Stocks are tumbling on trade-war fears after China pledged to 'fight until the end'

  • 📰 BusinessInsider
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 21 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

'If they want to fight, we will fight until the end,' said China's defense minister. 'Bully us? No way.'

"Traders are increasingly pricing in a prolonged trade war hitting the global economy," said Jasper Lawler at London Capital Group. The futures underlying the Dow and the S&P 500 are down around 0.6%, while Nasdaq are down 0.8%. Asian and European stocks and US futures slid sharply on Monday after China's defense minister vowed not to back down in its trade war with the US.

"Traders are increasingly pricing in a prolonged trade war hitting the global economy," said Jasper Lawler at London Capital Group. The futures underlying the Dow and the S&P 500 are down around 0.6%, while Nasdaq are down 0.8%. Asian and European stocks and US futures slid sharply on Monday after China's defense minister vowed not to back down in its trade war with the US.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 729. in ZA
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

China will be filling different in about 10 months when their food stores are empty from pig flu, bad harvests, etc. See if they want to negotiate for food during the winter then

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Asian stocks retreat as China-US jitters set inU.S. stocks fell broadly Tuesday as anxious investors shifted money into bonds, sending yields to their lowest level in nearly two years. I even seen this happening. Market is lower than December 2017 it’s stagnant and bankrupt USA might actually happen with trump
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Jamie Dimon warns US-China trade fight becoming a 'real issue' that could deter investment“Trade has gone from being a skirmish to being far more important than that,” Dimon said. “If this goes south in a bad way, and you have other surprises, that could be part of the thing that changes confidence, changes peoples’ willingness to invest.” Gee, ya think? Only thing trump can do to fix this is resign.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

Why the worst may be yet to come for stocks as trade war tensions persistBNY Mellon's Alicia Levine believes Wall Street is making a big mistake when it comes to the trade war. I want to know where the heck is he getting a gallon of milk for $1.50 ? Decline in milk consumption. The rest is BS.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »

Global stocks to keep climbing but trade war a major hurdle: Reuters PollGlobal stocks will continue their march to higher ground but an escalation of th...
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Fears of prolonged trade war weigh on Asia stocks; bonds rallyAsian stocks tracked Wall Street losses on Thursday as the latest exchanges betw... AFRICAN MUST TIMELY.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Oil prices rise on fall in U.S. crude stocks, but trade war worries cap gainsOil prices rose on Thursday after a bigger-than-expected decline in U.S. crude i...
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Oil rises on declining U.S. crude stocks, but trade war worries lingerOil prices rose on Thursday after an industry report showed a bigger-than-expect... We are on a economic rollercoaster ride. My IRA is flat & back where it was when Trump took office. Under Obama I had slow but steady sustained gains for 5 years.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Stocks rise slightly, but trade and economy worries persistStocks closed slightly higher for the first time all week, with the Dow gaining 0.17% and the Nasdaq rising 0.27%. The S&P 500 closed about 0.2% higher, with real estate, health care and consumer discretionary performing best.
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »