European stocks rose on Wednesday for the first time in three sessions, with the STOXX 50 climbing 1% and the STOXX 600 up 0.9%, as a trade agreement between the US and Japan sparked hopes for further deals and reduced tariffs. President Trump said that Japan had agreed to a 15% tariff on its exports to the US, alongside a commitment to invest $550 billion into the US and open its markets to key American goods. The US President also said that representatives from the European Union were coming for trade negotiations today. Megacaps were mostly higher, including ASML Holding (1.4%), Nestle...
European stock indexes showed no clear direction on Tuesday (9/7), with the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 moving sideways around the opening line. The main cause was the cautious attitude of investors who continued to monitor developments in trade negotiations between the United States and the European Union. This uncertainty made the market tend to wait and see without a strong direction. According to a Politico report, the US proposed a base tariff of 10% for all EU goods, but continued to reject the EU's request to remove tariffs from sensitive sectors such as cars, steel, aluminum, and...
Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday (8/7), with the Nikkei 225 index up 0.26% to 39,688.81, amid optimism that trade talks with the United States could still reach an agreement before new tariffs are imposed on August 1. This increase occurred even though US President Donald Trump has sent tariff warnings to 14 countries, including Japan, which will be subject to import tariffs of 25%. Trump still leaves room for negotiation, but also threatens to balance tariffs if there is retaliation. The tariff letter received by Japan is the same as other countries, and has raised concerns among...
Indeks Hang Seng dibuka menguat 39 poin atau 0,16%, berada di level 23.927 poin; indeks saham H naik 19 poin atau 0,22%, mencapai 8.627 poin; sementara indeks teknologi naik 14 poin atau 0,28%, berada di level 5.244 poin. Dalam ranah perkembangan saham teknologi individual, Tencent naik 0,6%; Alibaba turun 0,6%; Meituan turun 1,1%; Xiaomi Group naik 0,1%; dan Kuaishou naik 0,3%. Di sektor keuangan, fluktuasi diamati: HSBC Holdings naik 0,2%; Prudential Insurance turun 0,5%; China Ping An naik 0,9%; dan Bursa Hong Kong naik 0,2%.(mrv) Sumber : Dimsumdaily.hk
US stocks plunged sharply on Monday as President Trump renewed trade tensions by announcing a new round of tariffs and extending the deadline to implement them to Aug. 1. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each fell 0.8%, off record highs set last week, while the Dow dropped 422 points. Trump posted a letter on social media announcing 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea, with additional levies of up to 40% targeting goods from countries such as Malaysia, Myanmar and South Africa. He also warned of additional 10% tariffs on countries that align with the "anti-American BRICS policies,"...
European stock markets closed mixed in Monday trading as the Stoxx Europe 600 was up 0.44%, Germany's DAX advanced 1.2%, the FTSE 100 was down 0.19%, France's CAC 40 gained 0.35%, and the Swiss Market Index declined 0.15%. The European Union is working on the framework of a trade deal with the US, an EU spokesperson said after EU President Ursula von der Leyen held a call with President Donald Trump on Sunday, Bloomberg reported. UK home prices were flat in June, compared with the previous month, with the average house price at 296,665 pounds ($404,509), 2.5% higher compared with a year...