As U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up his tariff war on the world, gold kept climbing in lockstep to reach a succession of record highs. The precious metal reached a fresh peak of $3,245.28 an ounce on April 11 and has climbed 28% since hitting a low of $2,536.71 on November 14, shortly after Trump’s
Roots Corp. ROOT-T reported a loss of $21.7-million in its fourth quarter as it took a large non-cash impairment charge. The retailer says the loss amounted to 54 cents per share for the quarter ended Feb. 1 as it recorded a $50-million impairment charge on intangible assets. The result compared with a profit of $14.6-million
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
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
Gold moved further away from its latest record high, swept up in the pessimistic mood that hit global markets in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s more-aggressive-than-expected tariff agenda. The precious metal initially surged to a fresh all-time high of $3,167.84 an ounce on Thursday following Trump’s “reciprocal” tariff announcements, which placed baseline import
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
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
U.S. bond firm PIMCO said on Tuesday that waning business and consumer confidence under President Donald Trump’s policies is eroding the edge U.S. capital markets held over the rest of the world, strengthening the case for investors to diversify globally. Trump is set to unveil “reciprocal tariffs,” aligning U.S. duties with those of other nations
Gold started the week with a fresh record high, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected latest tariff barrage that’s heightened concerns of a global trade war. Bullion gained as much as 0.9% to top $3,115 an ounce, beating the previous all-time high set on Friday when it recorded a fourth weekly gain, with prices
More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the Federal Student Aid office, internal documents show. Now, in many places, “no one is identifying schools that are failing financially.” WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has made it a top priority to dismantle and reorganize the federal Education Department. Simultaneously, he has promised time and again