Ignore all the day - to - day headlines out of Washington, he said on «Fast Money Halftime Report,» even as equities were coming intense under pressure on
concerns about a trade war after President Donald Trump announced steel and aluminum tariffs.
«I'm not
concerned about a trade war,» Icahn said.
The U.S. dollar held steady versus a basket of major currencies as solid company results and fading
concerns about a trade war helped keep a lid on safe - haven demand for the greenback.
Now the current levels of volatility have emanated from a number of different sources: political uncertainty, concerns about rising inflation, concerns about rising interest rates,
concerns about a trade war, cybersecurity fears, all of these different things.
Not exact matches
There was some
concerns about the potential for
trade wars and the U.S. administrations hard line on China.
«While markets seem not to be
concerned right now
about any impending
trade war, we have a lot to be worried
about when it comes to that potential,» she said.
The recent rhetoric coming from the Trump administration has some
concerned about a possible
trade war.
«Global investors are also
concerned about potential
trade wars... which is stirring up some risk - aversion
trade, so that, in turn, is supporting gold,» said Richard Xu, a fund manager at China's biggest gold exchange -
traded fund, HuaAn Gold.
Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, Speth said it was impossible to be
concerned about the prospect of a brewing
trade war at this stage because «hardly any» information on how it would play out was available.
With China increasingly
concerned about a Trump - inspired
trade war with the U.S., Dimon also made a plea to keep that from happening.
Treasury yields resume a steady climb higher on Wednesday as fretting
about the threat of an economically disruptive
trade war between the U.S. and China subsided, and takes a back seat to the
concerns about rising interest rates and coming labor - market data, which could inform the Federal Reserve's policy agenda.
US business groups: «The U.S. Chamber is very
concerned about the increasing prospects of a
trade war, which would put at risk the economic momentum achieved through the administration's tax and regulatory reforms,» Thomas Donohue, CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement.
Muse is generally upbeat
about the semiconductor sector and thinks
concerns about a potential
trade war's effect on the industry are «overblown.»
But given the stock market's recent erratic behavior and
concerns about the impact a
trade war could have on the economy, you may at least want to set aside some time to see where your retirement plans stand and how well they might hold up if the prospects for the market and the economy turn south.
Investors are
concerned about the negative implications of a potential
trade war, the effect of privacy breaches at social media companies, and the magnitude of Federal Reserve (Fed) rate increases in 2018.
Back then, there was little to no talk
about any
trade war with China and certainly no
concerns about big data.
Investors are hoping for calmer seas after stocks suffered their worst week in two years amid the Facebook scandal and
concerns about an escalating
trade war with China.
But Trump's
concerns about the costs of a
trade war with China have inspired him to reconsider the agreement.
The job figures come as
concern grows
about a
trade war between the United States and China.
I'll grant you that it seems possible, even likely, that the market's recent frenetic ups and downs could be a prelude to a nosedive, whether the ultimate trigger turns out to be fear of a
trade war,
concerns about inflation or rising interest rates or something else.
The stock market has been jittery during the past couple weeks due to
concerns about a potential
trade war brewing... More
But given the stock market's recent erratic behavior and
concerns about the impact a
trade war could have on the economy, you may at least want to set aside some time to see where your retirement plans stand and how well they might hold up if the prospects for the market and the economy turn south.
Mortgage rates have moved a little higher over the past twenty - four hours as investors breathe easier
about trade -
war concerns.
An executive in the chemical products business said, «We are
concerned about the impact of tariff and
trade wars on demand, but at this time, [there are] no signals that global demand is slowing.»
Stocks fell victim to heightened fears
about potential
trade wars, exacerbated by a more strident tone from Trump administration officials today and an apparent lack of
concern about the difficulties heaped upon the stock market by the heated
trade rhetoric between the U.S. and China.