In every corner of the financial markets, from stocks to bonds to commodities, investors are sending Donald Trump the same unmistakable message: The trade war he unleashed is threatening to set off a worldwide recession — and fast. With China retaliating less than 48...

The first signs of capitulation among normally bullish retail traders are showing up in data at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Fidelity Investments. JPMorgan reported retail orders amount to net selling of $1.5 billion as of noon Friday, the most in the first 2.5 hours...

Copper prices plunged below $9,000 a ton in the biggest drop since March 2020 as worries over the impact of a worsening trade war sparked a heavy selloff in metals and mining equities. The bellwether metal fell 6.3% to settle at $8,780 a ton in London on Friday, as...

The fastest US stock market selloff since the depths of the Covid pandemic has left valuations looking cheap. But if a recession is inevitable due to the global trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the definition of inexpensive becomes relative....

Treasuries climbed and traders boosted their bets on interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve as the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs convulsed markets for another day. A solid US jobs report failed to reassure markets on Friday, while comments from Fed...

The Bank of Italy cut its forecast for growth this year, reckoning that new US tariffs will hold back expansion in the euro zone’s third-biggest economy. Gross domestic product is seen rising 0.6% in 2025 compared to a previous forecast of 0.8%, according to the...

Wall Street forecasters are turning ice cold on US equities, telling investors to refrain from buying the selloff as President Donald Trump’s historic trade war raises the specter of recession. Bank of America Corp.’s Michael Hartnett became the latest to recommend...

A frenzy of hedge fund trading that has been a boon to investment banks may suddenly be nearing its limit, as big investors privately mull one of the dreaded phrases of Wall Street: the sidelines. In Manhattan and beyond, some active traders are debating behind the...

Donald Trump spent his 2024 campaign offering clear promises about tariffs on a nearly daily basis that were often downplayed by investors, perhaps because of the sheer size and scope of what he pledged to do. As president, he has shown the markets and everyone this...

The world’s 500 richest people saw their combined wealth plunge by $208 billion Thursday as broad tariffs announced by President Donald Trump sent global markets into a tailspin. The drop is the fourth-largest one-day decline in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index’s...

Global equity long/short hedge funds erased their gains for the year on Thursday as stocks plunged after the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs. The funds showed a 1.7% fall on the day, Goldman Sachs said. As of Thursday, long/short hedge funds were down...

All across the world, as sell orders lit up screens on trading floors from Tokyo to London and New York, a sobering reality took hold: Donald Trump is serious about upending the global trading system — and it appears, at least for now, that fears of a stock-market...

Reciprocal tariffs could hit the S&P 500’s (SP500) operating income by 32%, according to Bank of America. “There is no tariff playbook,” wrote Savita Subramanian, head of U.S. Equity Strategy & U.S. Quantitative Strategy, in a note. “If trading partners...