By Mike Dolan LONDON () - In many respects, Donald Trump inherited the "golden age" he claims to be ushering in. All he really needs to do is not screw it up. In economic and financial terms, the United States has rarely been in better health. The world's largest economy has been humming at annualized

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By Kevin Buckland TOKYO () - The dollar drifted slightly lower on Wednesday in indecisive trading as a lack of clarity on President Donald Trump's plans for tariffs kept financial markets guessing. Trump said late Tuesday at the White House that his administration was discussing imposing a 10% tariff on goods imported from China on

By Nell Mackenzie, Carolina Mandl and Summer Zhen LONDON () -Hedge funds have positioned for Donald Trump's U.S. presidency with their highest levels of borrowing since 2010, while betting the dollar would continue to rise, according to bank research and industry data. U.S. stock trading hedge funds kicked off the week with gross leverage levels

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO () - Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren and trade unions kicked off annual labour talks on Wednesday that are likely to lead to another year of bumper wage hikes, though policymakers will be mainly focused on how far the momentum spreads to smaller firms. With some of the biggest firms already

By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO () - Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a row, meaning squeezed profits for companies, more spending money for workers, and a green light for more central bank rate hikes. Japan's labour-intensive service sector had

Investing.com-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering imposing 10% tariffs on Chinese imports from February 1, as he raised the possibility of increased duties on several major economies.  Speaking at a White House event on his second day in office, Trump said he was considering the Chinese tariffs on concerns over

By Clare Jim, Ziyi Tang, Kane Wu HONG KONG () -After numerous measures to resolve a liquidity crisis in the property market in recent years, Beijing is expected to end up dusting off an old playbook and step in directly to stabilise a state-backed developer seen as a bellwether for the sector. With the crisis

By Sinéad Carew and Johann M Cherian () - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the and the Dow closing at their highest levels in more than a month as investors assessed Donald Trump's first actions as U.S. president and were encouraged that he did not start his second term with blanket tariff

By Jamie McGeever () - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  Day two of the second Donald Trump administration, and exchange rates are in the global market crosshairs as investors nervously try to figure out how to trade the immediate fog shrouding the U.S. president's trade policy. That Trump will impose tariffs