European stock markets join global sell-off after Trump tariff announcement – business live  The GuardianTrump’s hefty tariffs send stock markets falling  CNNLive updates: Vance says it will take time for Americans to see benefits of Trump’s tariffs plan  The Washington Post‘Liberation day’ as it happened: US hits major trading partners with steep ‘reciprocal’ tariffs; Stocks tumble as Trump takes world to brink of full-blown trade war  Financial TimesTrump's tariffs risk a global trade war, as leaders plan next steps  CNBC

China's services activity rises to three-month high, Caixin PMI shows  Forex FactoryView Full Coverage on Google News

JP Morgan say Trump tariffs the largest tax increase since 1968 , US recession risk higher  ForexliveTrump's tariffs — if sustained — likely to push the U.S. and globe into recession, says JPMorgan  CNBCWill Tariffs Drive the US Into a Recession?  BloombergTrump's sweeping tariffs could mean a US recession, much higher inflation: Economists  USA TodayDonald Trump's Tariffs Could Push US Into Recession: JP Morgan  Newsweek

How Trump tariffs could cause a global recession  AxiosTen weeks that shook the world  Financial TimesWill Liberation Day transform the world? The Nixon Shock set a radical precedent  UnHerdTrump tariffs endanger global economic stability, ECB officials say  ReutersThere is now only a slim chance that a global recession can be averted  The Independent

AU: International Trade in Goods, February 2025  Forex FactoryAustralia Trade Surplus Shrinks In February  RTTNewsAustralia Imports Hit Record Peak  TradingViewAustralia’s Trade Surplus decreases to 2,968M MoM in February vs. 5,600M expected  FXStreetAustralia trade balance sinks to 4-1/2 year low in Feb as exports plunge  Investing.com

US to impose 49% tariff on Vietnam  ForexliveTrump tariffs could trigger a surge in clothing prices  AxiosLululemon, Nike, and Deckers stocks are hit hard by Trump’s sweeping tariff plan  QuartzJoe and Tracy’s Thoughts on One of the Craziest Days Ever  BloombergSneaker and apparel retailers blindsided by tariffs on Asian factory hubs  Reuters

US: Baseline tariff rate will go into effect April 5  Forex FactoryFact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security  The White House (.gov)Canada not on Trump's list of countries subject to 10% ‘baseline’ tariffs  CBCCanada to fight Trump tariffs with ‘purpose’ and ‘force,’ Carney says  CTV NewsOil imports exempted from Trump’s sweeping tariffs  Reuters

Cost of living has 85% of Canadians saying they're living 'paycheque to paycheque'  Daily HiveAre Emaciated Canadian Piggybanks Today's Reality?  Newswire.caCanadians struggling to stay financially afloat: H&R Block  CityNews Vancouver85% of Canadians think living paycheque to paycheque is the ‘new norm’: study  PentictonNowOne in ten Canadians say their income doesn’t cover basic living costs  Benefits and Pensions Monitor

Consumer Anxiety Could Mean Slower Retail Sales Growth This Year  Yahoo FinanceNRF sounds upbeat note for 2025 retail spend, delayed tariff, inflation effect  YahooNon-store and on-line shopping to fuel $5.42 trillion in 2025 retail sales - NRF (XLY) (XLY:NYSEARCA)  Seeking AlphaRetail Sales Growth Expected to Slow, in Part Because of Tariffs  WSJNRF Gives State of Retail and Consumer for 2025  Hardware Retailing

PIMCO steps up private lending to emerging market governments  Yahoo Finance

Confidence in economy increase as private sector investments surge – IMANI  GhanaWebEconomic growth continued to rebound, exceeding initial expectations – Asiama  3NewsGhanaians are regaining confidence in the economy—but can the momentum hold?  Modern Ghana

Canada gasoline prices slide on removal of consumer carbon tax  ReutersWhat cutting the consumer carbon tax means for Canada's emissions  CBCThe last carbon rebate is coming. How much will Canadians get?  Global NewsGas prices drop sharply in Halifax as carbon tax is removed  CityNews Halifax

U.S. tariffs harmful to the world: ECB chief  news.cgtn.comTrump stokes trade war as world reels from tariff shock  Reuters‘Fundamentally wrong’: European leaders condemn Trump’s tariffs  The GuardianAnswering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs  AP NewsEurope prepares countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs, calling them a ‘major blow to the world economy’  CNN

UK Minimum Wage May Have Passed a Tipping Point  BloombergThe minimum wage is too high  The SpectatorToday Labour brings in higher wages, because we know we must put money back in working people’s pockets  The GuardianNorthern Ireland: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage changes come into force  BBCApril policy shake-up: Lawyer warns businesses of costly new fines and rules under new legislation  IFA Magazine

Canadian demand for U.S. travel is dwindling, and that's bad news for Arizona  AxiosCanadian travel to U.S. is plummeting: ‘There’s a lot of anger’  The Washington PostEuropean Tourists Start Avoiding the US as ‘Unknown Territory,' Accor CEO Says  Bloomberg‘People are canceling reservations.’ Canadian tourists rethink Florida trips due to Trump  Miami HeraldIt's Not Just Canadians, Fewer Europeans Want to Visit the US Too  Business Insider

