Timothy Moore

1 week ago | afr.com | Timothy Moore

Apr 12, 2025 – 4.56am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? US equities shook off an opening slide to trade higher after a sharp sell-off Treasuries abated though volatility persisted amid the continuing chaos of the Trump administration’s trade policy pivot. The yield on the 10-year US note rose as much as 16 basis points to near 4.6 per cent.

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Timothy Moore

Australian shares are set to drop in line with renewed selling on Wall Street as the reality of President Donald Trump’s global trade war sinks in with the White House clarifying the rate on Chinese exports is at least 145 per cent. Trump’s decision to pause tariff on most other countries for 90 days to provide time for negotiations had triggered a staggering surge in equities the previous session. Some investors opted to sell into that strength.

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Timothy Moore

The wild ride on US stock markets took a dizzying turn when President Donald Trump announced a pause on some of his harshest tariffs, sending the S&P 500 soaring to the biggest gain since March 2020. The S&P 500 Index surged more than 7 per cent in afternoon trading, headed for its first advance since Trump’s trade war wiped $US11 trillion in value from US stocks. All 11 S&P 500 sectors rose at least 2.5 per cent. The Nasdaq 100 Index surged 9 per cent.

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Timothy Moore

Goldman Sachs’ top US economists said they have lifted the probability that the US economy will fall into recession within 12 months to 65 per cent, and they are also expecting the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates by 200 basis points.

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Timothy Moore

Updated Apr 9, 2025 – 4.58am, first published at 4.40am or Subscribe to save articleGo to latestPinned post – 4.40AMBefore the Bell: Australian shares are set to fall after an early morning rally in New York mostly reversed when the White House said the US will move forward with a 104 per cent duty on Chinese exports on Wednesday.