JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Jan 19): A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a 15-month-old war that has brought devastation and seismic political change to the Middle East.

Gaza ceasefire deal takes effect and fighting halts after delay

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President Donald Trump’s top economic officials dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by sweeping global tariffs and defiantly insisting a boom is on the horizon. 

On the heels of huge global stock market falls, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and others dug in on Sunday and declared that Trump would persist in his tariffs agenda, whatever markets may do.

Trump team rejects market fears, shows defiance on tariffs

Japanese stocks are set to resume their selloff when the market opens on Monday, leaving investors little room to breathe amid intensifying fears over the global trade war.

Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures were at 31,340.00 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as of 7:01 a.m. Tokyo time, about 7% lower compared with the close for the underlying gauge on Friday.

Japanese stocks set to tumble as trade war fears intensify

US equity futures slumped and the yen surged early Monday in a sign of deepening turmoil across financial markets as investors began to price in the fallout from Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.

S&P 500 contracts fell 4% after the benchmark suffered its worst two-day plunge since March 2020 on Friday, slashing over $5 trillion in value. Equity futures for Japan and Australia are down more than 4%.

S&P 500 futures slump as tariff turmoil deepens

Malaysia still has room to negotiate with the United States (US) regarding Washington's imposition of a 24% reciprocal tariff on Malaysian goods, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.

BNM governor sees room for talks between Malaysia, US on tariffs

Taiwan’s financial regulator has announced tighter short-selling controls to stabilie the market amid Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs.

Taiwan tightens short-selling rules to calm market amid tariffs

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) will submit an in-depth study on the impact of the United States' (US) tariffs on several export sectors within this coming week.

Miti to detail impact of US tariffs in coming week — PM

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has given an assurance that Malaysia will not slip into a recession for now, following the imposition of tariffs by the United States, as the country's economy remains resilient.

Trump’s tariffs will not push Malaysia into recession, Anwar vows

US and Vietnamese businesses have asked the Trump administration to delay its planned 46% tariff on Vietnamese goods, saying the levy will hurt them and bilateral commercial relations.

US, Vietnamese businesses ask Trump to delay 46% tariffs on Vietnam

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Japanese stocks are set to resume their selloff when the market opens on Monday, leaving investors little room to breathe amid intensifying fears over the global trade war.

Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures were at 31,340.00 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as of 7:01 a.m. Tokyo time, about 7% lower compared with the close for the underlying gauge on Friday.

President Donald Trump’s top economic officials dismissed investors’ fears of inflation and recession, offering no apologies for the market turmoil sparked by sweeping global tariffs and defiantly insisting a boom is on the horizon.&nbsp;

On the heels of huge global stock market falls, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and others dug in on Sunday and declared that Trump would persist in his tariffs agenda, whatever markets may do.

US equity futures slumped and the yen surged early Monday in a sign of deepening turmoil across financial markets as investors began to price in the fallout from Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.

S&amp;P 500 contracts fell 4% after the benchmark suffered its&nbsp;worst two-day&nbsp;plunge since March 2020 on Friday, slashing over $5 trillion in value. Equity futures for Japan and Australia are down more than 4%.

As industries adopt new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics and virtual reality (VR), there is a growing need for reliable 5G network infrastructure to support seamless connectivity, real-time data processing and high-speed communication.

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