June 25, 2025
Fixed Assets

Trump tariffs disrupt Jaguar Land Rover’s luxury vehicle shipments

Angus MacKenzie  |  MotorTrend Jaguar, Land Rover are the latest to react to looming tariffs Jaguar and Land Rover have paused U.S. shipments in response, and U.S. preorders of the Nintendo Switch 2 have been delayed. Fox – LA Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has stopped shipments to the U.S. for one month as it figures

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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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Gold Investing

Gold declines as Trump tariff shock sparks selloff from record

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

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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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Intangible Assets

Mercedes-Benz navigates tariff impact with increased US inventory

Victoria Waldersee  |  Reuters Trump announces 25% tariffs on imported cars President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported vehicles and auto parts, effective April 3, aiming to boost domestic manufacturing. Cheddar Mercedes-Benz MBGn.DE is building up inventory levels in the U.S. at the wholesale level and at dealer lots to get ahead of tariffs due

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Gold Investing

A fresh record high on global trade war fears

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

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Tangible Assets

Goldman increases gold forecast to $3,300 an ounce by year-end

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ramped up its gold price forecast to $3,300 an ounce by year-end, citing stronger-than-expected central bank demand and solid inflows into bullion-backed exchange traded funds. The bank’s increasingly bullish view on the precious metal was shown by the new forecast from analysts Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven, who just last month

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Gold Investing

Bullion Explorer Makes MAGA Pitch With New Name: Made in America Gold

BNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. A Canadian investment firm changed the name of its U.S.-focused subsidiary to Made in America Gold from NV King Goldlands. The switch comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is encouraging firms to relocate operations to the

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Gold Investing

Gold Rises to Record on Middle East Tension, US Economy Concerns

Gold rose to a record high above $3,028 an ounce as an escalation in Middle East tensions underscored its haven appeal, and investors weighed data that fueled concern the US economy is slowing down. Bullion climbed as much as 0.9 per cent as Israel launched military strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza, a move that

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