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BlackRock attributes the slowdown in momentum for ETF demand to a volatile Q1 backdrop, citing factors such as trade tensions between the US and China, rising rates, and bearish headlines from large tech stocks in particular.

As trade tensions between the world's top two economies escalate, the multilateral trading system is being jolted.

Risk - averse traders have dumped tech stocks globally as trade tensions between China and the US escalate and Facebook's Cambridge Analytica debacle spur fears of a regulatory clampdown.

Banks are a classic reflation play and worth a closer look as trade tensions contribute to market anxiety.

Treasury yields edge slightly higher, and prices slip, on Monday as trade tensions between the U.S. and China appear to be dialed back after helping spark a selloff to close out last week's action on Wall Street.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he is not worried about China reducing its U.S. debt holdings as trade tensions between the two countries linger.

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude were both more than 1 percent lower on Friday, as trade tensions between U.S. and China escalated.

Based on wire headlines from Reuters, Xi made all the right noises when it came to the outlook for Chinese trade policy, helping to calm investor nerves that have been rattled over the past month as trade tensions between the United States and China increased.

Not exact matches

Trade tensions between the two countries recently escalated as they announced plans for tariffs on key products they buy from each other, ranging from Chinese aluminum and steel to American orange juice and soybeans.

Stocks have been struggling all year to gain footing amid myriad fears over trade tensions, the inflation specter and concern that while earnings have been strong, this might be as good as it gets.

US stocks tumbled Wednesday as President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Russia through a series of tweets, rattling investor nerves at a time when fears of a global trade war were starting to ebb.

The Trump administration's decision to pursue tariffs on as much as $ 150 billion in Chinese goods has stoked trade tensions with Beijing that could affect Apple's business in Asia.

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Patrick Chovanec of Silvercrest Asset Management says concerns around issues such as inflation and trade tensions have «eclipsed» the good news around the current market performance.

Asian stocks closed higher on the last trading day of the month, as investors focused on a mix of ebbing geopolitical tensions, robust earnings and economic data.

But the economic outlook is clouded by rising trade tensions, as well as late - cycle increases in interest rates in the United States and the other major economies.

LONDON, May 3 - World stocks made little progress on Thursday as worries over global trade tensions weighed, while the U.S. dollar consolidated recent bumper gains after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed the outlook for more rate hikes.

As the Fed policy meeting threw up no surprises with rates left unchanged, the focus shifted back to simmering trade tensions...

Tensions with Canada and Mexico have escalated during contentious free trade negotiations and as President Donald Trump threatens to slap sanctions on steel and aluminum imports.

But AMRO said its outlook is not without risks as it warned of the potential impact of faster - than - expected monetary policy tightening on global financial conditions, and escalation of global trade tensions, on capital flows and borrowing costs.

If tensions between China and the U.S. explode into a trade war, Calvasina says the utilities sector could act as one of the few places to escape the fallout.

The ministers frequently evoked their close relationship, but there was an undercurrent of tension as the threat of trade war and the prospect of NAFTA's collapse loomed over the panel.

NEW YORK, April 10 - U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as investor concerns about rising trade tensions between the United States and China eased after Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to cut import tariffs.

This after Asian shares extended gains on Monday as tensions in the Korean Peninsula eased and first - quarter earnings shone, although some investors were cautious about the outlook amid the backdrop of a simmering U.S. - China trade dispute.

PARIS / SINGAPORE, May 3 - Chicago soybean futures inched up on Thursday, steadying after a near one - week low as investors awaited export data to see if trade tensions with China were affecting demand for U.S. supplies.

The Dow Jones industrial average also fell more than 1 percent on the week as shares of Boeing dropped 6.8 percent on trade tensions.

The Dow Jones industrial average also fell 1.5 percent on the week as shares of Boeing dropped 6.8 percent on the trade tensions.

The escalating trade tensions between the two largest economies in the world have resulted in China slapping a 25 percent levy on U.S. imports including products such as soybeans, cars and whiskey — a tit - for - tat after President Donald Trump targeted a list of Chinese imports.

