Morning News: August 29, 2025

Global Markets Mixed as Focus Shifts to Inflation Data

India’s Economic Growth Unexpectedly Picks Up Speed

US Ends Tariff Exemption for Small Packages, Upending Global E-Commerce

When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache

A Guide to Shopping Online After De Minimis Tariff Rule Ends

Higher Prices Are Coming for Household Staples

Trump Leans on National Security to Justify Next Wave of Tariffs

Congress Must Erect a Barrier Between the FTC and Foreign Antitrust

Trump’s Attacks Risk Wrecking the Fed’s Hard-Won Credibility

Bond Market’s Inflation Gauge Touches Six-Month High on Fed Risk

Bond Market ‘Fragility’ Showcases Danger of Hope as a Tactic

Can America Get Americans to Buy Its Bonds?

Inside European Banks’ Stellar Run: Towards or Beyond the Sweet Spot?

In Hong Kong, Eric Trump Lauds Growing Influence of Crypto

China’s Big Banks Warn of More Margin Pressure in the Second Half

Citi Asks Two Japan Bankers to Rethink Leaving in Talent War

New York Needs More Millionaires, Fiscal Watchdog Says

US Military, Government Skip Asia Security Forum for First Time

Troops Shouldn’t Be Fighting America’s Culture Wars

Trump’s Immigration Policies Threaten U.S. Cities and U.S. Growth

What’s Next, Comrade Trump?

Mike Gallagher Owes Us Peace, Not Lucrative Anti-China Rhetoric

The Maryland Governor Has Suddenly Joined the ‘Resistance’

New York Pipelines Back From Dead Signal Gas Revival Under Trump

Offshore Wind Is Running Into Trouble Everywhere Except China

China Is Running the World’s Most Powerful Floating Wind Turbine

BYD Profit Jumps as Aggressive Overseas Push Bolsters Sales

Cadillac Is a Luxury E.V. Giant. Can It Keep It Up Under Trump?

Nuance in Nvidia’s Results Sparks Great Frustration

How the TSA Is Set to Change Your Walk Through Airport Security

Lululemon Founder Sells $160 Million of Stock in Amer Sports

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is Getting an A.I. Glow-Up. Cue the Pitchforks.

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Posted by on August 29th, 2025 at 7:01 am


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