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Global stock markets have largely shrugged off President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff campaign. In commodities markets, however, tariff threats have sent the price of copper soaring to all-time highs — signaling the potential for higher tariff-induced prices for a metal with critical uses across the US economy.
Indonesia also has agreed to purchase billions in U.S. energy, agriculture products and airplanes, Trump said July 15 in a social media post.
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While the direct effect of higher tariffs on inflation remained relatively moderate last month, there are signs that businesses are passing along the increased costs. Prices for household furnishings and operations,
Bank earnings, inflation, and new crypto regulation are some of the things on the investors' radar this week.
The latest round of tariff threats from President Trump could spark fresh concerns about inflation, which might force the Federal Reserve to maintain its wait-and-see posture on interest-rate cuts, sa
One of the central criticisms of the U.S. government’s response to the global financial crisis in 2008, and to the Federal Reserve’s decision to embark on its maiden round of quantitative easing, was that it would lead to hyperinflation.
President Donald Trump and his supporters point to encouraging economic indicators to argue that concerns about his tariffs are overblown. Skeptics, however, say it’s too soon to declare that all’s well.