market...
IMF says US tariffs a ‘significant risk to global outlook’ at a time of sluggish growth
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Flip flop time – Trump says he is open to deals on tariffs
Trump spoke with media on his plane, AF1:he’s open to deals if countries offer something “so phenomenal”“the tariffs give us great power to negotiate"The background to this is that Trump aides and allies spent the last 24 hours saying the tariffs were...
US officials open to talking about UK proposal to reduce tariffs below 10%
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Reports, probably nonsense, Republicans discuss hiking top taxrate to 40% for millionaires
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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 3 Apr; The USD, stocks and bond yield tumble on tariffs
US stocks got hit hard. US yields moved sharply lower. The USD fell sharply after the tariff announcements late yesterday.Yesterday Pres. Trump announced reciprocal tariffs against most countries. Below are the tariffs against major US export countries:Canada: 10%...
Volatility index, VIX, surges higher. Hits its highest since August 5. 2024.
The VIX has risen again, this time to 30, which is a huge number - the highest since August 5 last year.It rises at times of chaos in the stock market, Trump said he expected the collapse. ***Repeating this .... For info on the surge in VIX. So what, you ask?The TL;DR...
Reports that the EU is considering fining X (ie Twitter) over US$1 billion
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Trump would consider deal where China approves TikTok sale in exchange for tariff relief
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Economic calendar in Asia 04 April 2025 (if anyone cares?)
I'll be posting on the Japanese data as it comes out, but more out of habit than anything else! Still, maybe the Bank of Japan will express some worry if household spending drops back like expectations how. Most attention will be on tariff news as retaliation ramps...