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Lagarde warns of US-China trade war ‘shock’ to emerging markets

9/11/2018, 5:56:06 PM
undefined ✔ Ms Lagarde said that an increase in US-China tariffs would have a measurable impact on growth in China and would trigger vulnerabilities among its Asian neighbours because of their integrated supply chains ✔ She said that Argentina had about 0.2 per cent of economic output, if needed, as a safety valve that should be used to protect the most vulnerable



5 things about a U.S.-China trade war that might surprise investors

9/11/2018, 7:16:50 PM
China and the U.S. have been quarreling over trade for months, but the macroeconomic fallout from a full-blown trade war might not be as bad as investors fear, says one economist. ✔ For China, U.S. trade contributes some 2.5% to GDP, while it is only 1% for the U.S. in reverse ✔ Fifth, neither U.S. nor Chinese inflation should be impacted much by all of the above ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Need to Know newsletter ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



Trade war won't help Washington 'make America great again' - Opinion

9/11/2018, 11:15:04 PM
undefined ✔ For the past four decades, China has been promoting market economy, strengthening IPR protection, and improving governance and laws, which have made it easier for Chinese as well as foreign enterprises, including US enterprises, to do business in the country



Cramer: Stocks heavily tied to China may be signaling an end to the trade war

9/11/2018, 10:46:47 PM
Jim Cramer argues that the action in stocks like Honeywell suggests that China could soon give in to the United States' trade demands. ✔ The market's unexpected strength comes after a weekend of escalating tensions between the two countries ✔ Emerson's also very reliant on China for its growth, Cramer said ✔ Hit him up! Mad Money Twitter - Jim Cramer Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - Vine Questions, comments, suggestions for the Mad Money website



Is an economic recession coming? This market guru says yes

9/11/2018, 8:38:40 PM
A tightening Federal Reserve monetary policy and an international trade war could cool the economy. ✔ Policymakers at the central bank have already voted to hike interest rates twice this year, and are expected to do so twice more in 2018, bringing the yearly total to four ✔ The point is, you can have a bubble that extends for seven, eight or nine years and then they end in tears



U.S. shares lifted by tech and energy; trade woes hurt emerging...

9/11/2018, 8:42:40 PM
A broad index of world stock markets posted gains for a second straight day on Tuesday, as investors piled into U.S. technology and energy stocks even as a trade war loomed. ✔ EMERGING MARKETS Emerging markets remained under pressure, with an index of those countries’ shares down 0.66 percent and touching their lowest level in nearly 16 months ✔ (Graphic: World FX rates in 2018: tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh) (Graphic: Global assets in 2018: tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl) (Graphic: Emerging markets in 2018: tmsnrt.rs/2ihRugV) (Graphic: MSCI All Country World Index Market Cap: tmsnrt.rs/2EmTD6j) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Wall Street gains on back of tech rally

9/11/2018, 9:11:57 PM
A broad index of world stock markets posted gains for a second straight day on Tuesday, as investors piled into US technology and energy stocks even as a trade war loomed. ✔ Investors shook off lingering anxiety about US and Chinese trade relations ✔ Wall Street continued its rally, with the benchmark S&P 500 stock index still on pace to deliver what once seemed improbable: a seventh year of double-digit per centage gains over the last decade ✔ Shares of Apple surged 2.5 per cent a day ahead of the highly anticipated unveiling of the company's new iPhone models ✔ Energy stocks got a boost from a rally in oil prices



Volvo Cars says global trade disputes will delay its IPO

9/11/2018, 6:46:05 PM
The CEO of Swedish automaker Volvo Cars, owned by China's Geely holding company, says "the timing right now is not optimal" for an initial public offering, citing "an escalating trade war, tariffs and market volatility." ✔ CEO Hakan Samuelsson added in a mail to The Associated Press on Tuesday that an IPO remains an option but there is no fixed timeline ✔ Last year, the automaker said its new models as of 2019 would either be fully electric or hybrid-electric ✔ Its key manufacturing plant is located in Goteborg, Sweden



Fast Asia Open: India industrial output, South Korea unemployment

9/11/2018, 11:06:06 PM
undefined ✔ Corporate earnings reports out today include Aeon REIT Investment and Camsing International Holding ✔ 07.00: South Korea unemployment rate 08.30: Australia Westpac consumer confidence 13.00: Singapore retail sales 20.00: India consumer price index, industrial production



8@eight: ASX set to open lower despite global anxieties easing

9/11/2018, 10:00:45 PM
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX. ✔ Sponsored Business Markets 8@eight 8@eight: ASX set to open lower despite global anxieties easing This is sponsored content for IG By Kyle Rodda12 September 2018 7:54am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Anxieties about emerging markets and the US-China trade war eased overnight ✔ Fundamental data and the general news flow in the US was light overnight, allowing investors to focus on the oft-cited strong fundamentals of the US market



Is the tech stock rally coming to an end?

