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In January 2024, financial markets were active and turbulent, with investors initially rejoicing as inflation fell and sectors such as semiconductors saw big gains. However, a hawkish central bank and geopolitical concerns tempered confidence, while dropping oil prices and stricter investment conditions put adverse pressure on investors.Financial markets continued its …

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, three senators urged the Biden administration to thwart the recent agreement between the US Steel Corporation and Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan. NCS declared that it will buy US Steel for $55 per share and take on the $14.9 billion in …

Commodity prices spiked on Monday as industrial buyers and traders scrambled to source raw materials hit by supply disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nickel rocketed 76%, palladium reached a record level and gold broke through $2,000 an ounce on safe-haven appeal, while oil and wheat jumped to 14-year …

The Trump administration imposed metal tariffs on dozens of countries in 2018, saying that a excess of foreign steel and aluminum threaten US manufacturers out of business and pose a national security threat.The Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Kashima, Japan, in 2018. The Biden administration is expected to announce on …