MEXICO CITY, March 4 (Reuters)- Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will on Sunday meet a top U.S. Republican lawmaker overseeing trade as tensions between the two neighbors ramp up over possible American steel and aluminum tariffs.

«We have been inundated with requests from clients to discuss our views on [semiconductors] as it relates to the escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China,» Credit Suisse analyst John Pitzer wrote earlier this month.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters)- An influential U.S. lawmaker said on Sunday all fairly traded steel and aluminum, especially from Canada and Mexico, should be excluded from President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, as he sought to calm tensions at major trade talks in Mexico.

Although the sanctions row predates the administration of President Donald Trump, it will make an example of ZTE, reckons Mr Su, as tensions mount between America and China over trade disputes and technological dominance.

Since then, we've seen a modest widening in spreads as investor sentiment shifted and volatility picked up amidst U.S. trade policy uncertainty and building geopolitical tensions.

Treasury yields on Friday are little changed in Friday trade, but were mostly lower for the week, as a swoon for global stocks appeared to intensify on worries about escalating trade tensions between China and the U.S.

While antitrade winds are also blowing strong on the other side of the Atlantic — as the failed TTIP campaign shows — trade is likely to be a constant source of tension between Washington and some European capitals in the next four years.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will soon travel to China for talks as the two global economic powers deal with trade tensions.

All the latest economic and financial news, as a US delegation lands in Beijing for crucial negotiations that could avert a trade war

Introduction: US delegation is in China for trade talks Treasury secretary Mnuchin leads big delegation Talks could de-escalate recent tensions..

«We believe export growth will slow due to yuan appreciation and rising trade tensions... China's imports could be more resilient than exports in our view as China has pledged to increase imports,» Wang said.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP)-- Global stock markets rebounded Thursday from sharp losses triggered by escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China — the world's two largest economies — as traders banked on conciliatory statements from U.S. officials.

SHANGHAI, April 26 Shanghai Disneyland should be viewed as a local company in China, Walt Disney said on Thursday, shrugging off concerns that U.S. - China trade tensions could affect visitor numbers or import costs for the $ 5.5 billion theme park.

Investors are focused on U.S. tariffs and trade tensions and companies» warnings on rising costs, even as...

SHANGHAI Shanghai Disneyland should be viewed as a local company in China, Walt Disney said on Thursday, shrugging off concerns that U.S. - China trade tensions could affect visitor numbers or import costs for the $ 5.5 billion theme park.

OTTAWA — The United States announced Tuesday that it would impose duties on imports of a new jet made by the Canadian jet maker Bombardier, a decision likely to fuel trade tensions between the United States and Canada just as the two countries face off over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreetrade tensions between the United States and Canada just as the two countries face off over the future of the North American Free Trade AgreeTrade Agreement.

Precious and Industrial Metals Inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and interest - rate levels, especially real yields, contributed to a 1.7 % rise in the spot price of gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US dollar.1 Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projected.

Fundamentals: There is a tug - of - war from the bulls and bears this morning as trade war tensions cool, but risks remain due to the FBI raiding the office of President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, and as we await a response to the chemical attack in Syria.

Asia Roundup: Aussie rebounds as trade surplus widens, dollar index consolidates near 4 - month peak, Asian shares ease on geopolitical tensions - Thursday, May 3rd, 2018

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There, it is true that the arbitrage gains arising from free trade between economic zones of vastly different living standards without trade balance equilibrium and being captured by a small minority are correctly viewed as un-earned gains and giving rise to social tensions which could easily degenerate into political tensions.

Concerns about global trade tensions between China and the U.S. and the fear that the stellar earnings could be as good as it gets for stocks are all combining to undermine the sort of confidence that was in abundance during last year's run of repeated records for equity benchmarks, as the U.S. economy enters it ninth year of expansion and as the Federal Reserve moves to normalize monetary policy from crisis - era levels.