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Asian Stocks Waver at Open After Trump-Powell Saga: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg

Asian Stocks Waver at Open After Trump-Powell Saga: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg Trump Has Penned Letter To Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell  The New York Times Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on Federal Reserve unnerve investors  Financial Times Trump floats firing the Federal Reserve chair as White House criticism boils  NPR Why has Trump just called his own supporters ‘stupid’?  Sky News Source link

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Stocks sell off as investors see Trump’s inflation ‘pipeline’ forcing the Fed to hold off on interest rate cuts

Stocks sell off as investors see Trump’s inflation ‘pipeline’ forcing the Fed to hold off on interest rate cuts

President Trump was unfazed by the rise in inflation to 2.7%, reported yesterday, and, as usual, he used social media to insist that the U.S. Federal Reserve lower interest rates. “Consumer Prices LOW. Bring down the Fed Rate, NOW!!!” he said. He then added: “Fed should cut Rates by 3 Points. Very Low Inflation. One Trillion Dollars a year would …

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Stocks Pressured by Chip-Stock Sell-off and Increased Talk about Powell Firing

Stocks Pressured by Chip-Stock Sell-off and Increased Talk about Powell Firing

Wall Street sign in New York in the evening by FotorafieLink via iStock The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.30%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25) are down -0.03%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25) are down -0.26%. Stocks are seeing …

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Trump’s Support for the GENIUS Act Lifts Bitcoin, Crypto Stocks After Minor Hiccup

Trump’s Support for the GENIUS Act Lifts Bitcoin, Crypto Stocks After Minor Hiccup

Key Takeaways President Donald Trump said he expects the GENIUS Act to clear a key procedural hurdle Wednesday after the stablecoin bill ran into resistance a day earlier. The price of Bitcoin climbed above $119,000, and shares of crypto companies like Circle and Coinbase improved in recent trading. Trump said on Truth Social he convinced Republicans who voted with Democrats …

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Asia stocks drift lower tracking Wall St; Hong Kong rises as Nvidia cheer persists – Investing.com

Asia stocks drift lower tracking Wall St; Hong Kong rises as Nvidia cheer persists  Investing.com Asia shares struggle, dollar soars on lowered Fed rate cut bets  Reuters Asian Tech Stocks Shine as Markets Weigh Latest Tariff Twists  The Wall Street Journal Asian shares are mixed after Nvidia nudges Nasdaq to a record, while other US stocks slump  Yahoo Finance Asia markets mixed as trade …

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Asian Stocks Edge Lower as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Wane: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg

Asian Stocks Edge Lower as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Wane: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg Asia shares struggle, dollar soars on lowered Fed rate cut bets  Reuters Asian Tech Stocks Shine as Markets Weigh Latest Tariff Twists  The Wall Street Journal Asian shares are mixed after Nvidia nudges Nasdaq to a record, while other US stocks slump  Yahoo Finance Asia stocks drift lower tracking Wall St; Hong …

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Crypto week legislation hits snag in US Congress, some stocks fall – Reuters

Crypto week legislation hits snag in US Congress, some stocks fall  Reuters Trump-backed crypto regulation bills fail to clear key hurdle in Congress  CNBC House GOP revolt slams brakes on GENIUS Act  Axios House Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Speaker Johnson by crippling crypto measures  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Johnson eyes Wednesday re-vote to take up crypto, Defense spending bills  Politico …

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Alibaba, JD.com, Baidu Stocks Rise. China’s Economy Shows Resilience to Trump Tariffs. – Barron's

Alibaba, JD.com, Baidu Stocks Rise. China’s Economy Shows Resilience to Trump Tariffs.  Barron’s China’s Economy Grows Steadily Despite Trump’s Tariffs  The New York Times China posts better-than-expected Q2 growth in face of Trump tariffs  CNN China growth beats expectations as Trump tariffs loom  BBC China’s economy beats expectations in face of Trump’s trade war  The Guardian Source link

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Copper Stocks Freeport-McMo-Ran and Southern Copper Downgraded. A Case to Sell. – Barron's

Copper Stocks Freeport-McMo-Ran and Southern Copper Downgraded. A Case to Sell.  Barron’s The Race Is On to Build U.S. Copper Mines After Trump Pledges Higher Tariffs – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Trump’s 50% Copper Tariffs Jolt US Market as Buyers Slash Imports and Delay Orders  Bloomberg St. Paul solar energy business shares concerns over Trump copper tariff announcement  CBS News Copper theft may …

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