Donald Trump’s pledge to pause tariffs on some trading partners ignited the biggest burst of buying Wall Street has seen since 2008.

Bitcoin surged and most smaller cryptocurrencies gained even more after President Donald Trump surprised markets by saying he would pause so-called reciprocal tariffs on dozens of non-retaliating countries.

A pullback from US Treasuries sent longer-term yields surging by the most since pandemic struck in 2020, deepening losses in what’s supposed to be a haven from financial turmoil and roiling markets abroad as investors sold government bonds.

President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on higher tariffs that hit dozens of trade partners after midnight, while raising duties on China to 125%.

Five gut-wrenching days after Donald Trump’s America-versus-the-world trade war threw stock and bond markets around the globe into disarray, he backpedaled and, in the process, pulled the financial system back from the brink.

Economic angst enveloped every corner of Wall Street as US-China trade tensions escalate, sparking a slide in stocks, the dollar and oil, with liquidations in US assets pointing to disorder in the financial system.

The US Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, ushering him into the role only a week after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs unleashed market turmoil.

Amid such a confounding week in markets, Hong Kong Edition asked some finance professionals how they’re refining their investment strategies with the trade war kicked into higher gear. And for the review: One of the city’s most unique dining experiences returns…

Trump’s reversal lifts stocks and bonds, though maybe not for long

Despite a dramatic reversal in the digital-asset regulatory environment in the US under President Donald Trump, one of the most-popular — and riskiest — crypto products in the world remains off-limits to Americans.

Nigeria expects to exit a global dirty-money watchlist this year after passing a new investment law that will allow regulation of cryptocurrencies, the chief of its financial regulator said.

Block Inc., the digital payments firm founded by billionaire Jack Dorsey, was fined $40 million by New York for alleged anti-money-laundering inadequacies and cryptocurrency compliance failures on its Cash App platform.

Also bond dealing, gardening leave and lottery arbitrage lawsuits.

Crytocurrencies resumed a tight correlation with US stocks at a most inopportune moment, with each tumbling as escalating trade tensions engulf financial markets again.

Ryan Weeks wonders if the dealmaking glory days in crypto will be short-lived amid mayhem in financial markets.

Wealthy Indonesians are shifting hundreds of millions of dollars offshore amid mounting concerns over President Prabowo Subianto’s fiscal discipline and the country’s economic stability.

Wall Street’s gyrations shook markets anew, with stocks erasing losses to notch their best week since 2023. The rally came as a rout in bonds and the dollar abated, following a few chaotic days that underscored fears foreign investors are beating a retreat…

President Donald Trump signed legislation to block an Internal Revenue Service rule that would have forced some cryptocurrency brokers to provide tax information on transactions conducted on their platforms, delivering another victory to the digital asset…

Billed on Wall Street as so rock-solid safe they’re risk-free, US Treasury bonds have long served as first port of call for investors during times of panic. They rallied during the global financial crisis, on 9/11 and even when America’s own credit rating…

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