S&P 500 rises as tech climbs, investors await progress on trade deals: Live updates  CNBCThe Dow rises 200 points even as China throws water on U.S. trade talks  Yahoo FinanceMarkets close higher — but see bigger gains evaporate — as the Trump administration signals softer trade stance  NBC NewsWall Street drifts higher as companies keep piling up profits, for now at least  AP News

Consumers continue to spend even as trade wars raise recession risk  CNBCAre Tariffs Making You Unsure About Big-Ticket Purchases? What Money Pros Say.  Barron'sExpert recommendations for 401(k)s, retirement accounts and stocks  WHAS11American Consumers Are Concerned About Tariff Impacts on Household Staples  CSP Daily NewsTrump's New Tariffs Could Hit Your Bank Hard -- Here's What to Do Now  The Motley Fool

Tariffs give Europe an opportunity to assert itself as a superpower, central bank governor says  CNBCGlobal vulnerability an opportunity for Europe, says ECB's Kazāks  MSN

US spirits exports hit a record high in 2024. Tariffs could destroy that  CNN

US weekly jobless claims increase moderately amid low layoffs  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News

Indonesia plans to import more from the U.S. to 'narrow' trade surplus, finance minister says  CNBCIndonesia says to increase US imports, lower orders from other countries  ReutersIndonesia Agrees to Step Up Energy Imports to Avoid Tariffs  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.comIndonesia's textile makers struggle amid US tariffs  chinadailyasia.comEconomists praise Indonesia’s trade talks with U.S.  Indonesia Business Post

Chinese commerce ministry holds meeting with foreign companies on tariff impact  Yahoo FinanceStocks Stall as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’  The New York TimesChina calls on Trump to cancel tariffs to secure talks  BBCChina says no ongoing trade talks with the U.S., calls for canceling 'unilateral' tariffs  CNBCTrump says the U.S. and China are 'actively' discussing tariffs. Beijing says that's false.  NBC News

California Overtakes Japan to Become Fourth Largest Economy in World  NewsweekCalifornia is now the 4th largest economy in the world  Governor of California (.gov)California is now 4th-largest economy in world, surpassing Japan  San Francisco ChronicleCalifornia becomes 4th largest economy globally, Gov. Newsom says  SFGATECalifornia economy now the world’s fourth-largest, overtaking Japan  Los Angeles Times

Cheap China Goods May Prove Very Disruptive to Asia, Nomura Says  Bloomberg.com‘Very disruptive’: China started flooding countries with cheap goods before Trump tariffs came in  FirstpostRedirecting Chinese exports from the US: Evidence on trade deflection from the first US-China trade war  CEPRCheap Chinese goods may prove very disruptive to Asia, Nomura says  The Edge MalaysiaData shows risks of Chinese goods flooding non-U.S. markets are overbrown: Expert  MSN

Trade tensions are 'bad for everybody,' says Bank of Korea governor  CNBCSouth Korea's quarterly GDP contracts for the first time in four years as construction activity plunges  CNBCSouth Korea’s Economy Contracted Before Trump Tariffs Hit  WSJKorean economy shrinks again in Q1  The Korea HeraldSouth Korea’s GDP falls as political turmoil hits consumption  Financial Times

The dollar has further to fall  Financial TimesWhy should I care if the US dollar falls?  BBCU.S. dollar falls to three-year low as Trump's Powell threats further dent investor confidence  CNBCFX Traders Seen Clinging to Bearish Dollar Bets Despite Rebound  Bloomberg.com

Stranded goods  DawnSindh protests take a toll on national supply chain  DawnPakistan’s top trade body says traders incurring $2 million daily losses due to Sindh protests  Arab NewsOil tanker owners seek PM’s intervention as petrol crisis looms  24 News HDGovt asked to take urgent action as export shipments remain stuck  Daily Times

Atlanta Fed: Small Firms Less Likely to Pass Through Cost Increases  PYMNTS.com

World Bank trims Pakistan’s economic growth forecast to 2.7pc  DawnView Full Coverage on Google News

Malaysia will need to revise down growth forecast, central bank governor says  ReutersMalaysia Rate Cut Bets Mount as Tariff Shock Dims Growth Outlook  Bloomberg.comPM To Make Statement On Country’s Economy On May 5  businesstoday.com.myBNM, Treasury To Review IMF's Latest Report On Malaysia's Real GDP - PM Anwar  BernamaGDP growth records fastest upturn since Q1 2023 in the first quarter  FocusEconomics

