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Asian stocks hit record high as earnings hopes offset Trump's Korea tariff move
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Asian shares hit a new record on Tuesday as investors hoped for the best from a barrage of U.S. large-cap earnings, though uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves on South Korea boosted gold and silver.

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Stocks up as earnings hopes offset Trump's Korea tariff
Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal
South Korea auto stocks recover from early slump after Trump tariff comments
Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) shares fell as much as 4.8% in ​morning trade on Tuesday, after U.S. ‌President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he will raise tariffs on South Korean goods incl...

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Donald Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korea imports to 25% because the country ‘is not living up’ to trade agreement
Trump Says He Will Raise Tariffs on South Korea to 25%
South Korea reassures on US investment pledge after Trump threatens to hike tariffs
For South Korea, the decision, which officials in Seoul said caught them by surprise, is the latest setback as it tries to navigate the alliance and trade partnership amid potential challenges to its ...

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CNBC Daily Open: Trump turns tariff pressure back on South Korea — but markets are focused on Big Tech earnings
Trump raises tariffs on South Korea to 25% for 'not living up to' trade deal

Trump’s Rageposting Platform Kneecaps His Family’s Cash-Grab Crusade

The Trump family’s worldwide money-making campaign has been consistently held back over the past twelve months by the plummeting value of the president’s most cherished weapon against enemy and ally alike.

Education Department delays wage garnishment plan for defaulted student loans

The Trump administration is delaying its plans to withhold pay from student loan borrowers who default on their payments, backing off a measure that threatened to deliver a financial blow to millions of Americans.
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Trump gives Christmas subsidies to farmers, lumps of coal to others

During the Christmas season, President Trump announced a $12 billion supplemental taxpayer subsidy to farmers to “offset bad Biden policies.” Others say the subsidies are to offset Trump’s trade wars and resulting retaliation against American ...
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Defense stocks outperform as Trump spending signals offset broader market dip

Defense shares stood out Thursday morning, buoyed by President Donald Trump’s push for sharply higher military spending, as U.S. stocks slipped on mixed economic signals. Defense contractors rallied after Trump floated plans to lift U.S. military ...
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Moody's analyst says $1.5 trillion Trump defense budget plan could widen deficits

NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed increase in defense spending for 2027 is unlikely to be offset by savings or revenues and would have a negative impact on already large U.S. fiscal deficits, said an analyst at Moody's Ratings.