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The Silent Hedge: Why the Market Isn't Collapsing

Nov 02, 2025 (SPX)

The answer may be simpler - and more sobering - than anyone wants to admit. The market hasn't lost its mind; it's hedging against one. What we're seeing is not ...

Xi invites Canada PM to China in first meet in 8 years

Oct 31, 2025 (AFP)

Canada's relations with China are among the worst of any Western nation but both are at the sharp end of Donald Trump's tariff onslaught, even after Xi and the ...

China's factory activity shrinks for seventh straight month; Hong Kong's third-quarter growth beats forecasts

Oct 31, 2025 (AFP)

The manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index -- a key measure of industrial health -- came in at 49.0, marking another contraction, according to the National Bu...

Asia markets diverge on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings

Oct 31, 2025 (AFP)

Investor confidence in artificial intelligence has fuelled a rally in global stock markets this week that made California-based chip designer Nvidia the first $...

'Significant' Xi, Trump talks win cautious optimism in China

Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)

A beaming Trump hailed the talks as a "great success", while Xi said China had reached a "consensus" with the United States on trade and economic issues. Beijin...

Trump, Xi to meet seeking truce in damaging trade war

Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)

The tussle between the world's top two economies, which encompasses everything from rare earths to soybeans and port fees, has rocked markets and gummed up supp...

Germany's Merz hopeful for Trump-Xi deal to end trade spat

Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)

Speaking alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Merz said he could make only a "provisional assessment" of a meeting between the two leaders in South...

Asia stocks muted with all eyes on Trump-Xi meeting

Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for the first time since 2019 in Busan, South Korea, engaging in high-stakes talks about the relationship between the...

U.S. interventions south of the border are almost as old as the nation

Oct 29, 2025 (UPI)

Americans may not remember history, but U.S. interventions south of the border are almost as old as the nation. These are worth recalling, mainly because most f...

Asia stocks join Wall Street records as tech bull run quickens

Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)

The extended bull run comes ahead of a Wednesday afternoon announcement by the US Federal Reserve, which observers expect will unveil a quarter-percentage-point...

Trump expects 'great meeting' with Xi

Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)

The meeting Thursday might yield a truce in the trade war between the world's top two economies, a possible grand finale to Trump's Asia tour marked by praise, ...

Trump says 'pretty much' finalised trade deal with S. Korea

Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)

"We did," Trump told journalists when asked if a deal had been reached, without giving further details. "We reached a deal. We did a lot of different things. Gr...

HSBC profit drops as bank takes Madoff legal hit

Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)

The London-headquartered lender revealed the $1-billion-plus fallout Monday amid a Luxembourg lawsuit dating back to 2009, when Madoff was sentenced to 150 year...

Asian markets cool as Trump hails ties on Japan trip

Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)

The US president is due to meet Xi Thursday in South Korea, and rosy comments by Trump have fuelled optimism that the world's two largest economies can strike a...

Asian markets cool as Trump begins Japan visit

Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)

The US president is due to meet Xi Thursday in South Korea, and rosy comments by Trump have fuelled optimism that the world's two largest economies can strike a...

China VP slams trade 'bullying' before Trump-Xi talks

Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)

Han Zheng warned globalisation was under "serious strain" in an address to the Future Investment Initiative (FII), a major conference in Saudi Arabia's capital ...

Trump, China and stalled diplomacy: five takeaways from ASEAN summit

Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)

Here are five takeaways from the meeting in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur. - Trump show - Trump jetted into Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, his presence eclipsing the...

Asia stocks surge on US-China trade deal breakthrough

Oct 27, 2025 (AFP)

Markets rallied after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the threat of the US president imposing an additional 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods was "ef...

Chinese premier slams 'law of the jungle' in trade ahead of Xi-Trump talks

Oct 27, 2025 (AFP)

His comments, made at a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur, were a clear reference to tariffs imposed by US President Trump on many countries, including China, whi...

Trump in Japan as hopes grow for China trade deal

Oct 27, 2025 (AFP)

Speaking on Air Force One, Trump said he was hopeful of a deal when he sees Xi on Thursday, while also indicating he was willing to extend his trip in order to ...