How Monopolies Could Exploit the Tariff Shock  thebignewsletter.comThe Perils of the Democrats’ Trade Strategy  compactmag.comMichigan Democrat backs Trump’s China tariffs, knocks approach as ‘chaotic’  The HillTrade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define  The NationBeware The Tariff Trap  The Lever

S&P Global: Tariffs Drive Manufactured Goods Price Increases to 29-Month High  PYMNTS.comUS economic output hits 16-month low in April, expectations crater  Yahoo FinanceTariffs restrain US business activity, boost asking prices for products  ReutersTrade wars feed inflation, slow economy and depress business confidence, S&P finds  MarketWatchGrowth in US Business Activity Is Weakest Since 2023 on Tariffs  Bloomberg.com

IMF Says Tariffs Could Drive Up Global Public Debt  PYMNTS.comIMF chief urges countries to move 'swiftly' to resolve trade tensions that threaten global growth  AP NewsWhy the IMF is worried about the economy - three things to know  BBCTrump’s trade war will hit US prosperity hard, IMF warns  CNNThe Guardian view on the IMF’s warning: Donald Trump could cost the world a trillion dollars | Editorial  The Guardian

Hassett says 14 tariff meetings scheduled this week  ForexliveView Full Coverage on Google News

Trump’s Tariffs Bump Into Reality as Economic Strategy Wavers  The New York TimesChina Bets Trump Will Back Down on Tariffs  WSJThe Permanent Tariff Damage  prospect.orgAs Trump softens his tone on the trade war, China refuses to budge  The Washington Post

IMF expects BOJ to delay further rate hikes due to tariff uncertainty  Yahoo FinanceBOJ to raise rates in Q3 though Trump tariffs will disrupt policy normalisation: Reuters poll  ReutersBOJ Sees Little Need to Change Basic Rate Hike Stance  Bloomberg.comTrump has made the BOJ's job so much harder  Nikkei AsiaTrump Crashing The Dollar Is Wrecking Japan’s 2025, Too  Forbes

Oklahoma business losing out due to tariff wars  KOCOView Full Coverage on Google News

Trump’s trade deals vexed by cautious countries, legal challenges and haphazard strategy  CNNThe domestic fallout from Trump’s tariffs, in 3 charts  vox.comExpect more chaos in Donald Trump’s tariff policies  The EconomistThe Global Trading System Was Already Broken  Foreign Affairs

Five cards China holds in a trade war with the US  BBCTariffs Won't Bring US Allies On Board Against China  Bloomberg.comTrump’s ‘America First’ policies bolster China's interests at the expense of our own  MSNBC NewsAmid a trade war, Xi Jinping may be purging China’s armed forces  The Economist

Employee engagement dips, which Gallup says costs economy billions in lost productivity  KOMOView Full Coverage on Google News

Tariff-induced price hikes, trade worries highlighted in Fed's Beige Book  Fox BusinessBusinesses are already trying to pass tariff costs onto customers, Fed report says  CNBCTrade Worries Dominate Fed’s Beige Book, Activity Little Changed  Bloomberg.comPrice hikes, a rush to buy autos, and uncertainty in wake of Trump tariffs -- Fed report  Reuters5 Insights About the U.S. Economy, According to the Fed’s Beige Book  Barron's

World Bank ups Türkiye’s 2025 economic growth outlook | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah

Mitch Daniels says fixing the US debt crisis requires more than DOGE  WTHR

What happens to credit card welcome offers and bonuses in a recession?  Yahoo Finance

U.S. could dip into recession on trade war, French central banker says  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News

What does a 60% drop in US imports from China look like?  ForexliveContainer Bookings to U.S. From China Are Down by One-Third, Hapag-Lloyd Says  WSJU.S. trade is already falling amid dire warnings  AxiosChinese freight ship traffic to busiest U.S. ports, Los Angeles, Long Beach, sees steep drop  CNBCImports are about to collapse at America’s busiest port  Sherwood News

German finance minister says it is urgent to reduce tariffs uncertainty  Yahoo FinanceView Full Coverage on Google News

US market tumult driving clients to Europe, ‘further afield,’ Neuberger chief says  SemaforMailbag: The opportunities in European equities, selling U.S. properties and other investing dilemmas  The Globe and MailWhy a strong euro may be 'bad news' for Europe as investors adjust to ‘tariff turmoil’  MarketWatchMoney Talks Podcast: Trump’s tariffs sent European stocks tumbling. Is it time to invest?  CNAEuro stocks outperforming, but can it last?  The Globe and Mail