Market Overview
Today is Good Friday — most financial markets will be closed
2025.04.18
The US stocks closed mixed ahead of the Good Friday holiday as investors weighed trade talks and interest rate uncertainty. A decline in weekly jobless claims indicates a resilient labor market, altho...
Read more
The Bank of Canada kept the interest rate unchanged. In New Zealand, there is an increase in inflation
2025.04.17
The Bank of Canada kept its benchmark rate at 2.75%, its first pause after a cumulative 2.25 percentage point cut over seven meetings, citing the unclear outlook for tariffs in the US, which could eit...
Read more
China data beat expectations. Inflationary pressures in Canada continue to ease
2025.04.16
China's economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.4% in the first quarter of 2025, maintaining the same pace as in the fourth quarter and exceeding market expectations of 5.1%. This was the highest annu...
Read more
Investors welcome tariff reliefs. Demand for safe assets is decreasing
2025.04.15
Investors await the release of key economic data this week, including the first-quarter consumer inflation report and the March trade balance, to gain a better understanding of price pressures and ove...
Read more
Trump announces exemption of key tech goods from imposed tariffs
2025.04.14
European stock markets are expecting a strong start to Monday after US President Donald Trump announced the exemption of key technology goods from recently imposed tariffs, boosting global investor se...
Read more
Week's main events (April 14 - April 18)
2025.04.14
The focus this week is on central bank meetings, inflation reports, and labor market data
Read more
The US stocks are back to selling off. The US raised tariffs on China to 145%
2025.04.11
President Trump raised tariffs on China to 145% just a day after a 104% increase took effect. Although he suspended imposing new tariffs on other countries for 90 days, the sharply escalating relation...
Read more
Markets rallied sharply on the back of a 90-day tariff postponement. China became an exception with tariffs of 125%
2025.04.10
The sharp rise in the indices came after President Trump announced that the US would suspend retaliatory tariffs against countries that failed to retaliate for 90 days. This policy change helped defus...
Read more
Tariffs on US imports come into effect today. The RBNZ expectedly lowered the rate by 0.25%
2025.04.09
The rebound was fueled by optimism that the US may soften its stance on tariffs as negotiations are underway. However, despite the recovery, trade tensions remain elevated.
Read more
Volatility in financial markets is insane. Oil fell to $60.7 per barrel
2025.04.08
Volatility rose across all asset classes: stocks, treasuries, and commodities were all buffeted by waves of conflicting headlines, including speculation of a 90-day tariff pause, which the White House...
Read more