April 12, 2025
Financial Assets

Bonds Bludgeoned, Dollar Dumped, Gold Gains. Markets have been moving

Sure, the stock market has been moving. But it’s the action in government bonds, the US dollar, and gold that REALLY stood out this week. Here are some thoughts on what happened – and what it MEANS for investors – from top MoneyShow experts. Mike Larson MoneyShow What’s it going to take to get a

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Intangible Assets

CarMax boosts inventory of used cars under $20K as tariffs hit market

Nathan Gomes  |  Reuters How many cars are fully American-made? Not many. Here’s what we know. President Trump hopes to encourage companies to build cars in the U.S. But are any cars fully American-made? Here is what we know now. CarMax KMX.N is expanding its inventory of newer pre-owned vehicles, as U.S. President Donald Trump‘s latest tariffs

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Financial Assets

Colleges issue more bonds, fearing federal funding cuts

There has been a lot going on in bond markets in recent days. The corporate bond market ground to a halt after the President announced his new tariffs, as we reported yesterday. But there’s another part of the bond market that doesn’t always get a lot of attention: higher education. These are bonds issued by

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Financial Assets

Junk Bonds Suffer Worst Rout Since 2020 With US Hit Hardest

U.S. junk corporate bonds led the biggest slump in global high—yield debt since 2020 as the steepest American tariffs in a century triggered fears about worldwide growth. The extra yield investors demand to own the risky debt instead of Treasuries widened 45 basis points Thursday to 386 basis points, marking the worst selloff since March

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Financial Assets

Japan’s stock plunge deepens, bonds rally, rate-hike bets fade

Japanese stocks sank deeper into the red on Friday, with the Topix index tumbling into a technical correction as it led Asian equities lower for a second day. Investors continued to bail out of riskier assets that will be hurt by US tariffs, with a rally in government bonds sending yields sharply lower and traders

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Financial Assets

Robert Irwin’s ‘frenemy’ Sam Mac is trolled by fans as they spam the Sunrise star with wildlife warrior’s sultry Bonds photoshoot: ‘Stop sending and tagging me in it’

By JIMMY BRIGGS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 05:40, 4 April 2025 | Updated: 05:51, 4 April 2025 Advertisement Sunrise star Sam Mac has been trolled by fans of his ‘nemesis’ Robert Irwin after the wildlife warrior stripped down to his underwear for a sultry Bonds photoshoot. The weatherman shared a hilarious clip to social media

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Financial Assets

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson reveal wild theory about Robert Irwin’s ‘bulge’ in his new sultry underwear shoot for Bonds

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson have weighed in on Robert Irwin’s latest jaw-dropping modelling shoot. The Wildlife Warrior, who is the son of the late icon Steve Irwin, stripped down to his underwear to star in a Bonds campaign designed to help bring the Aussie brand to the US.  The radio duo revealed their

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Financial Assets

JPMorgan’s Tariff-Day Trade Is Going Long on Automaker Bonds

Beaten-down corporate bonds from automakers could rally after Wednesday’s tariff announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump, making the debt an attractive purchase, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan strategists don’t expect the announcement to be as detrimental for automakers as it will be for pharmaceutical companies. “We don’t believe any of the large automakers

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Financial Assets

Provinces to issue flurry of new bonds amid trade war with U.S.

BNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. The trade war is set to plunge Canadian provinces into deeper deficits, revitalizing a sleepy corner of the credit market.  Provinces are expecting wider deficits and higher funding needs, which means selling more bonds. The seven

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Financial Assets

Stocks Resume Slide as Traders Await US Tariffs: Markets Wrap

This content was published on April 2, 2025 – 11:19 (Bloomberg) — Stocks resumed their slide and Treasury yields held near one-month lows in the hours before President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement, with speculation swirling over the details of the proposed trade action.   Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index slid 0.7%, with healthcare stocks among the

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