Tariffs

Advisor Upside

Advisors Go Risk-On Heading Into 2H

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It’s been a sweet-and-sour first half for the markets, but advisors expect the second half to be a whole lot tastier.

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International Economics

Tariffs Deliver Record Drop in US Trade Deficit

Does the deficit crunch mean the US has won the first big battle of the trade war? Well, that’s a complicated question

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Indicators

US Service Economy Suffers Unexpected Trade War Blow

The surprising news comes just ahead of an all-important jobs report from the Labor Department due out Friday.

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Industrials

Countries Fight Over Periodic Table as China Hoards Rare Earths

As China tightens its grip on rare earths exports, one of its most crucial bargaining chips, the global supply chain is showing cracks.

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Economics

Wall Street Braces for More Investors Dissing Dollar

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The dollar decline comes just as a couple of other key US economic indicators have begun blinking red, too.

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Economics

Waiting Game: Why Fed Isn’t Ready to Cut Rates (Yet)

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The Fed was already walking a tightrope over a bottomless pit of stagflation before waves of tariffs came to rattle the line.

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Bonds

Tariff War Transforms US Bond Market From Boring to ‘Yippy’

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US Treasurys have long been safe havens during financial market upheaval. President Trump’s sweeping import tariffs made them more volatile.

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