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Cooling of trade war rhetoric is respite markets crave

11/3/2018, 10:28:20 AM
undefined ✔ To borrow surfing lingo, 2018 has been a wipeout for investors ✔ As one investor told me this week, more speeches from administration figures such as that of Mr Pence will be telling ✔ If that happens, the start of 2019 could make this year look a benign one for investors



The US can win China trade war by getting its own house in order

11/3/2018, 5:16:41 AM
undefined ✔ After all, Mr Trump has correctly identified Chinese violation of trade norms as a serious problem ✔ But current US trade policy is alienating these allies over much less pressing trade concerns ✔ That so many US households and companies would benefit from such a strategy suggests it might be good politics, too



U.S. Trade Deficit With China Hits All-Time High Despite Tariffs

11/3/2018, 12:08:27 PM
The gap is expected to grow even more despite penalties on billions of dollars of Chinese goods. ✔ President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Chinese products don’t seem to be particularly effective at re-balancing trade ✔ Americans bought more foreign-made computers, telecommunications equipment and airplane engines ✔ The U.S. traditionally imports more good than it exports because Americans consume more than they produce relative to the rest of the world



Stocks have defied history ahead of the Midterm elections — Here's Wall Street's investing playbook for profiting from every possible outcome

11/3/2018, 10:24:25 AM
The results will have major implications for policies like tax reform, which have fueled the stock market's gains this year. ✔ The status quo with a red House and red Senate In this scenario, investors can expect Congress to continue enacting Trump's agenda, including deregulation and more fiscal stimulus ✔ To read the full article, simply click here to claim your deal and get access to all exclusive Business Insider PRIME content



Trump Sweet-Talks Xi, Trying to Ease Trade Fears Before Midterms

11/3/2018, 12:51:49 AM
President Trump’s newly soothing tone toward President Xi Jinping of China lies less in trade talks, which remain on hold, and more in domestic political calculations. ✔ INDIANAPOLIS When President Trump said Thursday he held a long and very good conversation on trade with President Xi Jinping of China, it kicked off a brief rally in financial markets and a flurry of questions about why the tensions between Washington and Beijing had suddenly eased ✔ We’re doing a normal, routine run-through of things that we’ve already put together and normal preparation, Mr. Kudlow said on Friday on CNBC



Investors face high stakes in US midterm elections

11/3/2018, 4:12:05 AM
undefined ✔ Washington has helped shape global markets over the past 12 months, whether it is the US corporate tax cut or Donald Trump’s trade war against China ✔ Some investors have suggested that if Democrats retake the House, they would try to limit the Trump administration’s more forceful policies



Letters to Barron’s

11/3/2018, 12:02:38 AM
Letters on China, Warren Buffett, Howard Marks, social spending, and the Federal Reserve ✔ To the Editor: Diminished productivity has been influenced by the diminished respect for education ✔ And therein lies the problem with the Fed buckling under and pausing with its normalization ✔ Hopefully, whenever the various bubbles burst, the bad debt behind them will be written down this time



Luxury sales slowdown reflects waning Chinese buying power

11/3/2018, 9:48:17 AM
Middle-class consumers hold back, with cash stuck in sinking stocks and property ✔ Once upon a time, Chai used to buy lower-end Louis Vuitton products, but she now refrains from spending even $400 on a Coach handbag ✔ Italian high-end menswear maker Ermenegildo Zegna Group recently told Bloomberg that it will open fewer stores in China next year after observing weaker demand over the past few months ✔ It's difficult to bring two LV bags to China now, Kou said



Two to Tango: Parsing Trump's Argentine Dinner Date with Xi

11/3/2018, 2:10:37 PM
Two to Tango: Parsing Trump's Argentine Dinner Date with Xi ✔ Over on South America’s west coast, Chile is strengthening ties with China, this week pledging to join the Belt and Road Initiative ✔ Inkstone Advertisement Innovation and Tech Tesla rival in retreat ✔ Find previous editions here, and sign up for other Fortune newsletters here



George Soros on the new world disorder

11/3/2018, 6:24:02 AM
His enemies paint him as all-powerful, but the billionaire philanthropist believes his political legacy has never been in greater jeopardy. ✔ The episode was a nearly identical reprise of what happened to the British pound ✔ Tens of thousands of refugees passed through the Balkans and arrived on Hungary's border ✔ To read more from Good Weekend magazine, visit our page at The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age



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