International Trade

President Donald Trump claimed losing legal challenges to his sweeping tariffs would lead to the “economic ruination” of America after federal courts blocked his emergency trade powers while an appeals court provided temporary relief. What Happened: Trump warned on Truth Social Sunday...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has advocated for a shift away from reliance on the US dollar in global trade, proposing a single currency for transactions among the BRICS nations. Speaking at the inauguration of Dilma Rousseff, the newly-appointed President of the New...

President Donald Trump could find himself in an awkward position amid a trade dispute between rival plane makers. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is requesting that Trump assert himself in a court dispute between American-based Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) and Canada's Bombardier Inc (OTC: BDRBF). Boeing...

Futures Drop Into Shortened Trading Day On Weak Services PMIs, Geopolitical Fears U.S. equity futures declined in early pre-market trade ahead of the shortened trading day on weaker than expected services PMIs around the globe. Weak data from China to the eurozone weighed on sentiment overnight....

Futures Marginally Lower Ahead of Quiet Day U.S. equity futures traded marginally lower after Monday's gains heading into a quiet day both on the earnings and economics calendars. Should the S&P 500 post gains today, it would mark the 21st consecutive Tuesday of gains. Top News In other news...

Futures Higher On Central Banks U.S. equity futures rose slightly in early pre-market trade following the FOMC saying that it is prepared to increase or decrease asset purchases depending on the state of the economy. Today, the European Central Bank is set to release its interest rate decision and...

Futures Flat as Draghi Talks Down Euro U.S. equity futures were flat in pre-market trading as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi spoke after the bank's interest rate decision. Although no one comment abruptly signaled that the ECB was set to weaken the euro, the series of comments made...