Factbox-US businesses brace for more pain as 'Liberation Day' tariffs loom  Yahoo FinanceLive updates: Trump unveils tariffs, administration news | CNN Politics  CNNTrump announces 10% tariff on all imports | The Excerpt  USA TodayWhat Trump’s tariffs could mean for UK consumers  The Guardian‘This Could Get Much Uglier’: The Fatal Flaw in Trump’s Trade War  Politico

Consumer Sentiment: Higher in New York than across the country  WRGB

U.S. private sector job growth surges in March: ADP jobs report  Seeking AlphaPrivate sector added 155K jobs in March, above expectations, ADP says  Fox BusinessJobs Report Seen Showing Slower Hiring as Tariffs and Federal Job Cuts Loom  MorningstarUS private payrolls growth beats expectations in March  Yahoo FinanceBusinesses boost hiring in March, ADP says, despite economic uncertainty spawned by tariffs  MarketWatch

How a Small Violin Part Highlights Bigger Problems for the Global Economy  The New York TimesCanadians place tariffs on US manatee meat, camels and flamethrowers  WBBHFlame-throwers and manatee meat among odd U.S. products targeted by Canada’s retaliatory tariffs  CTV NewsCanadian leaders denounce new Trump tariffs as ‘direct attack’ – as it happened  The GuardianCanada threatens with retaliatory export tariffs, a move that would end decades of free trade  Yahoo

Gold rises as markets await US tariffs; Heathrow airport was warned about power supply in days before closure – as it happened  The GuardianGold prices to fall below Rs 56,000? Morningstar analyst predicts nearly 40% decline as yellow-metal hits  The Economic TimesWhy gold prices are surging to record highs  NPRGold retreats after hitting all-time high on Trump tariffs  ReutersGold prices extend rise after Trump unveils tariff plans  CNBC

Cutting the OCR next week 'likely the wrong thing to do' - economist  RNZRBNZ Weighs Easing Options As Data Guides Policy Path  FinimizeReserve Bank of New Zealand expected to cut rates to 3.5%  Investing.comBaked Into The Cake, We Await Another Rate Cut. RBNZ To Deliver 25bps  Scoop - New Zealand NewsPreview of RBNZ: On Autopilot?  Action Forex

Norway urged to scrap ban on $1.8 trillion wealth fund investing in weapons makers  CNBCNorway’s government is being pushed to rethink ‘illogical’ ethical ban on its $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund investing in defense  FortuneNorway urged to drop ‘crazy’ ban on investment in defence companies  Financial TimesNorway’s opposition urges end to wealth-fund ban on defense stocks (LMT:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha

China Tells Kids to Study Manufacturing to Fill Factory Jobs  Bloomberg

Chinese megabanks’ interest margins fall to record low as economy slows  Financial TimesBad loans rise at Chinese state banks ahead of $69bn capital injection  Nikkei AsiaBOCI Lifts ICBC (01398.HK) TP to $7.16, Rating Kept Buy  AASTOCKS.comICBC’s 2024 Earnings Call: Stability and Growth  TipRanksNet interest income of China's six largest banks has fallen to a record low  Fineko/abc.az

Over 1,900 researchers describe 'assault' on science by White House: 'We see real danger'  ABC NewsACLU sues National Institutes of Health for ‘ideological purge’ of research projects  NBC NewsResearchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants  ReutersThe NIH’s Cancellation of Hundreds of Grants Is an ‘Ideological Purge,’ Lawsuit Says  The Chronicle of Higher Education

Huge discount retail chain CEO sounds the alarm on the economy  TheStreet

Brazil Looks Like a Winner in the Global Trade War  WSJBrazil mulls 'all possible actions' as Congress lays framework for trade retaliation  ReutersBrazil in ‘privileged’ position to withstand trade war, says finance minister  Financial TimesBrazilian President Lula swipes at Trump as US imposes auto tariffs  ABC NewsBrazil Congress Approves Law To Counter Trump Tariffs  Barron's

Revealed: £1.8BILLION of taxpayers' foreign aid has gone to 30 countries richer than the poorest UK borough -  Daily MailFrom preventing diabetic foot ulcers in Peru to teaching Pakistanis about their country's 'violent past', see  Daily MailSee ALL the 3,250 projects Britain's foreign aid is being spent on  MSNThe truth about where Britain's £15billion-a-year foreign aid funding REALLY goes  Daily Mail

BOJ Gov Ueda: We will likely have more information on U.S. tariff policy when finance leaders gather for IMF/G20 meetings later this month  Forex FactoryJapan Lacks a ‘Viable Option’ for Retaliating to Trump’s Tariffs  The New York TimesJapan 'disappointed' in Trump tariffs, will support businesses  ReutersJapan’s Ishiba says he will push for US auto tariffs exemption  AP NewsJapan automakers send more cars to U.S. from Mexico ahead of tariffs  Nikkei Asia

Living in ‘garbage time’: when 500 million Chinese change their spending habits, the world feels it  The Conversation

US tariffs expected to dent Thai GDP  Bangkok PostThailand may lose up to $8 bln from potential US tariffs, says official  ReutersThailand Vows to Cut US Trade Surplus as It Sees $8 Billion Hit  BloombergUS tariffs ‘to cost Thai economy B360bn’  Bangkok PostThailand Pledges to Buy More Energy From the U.S.  Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

RBZ to swoop on currency hoarders  The Herald - Breaking news.

Luxon's 'going for growth' actually means 'going for debt reduction'  The Kākā by Bernard Hickey