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Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Wall Street ticks higher ahead of Fed’s rate decision; Trump’s Asian tour sends Nikkei to a record

October 29, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Wall Street was pointing toward gains in premarket trading Wednesday as markets focus on the latest corporate earnings ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this afternoon.

FILE – In this Aug. 11, 2015 photo, a shadow of a man is reflected on a glass as he reads a newspaper reporting China’s central bank or People’s Bank of China announced the 2015 edition of the 100 renminbi notes will be issued starting from November 12, at a stand in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China is expanding into digital currencies, hoping to promote use of its ‘people’s money’

August 21, 2025 at 8:22 a.m.

China has been expanding use of digital currencies as it promotes wider use of its yuan, or renminbi, to reflect its status as the world’s second-largest economy and challenge the...

Trader Michael Capolino left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street hovers near records as markets take in earnings ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech Friday

August 19, 2025 at 8:11 a.m.

Wall Street held near its records in premarket trading Tuesday as traders digested the latest corporate earnings reports while waiting for fresh cues about interest rates from the Federal Reserve.

Traders Jonathan Mueller, left, and Michael Capolino work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street is quiet in premarket trading ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy

August 18, 2025 at 8:48 a.m.

Wall Street ticked modestly lower early Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting later Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders.

Vehicles for export are parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs give some countries a break, while shares and US dollar sink

August 1, 2025 at 8:27 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from dozens of countries drew expressions of relief Friday from some countries that negotiated a deal...

A staff member distributes an extra edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting that President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Flurry of trade deals offers relief for some Asian countries, while others wait

July 23, 2025 at 7:30 a.m.

President Donald Trump has announced trade deals with Japan and a handful of other Asian countries.

Ed Curran works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street steady again after President Donald Trump downplays threat to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s job

July 17, 2025 at 9:12 a.m.

Wall Street appears calm after President Donald Trump walked back his earlier threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

A currency trader works near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US stocks swing as Trump says he discussed firing the Federal Reserve’s chair

July 16, 2025 at 12:34 p.m.

U.S. stocks are shaky on Wednesday as President Donald Trump said he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve. Such a move could help...

FILE – President and CEO of Nvidia Corporation Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2025 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

After meeting with Trump, Nvidia CEO says the sale of AI chip is back on in China

July 15, 2025 at 8:31 a.m.

Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China.

A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, July 14, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Wall Street points lower after President Donald Trump’s weekend tariff announcement; bank earnings this week

July 14, 2025 at 7:41 a.m.

Wall Street is pointing lower before the opening bell with new tariffs announced for Europe and Mexico and as the unofficial start of earnings season get under way this week.

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