9/11/2018, 5:28:42 PM
Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon are all down in the past week. So are Apple and Netflix as well as big Chinese techs Alibaba and Tencent. Some think the sector remains vulnerable for a bigger pullback but others see opportunity. ✔ Warner 'deeply disappointed' Google not on Capitol Hill The great bull run for the FAANG stocks and the rest of the tech sector is showing signs that it might be coming to an end ✔ He noted that some techs look overvalued, particularly Amazon and Netflix, which he said is trading at an insane price given the increased competition in streaming media and amount of cash it is spending on new shows



US stocks chalk up first back-to-back gain in two weeks

9/11/2018, 8:33:28 PM
undefined ✔ Wall Street trudged higher for a second straight session despite the continued escalation of the trade war between the US and China ✔ That follows President Donald Trump saying last Friday he was ready to impose new tariffs on a further $267bn of Chinese imports ✔ Consumer staples, utilities and industrials were the only segments to end in the red



Used-car prices jump to another record high

9/11/2018, 11:54:42 PM
The market saw an unusual surge in prices during the summer months. ✔ The strange summer price appreciation in used cars is partly a function of a strong economy at its peak, with mounting affordability challenges for the consumer that favor growth in used vehicle sales at the expense of new, the company said in a news release



Cramer pinpoints the key to AMD's success: Its massive end market

9/11/2018, 10:22:01 PM
Jim Cramer breaks down what's going right at Advanced Micro Devices, a semiconductor company going up against Intel and Nvidia. ✔ U.S. markets may face dire circumstances if the trade war with China worsens, so on Tuesday, CNBC's Jim Cramer decided to highlight a secular trend that should still expand in the case of a marketwide slowdown ✔ But Nvidia and Intel, another major competitor, don't pose a particularly large threat for AMD simply because of the growing need for high-power processing chips, the Mad Money host said



Cramer Remix: It's unclear why the auto sector is as weak as it is

9/11/2018, 11:10:03 PM
Jim Cramer digs through what could be causing the auto stocks to weaken even though the economy is growing. ✔ That trend could lead to more millennials being able to afford Toll Brothers' higher end homes, a boon for the company, Yearley told Cramer ✔ Hit him up! Mad Money Twitter - Jim Cramer Twitter - Facebook - Instagram - Vine Questions, comments, suggestions for the Mad Money website



Stock market up in morning trading despite concerns over insurer losses

9/11/2018, 4:14:59 PM
While people on the East Coast make preparations and hunker down, investors are concerned that insurance companies might have to pay for widespread damages. Berkshire Hathaway fell 0.7% to $213.61. ✔ The proposed sanctions have had little effect on the market recently, as industrial companies are the best-performing part of the S&P 500 in the last month even though investors feel a trade war leaves them vulnerable to higher costs and reduced sales



Renewed U.S.-China trade jitters prop up dollar

9/11/2018, 7:29:33 PM
The U.S. dollar edged up against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday as concerns about trade friction between China and the United States prompted some safe-haven buying of the currency. ✔ It’s going to be a long time before it’s going to be settled ✔ The dollar index that tracks the greenback against six major currencies was up 0.09 percent at 95.239 ✔ It had shed more than 0.2 percent on Monday as the euro and sterling bounced after the European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier hinted at a possible Brexit deal ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



U.S. voices concern on China's Muslim crackdown, sanctions weighed

9/11/2018, 11:01:28 PM
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed deep concern over China's "worsening crackdown" on minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region, as the Trump administration considered sanctions against Chinese senior officials and companies linked to alleged human rights abuses. ✔ Any sanctions decision would be a rare move on human rights grounds by the Trump administration against China, with which it is engaged in a major trade war while also seeking Beijing’s help to resolve a standoff over North Korea’s nuclear weapons ✔ But I’m not going to get ahead of any potential activity that the U.S. government may take, Nauert said ✔ We’re not going to preview any sanctions that may or may not happen ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



US stock indexes rise as technology companies rebound

9/11/2018, 4:19:18 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday as technology companies and retailers rebound from their recent losses. Insurance companies are mixed as Hurricane Florence moves to ✔ TRADE WINDS: The World Trade Organization says it will review China's request to be allowed to impose sanctions on the U.S. for failing to abide by WTO rules ✔ 6 2018, file photo trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ✔ The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept



Apple is still struggling to sell iPhones in the world's hottest markets

9/11/2018, 4:34:51 PM
Innovative competitors and price-conscious consumers mean Apple faces an uphill struggle to sell iPhones in Asia no matter what it unveils this week. ✔ The country is one of the world's most expensive places to buy Apple devices, with increased tariffs pushing the price of an iPhone X to $1,700 earlier this year ✔ The top end of India's market is growing by 20% a year, Pathak added, compared to 13% globally ✔ To ignore these markets would not be the wisest decision, Kaur added



Trump's economic 'magic wand' is a myth

9/11/2018, 10:21:02 PM
The President is taking credit for the US economy's strength. The truth is, his economic record has yet to be written. ✔ This is one of the president's more colorful public statements taking credit for the economy's performance ✔ Over time, we should expect additional investment to increase productivity and workers' wages ✔ The public debate about this has been very confused ✔ Our new podcast series from the team behind Phoebe's Fall View episodes



Apple and other companies sound the alarm on Trump’s China tariff plans

9/11/2018, 10:59:09 PM
Apple Inc. isn’t the only company concerned that President Donald Trump’s latest proposed tariffs on an additional $200 billion of goods made in China will lead to higher prices for consumers, lower profits for the tech industry and slower economic growth. ✔ Kind of like if you walk out of Disneyland and don’t get stamped and have to walk back in and pay again ✔ Therese Poletti Therese Poletti is a senior columnist for MarketWatch in San Francisco ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment



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