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China says it is closely watching the US government's plans to push ahead with levies using other trade tools. President Trump announced 10% global tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down his original sweeping duties. Alan Siow, Co-Head of EM Corporate Debt, Ninety One spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on how China is factoring in the changes despite tariff uncertainty.

President Donald Trump's new baseline global tariff of 10% comes into effect after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier, sweeping levies. The White House said he could impose this under the 1974 Trade Act without need for congressional approval. Bloomberg News' Rosalind Mathieson discusses with Joumanna Bercetche on Horizons Middle East and Africa.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says that while the US Supreme Court decision on US tariffs was widely anticipated, many businesses may still be caught off guard by renewed uncertainty surrounding President Trump's trade policy. CEO Andrew McKellar notes that Australian exporters are increasingly looking to diversify into markets such as India and Southeast Asia. He discussed the implications of the court's ruling on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade."

Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers. 

Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.

The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk. 

This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers. 

Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.

With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a historic blow to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda Friday, ruling 6-3 that the administration overstepped its constitutional authority by using a national emergency statute to impose sweeping global tariffs.

The January US jobs report surprised to the upside, adding 130,000 roles as unemployment dipped to 4.3% and wages stayed contained.

Washington has pulled itself back from the brink, passing a $1.2 trillion stop-gap deal that reopened most of the US government after days of disruption.