Asian markets showed slightly good performance despite ongoing concerns about US trade policies under President Trump. While Tokyo’s Nikkei saw a slight increase, car companies faced declines after tariff adjustments. In the US, major stock indexes continued their upward trend, driven by strong earnings reports from companies like Honeywell and Sherwin-Williams, despite UPS announcing job cuts amid economic uncertainty. Post navigation China’s manufacturing drops in April as US trade war impact starts to show India has the world’s 7th highest gold reserves! Why is RBI buying gold and how does it help the Indian economy?