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Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday despite a rebound on Wall Street fuelled by an encouraging update on US consumer prices. US futures fell and oil prices were little changed. Chinese markets slipped as investors watched for the next steps in President Donald Trump's trade war. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index shed 0.7% to 23,426.80, while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4% to 3,357.02. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% to 37,014.82. South Korea's Kospi edged 0.1% lower, to 2,573.05. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.4% to 7,756.10. Taiwan's Taiex shed 0.4% and the Sensex in India edged 0.1% higher. Bangkok's SET slipped 0.1%. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 gained 0.5% to 5,599.30 after skidding between an early gain of 1.3% and a later loss. The unsettled trading came a day after the index briefly fell more than 10% below its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also pinballed sharply before ending with a loss of 0.2% at 41,350.93. The Nasdaq ...

Wall Street's sell-off is spiralling Tuesday following President Donald Trump's latest escalation in his trade war, briefly pulling the US stock market 10% below its record set just a few weeks ago. The S&P 500 was down 1.4% in afternoon trading after Trump said he would raise tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from Canada, doubling their planned increase to 50%. The president said it was a response to moves a Canadian province made after Trump began threatening tariffs on one of the United States' most important trading partners. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 678 points, or 1.6%, as of 1:40 pm Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1% lower. The S&P 500 was sitting at the edge of what Wall Street calls a correction," where it falls 10%, and was sitting within 0.1 percentage points of the mark. Such head-spinning moves are becoming routine following a scary ride for investors where the S&P 500 has swung by at least 1%, up or down, seven times in the last .

Trump doubled his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the US from Canada, bringing the total to 50 per cent

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Asian shares and US futures were mostly higher on Wednesday following a rocky session on Wall Street after Canada, Mexico and China were hit by steep US tariffs that took effect on Tuesday. Comments by US President Donald Trump in a speech to Congress and the nation appeared to have scant impact on world markets. The future for the S and P 500 was up 0.5 per cent, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4 per cent. China announced it intends to keep its economy growing at around a 5 per cent annual pace in 2025, in line with last year's target, as it opened the annual session of its largely ceremonial legislature. Premier Li Qiang also promised more government spending and other measures to support growth. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index jumped 2.6 per cent to 23,548.86, while the Shanghai Composite index climbed 0.6 per cent to 3,342.36. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index edged 0.2 per cent higher to 37,418.24. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 1.2 per cent to 2,558.13, while ..

Anxiety over tariffs is also bleeding into the corporate side of the economic equation

Stocks had already slipped after an ISM survey, and they extended losses after Trump said 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect

An ISM survey showed manufacturing was steady in February, but a measure tracking forward-looking new orders contracted to 48.6 last month from 55.1 in January

Trump also floated a 25 per cent "reciprocal" tariff on European cars and other goods

The company forecast adjusted earnings per share for the fiscal year ending January 2026 in the range of $2.50 to $2.60, below analysts' expectations of $2.76

The dollar was weakened by Federal Reserve policymakers discussing slowing or pausing the drawdown of its bloated balance sheet

Asian shares traded mostly lower Thursday after a quiet day on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 added to its record. Worries about US President Donald Trump's tariff policies remain high on regional investors' minds. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.2% to finish at 38,678.04. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.2% to 8,322.80, while South Korea's Kospi lost nearly 0.7% to 2,654.06. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 1.3% to 22,640.18, after China left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in a move it said was meant to maintain financial stability. The Shanghai Composite shed less than 0.1% to 3,349.60. The yuan has been under siege, with foreign-exchange outflows surging last month as Trump's tariff rhetoric sent shockwaves through markets, said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% after setting an all-time high the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 71 points, or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite .

Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing US imports have stoked concerns of a global trade war

US Treasury yields were hovering near their lowest in over a month on Thursday, as investors pondered the outlook for rates in the world's largest economy

Google-parent Alphabet dropped 8.3 per cent after posting downbeat cloud revenue growth and earmarking a higher-than-expected $75 billion for its AI buildout this year

The company and selling shareholders aim to raise up to $421 million by offering approximately 21 million shares priced between $18 and $20 each

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Top performer among the Magnificent Seven this month, Meta shares are up 14% in 2025, building on last year's rally of more than 65%. Microsoft has risen 2.8% this year, and only rose 12% over 2024

Global shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on US inflation. France's CAC 40 edged up 1.4% in early trading to 7,576.97, while Germany's DAX was down less than 0.1% at 7,576.97. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.7% to 8,355.34. The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.2% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearly unchanged. In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.3% to finish at 38,572.60. Bank of Japan data showed wholesale prices in Japan rose 3.8% in December last year compared to a year earlier, adding to pressures on the central bank to raise interest rates, possibly at a monetary policy meeting next week. In China, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 1.2% to 19,522.89, while the Shanghai Composite index rose nearly 0.3% to 3,236.03. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 surged 1.4% to 8,327.00. South Korea's Kospi gained 1.2% to 2,527.49. Treasury yields eased following an update on how much more US households had ..