Latest payroll figures suggest us economy is on a firm footing despite tariffs

The US government has shut down again. But even as the shutdown approached, stocks rose. How could they go up while the single biggest player in the whole economy withdraws? Because maybe it doesn’t m

When bad news is just bad news not good news for markets

“America has progressed from infancy to senility without passing through a period of maturity.” So said a character in one of Ian Fleming’s short stories in 1960. He was wrong then – or, was he, as so

The pros and cons of US companies changing from quarterly to half-year results

China’s stockmarket is booming, but renewed animal spirits are not yet helping the wider economy, says Lee Ying Shan for CNBC. More than $3trn in market capitalisation has been added across mainland a

Last Friday, US president Donald Trump signed a proclamation entitled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers”, stating that a new $100,000 fee will be imposed for H-1B visa applications