LONDON (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Markets were left nonplussed by increasingly erratic U.S. tariff announcements over the weekend, although nerves have been soothed slightly by the reduction of tensions at the long-end of several major government bond markets. I'll get into all of this below...

Markets were left nonplussed by increasingly erratic U.S. tariff announcements over the weekend, although nerves have been soothed slightly by the reduction of tensions at the long-end of several major government bond markets. I'll get into all of this below and then explore why the U.S. government, issuing ever more debt, should be wary about becoming overly reliant on the...

06:42 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets were choppy Tuesday as traders weighed possible moves by the Bank of Japan and an industrial profits report from Beijing while awaiting fresh cues from Wall Street. Hong Kong and Tokyo finished in the green, while Shanghai lost ground. Other regional exchanges were also uneven. In Japan, the Nikkei 225...

07:11 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher before Tuesday's opening bell, buoyed by President Donald Trump's decision to postpone 50% tariffs on the European Union to July. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.3% and the Nasdaq increased 1.7% in premarket activity. The indexes closed Friday's trading...