Natasha Rudra

1 week ago | afr.com | Natasha Rudra

Wall Street stocks sold off Wednesday afternoon as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised anxiety over stagflation, exacerbating index losses led by technology stocks, which were caught in the crosshairs of escalating US-China trade tensions. The S&P 500 slid 2.4%, and the Nasdaq plunged 3.4%. The selling was broad-based, with 85% of stocks in the S&P 500 in the red.

1 week ago | afr.com | Natasha Rudra

Updated Apr 16, 2025 – 5.01am, first published at 4.52am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 4.52AMASX to The ASX is set to edge down slightly as Wall Street suffered another morning of whipsaw. Donald Trump’s trade war left investors unwilling to take on too much risk following a two-day rally. That’s even as results from big banks showed an equity-trading boon and signs of still-healthy consumers and businesses across America.

1 week ago | afr.com | Natasha Rudra

The ASX is set to lift but Wall Street was hit by volatility again as most big techs fell, with the latest chapter of President Donald Trump’s trade war spurring fresh confusion for business leaders grappling with policy uncertainty while stoking inflation angst among consumers. As the equity market’s most-influential group got hit, the S&P 500 trimmed most of a rally that had earlier been driven by White House’s softer tariff stance toward the technology sector.

Nov 6, 2024 | afr.com | Andrew Hobbs |Lucy Slade |Timothy Moore |Natasha Rudra

What we know so far

Nov 5, 2024 | afr.com | Andrew Hobbs |Natasha Rudra |Timothy Moore |Lucy Slade

Andrew Hobbs, Natasha Rudra, Timothy Moore and Lucy SladeUpdated Nov 6, 2024 – 11.01pm, first published at 12.39am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookGo to latestPinned post – 7.53PMThe key points you need to know on the election nowBloombergEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookAs counting stops for the night in most US states, here’s the current state of play:Donald Trump has locked up 267 electoral college votes, just three shy of the 270 needed to clinch the presidency.