Analysis: Indices

Argentina resumes export taxes on grains and by-products

BUENOS AIRES -Argentina has reimplemented export taxes on grains and their by-products after temporarily suspending them for two days as it has hit a target sales cap of $7 billion, Argentina's ARCA...

Relentless US stocks rally could teeter on inflation, earnings, valuation risks

NEW YORK -U.S. stocks have hit a string of record highs with minimal turbulence over the past few months, but investors say the rally could be undermined by persistently high inflation, possible...

Kenya eyes US trade deal by end of year, seeks five-year extension to Africa pact

NEW YORK -Kenya's President William Ruto said on Wednesday his country expects to sign a trade deal with the United States by year-end and that he will be pushing Washington to extend its duty-free...

Canada to boost Indonesia exports to diversify non-US trade, says minister

OTTAWA -Canada aims to establish duty-free access for up to 95% of its exports to Indonesia over the next eight to 12 months, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said, after signing a trade...

US plans to extend Africa trade deal by a year, says Lesotho minister

MASERU -Lesotho's trade minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. plans to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act , which gives the continent preferential access to U.S. markets, by a year,...

Aurubis starts production at US copper recycling plant

HAMBURG -Aurubis AG, Europe's largest copper producer, said on Wednesday it had started production at its newly built U.S. metal recycling plant at Richmond in Georgia. The plant will...

Canadian PM expects 'constructive' trade talks with China to deepen

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had constructive trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and expected the dialogue to deepen over time, as both countries seek to navigate a way out of a...

South Africa's president says trade is being used as a 'weapon'

NEW YORK -South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday his country is in talks with a U.S. trade representative to reduce tariffs levied by U.S. President Donald Trump after telling world...

China trade envoy meets US Midwest delegation as agriculture exports loom large in talks

BEIJING -Senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang met political and business leaders from the U.S. Midwest, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday, with analysts speculating the region's food...

Commercial Bancgroup seeks to raise up to $104 million in rare US bank IPO

Commercial Bancgroup said on Monday it plans to raise up to $104 million through an initial public offering, in what would be a rare listing by a U.S. bank. WHY IT MATTERS ...

Navan reveals 30% revenue surge in US IPO filing as tech listings fire up

Navan reported a 30% revenue surge for the first half of fiscal 2026, the corporate travel management platform disclosed on Friday in its U.S. initial public offering filing, as tech firms take...

E-commerce firm Pattern valued at $2.38 billion as shares fall in Nasdaq debut

Pattern Group's shares fell nearly 3.6% in their Nasdaq debut on Friday, valuing the e-commerce firm at $2.38 billion. The Lehi, Utah-based company's stock opened at $13.5, compared...

Exclusive-China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

SINGAPORE/BEIJING/CANBERRA -Chinese state trading firm COFCO has bought up to nine 60,000-metric-ton cargoes of Australian canola, three trade sources told Reuters, after Beijing last month imposed...

Cybersecurity firm Netskope notches $8.8 billion valuation as shares jump in Nasdaq debut

Cybersecurity firm Netskope commanded an $8.79 billion valuation as its shares jumped 21% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, adding to a string of successful tech IPOs this year. The...

Diamond selling processes are outdated and hurting producers, trader says

GABORONE -The sale of diamonds through tenders and auctions is opaque and inefficient and should be revamped for producers to earn more and to survive the current price slump, a leading gem trader...

Swiss exports to US drop over a fifth after Trump tariffs

ZURICH -Swiss goods exports to the United States dropped by more than a fifth in August, the month in which President Donald Trump imposed 39% tariffs on the country, official data showed on...

India's upGrad eyes Asia expansion as US campuses lose appeal

BENGALURU -Indian edtech startup upGrad is exploring more university tie-ups in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific as fewer students are opting to study in the U.S. and the UK due to visa...

Barry Callebaut debt must come down, CEO says

ZURICH -The world's top chocolatier Barry Callebaut must reduce its debt and is working to achieve this, CEO Peter Feld was quoted as saying in an interview published on Thursday. Barry...

Foreigners snap up Asian bonds in August after two-month hiatus

Asian bonds attracted their first monthly foreign inflow in three months in August, as expectations of U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts to support a cooling labour market boosted demand for...