“喊话买入”后暂停关税 特朗普高调吹嘘令富豪友人狂赚
美国总统特朗普在白宫椭圆形办公室高调吹嘘，自己暂停关税的决定让亿万富豪朋友在股市中大赚一笔，此举引发外界对其涉嫌操控市场及内幕交易的质疑。
英国权威《独立报》报道，特朗普于本周三（4月9日）突然宣布暂停全球大部分关税，美股应声暴涨。消息公布前，特朗普曾在社交平台“真相社交”上喊话：“现在是买入的大好时机！！！”仅四小时后，他宣布暂停关税，为期90天。
受此影响，股市盘中一度飙升逾7%，最终收涨超过9%。
同日下午，特朗普在椭圆形办公室指着来访的两位亿万富豪兴奋地说：“他赚了250万美元（约337万新元），他赚了9亿美元！还不错吧！”
...
#特朗普政府 #关税 #特朗普 #美国 #经济
BY 联合早报 即时报道
Secure video calling is in high demand. As an alternative to Zoom, many people are using end-to-end encrypted apps such as WhatsApp, FaceTime or Signal to speak to friends and family face-to-face since coronavirus lockdowns started to take place across the world. There’s another option—secure communications app Telegram just added video calling to its feature set, available on both iOS and Android. The new feature is also super secure—like Signal and WhatsApp and unlike Zoom (yet), video calls will be end-to-end encrypted.
Traders also expressed uncertainty about the situation with China Evergrande, as the indebted property company has not provided clarification about a key interest payment.In economic news, the Commerce Department reported an unexpected increase in U.S. new home sales in August.Crude oil prices climbed Friday and front-month WTI oil futures contracts saw gains for a fifth straight week amid tighter supplies. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for November rose $0.68 or 0.9 percent at 73.98 a barrel. WTI Crude futures gained 2.8 percent for the week.
联合早报 即时报道 from us