Analysis: Indices

Hedge funds creep back into tech stocks after weeks of selling

Hedge funds last week bought the biggest tech stocks as well as those considered vulnerable to advances in artificial intelligence, said a note to clients from JPMorgan seen by Reuters on Tuesday.  ...

Middle East oil exports push tanker costs to 6-year-high amid threat of US-Iran war

The cost of shipping oil has surged to the highest in six years, fuelled by a wave of crude exports from the Middle East as traders accelerate charters ahead of possible military conflict between the...

A year of upheaval sets the stage for Trump's State of the Union address

U.S. President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to sell his turbulent, norm-breaking second term to American voters who will decide in November whether his Republican...

Oil hovers below seven-month high as traders eye U.S.-Iran talks, trade policy

Oil prices hovered below an almost seven-month high on Tuesday as traders gauged the outlook for U.S.-Iran nuclear talks amid heightened Middle East tensions, while also weighing uncertainty around...

Dollar weakens as US tariffs struck down, Iran tensions rise

The dollar weakened on Monday as traders evaluated U.S. tariff policies after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs, while traders also watched rising tensions...

Novo Nordisk's $475-billion rise and fall as Wegovy-era gains wiped out

Novo Nordisk shares slumped by more than 16% on Monday, wiping away the remaining gains brought by its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, after the drugmaker said its next-generation obesity drug...

Dollar dips as court ruling upends US tariff wall

The dollar fell on Monday as traders took the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a slew of President Donald Trump's tariffs as supportive for global growth, though confusion and risk of...

Australia's Lendlease hits near four-decade low after swinging to first-half loss

Australia's Lendlease Group swung to a first-half loss on Monday, pressured by impairments and a fall in the valuation of its foreign properties, sending its shares to a near four-decade low. ...

Dollar dips as Trump's tariff wall slips

The dollar fell on Monday as traders took the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down most of President Donald Trump's tariffs as supportive for global growth, though confusion and risk of...

Germany's Merz hopes for relief after Trump tariff verdict but uncertainty lingers

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday he expected the burden on German companies to ease after the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down a large part of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs,...

ECB's Panetta says Chinese imports helped drive sharper-than-forecast inflation drop

Risks to euro zone inflation are significant in either direction, a top European Central Bank policymaker warned on Saturday, adding that the impact on prices of cheap Chinese imports warranted close...

Trump to travel to China next month, with US tariffs in focus

U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2 for a highly anticipated meeting between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies, a trip announced as the Supreme...

Wall St indexes rise after Supreme Court rules against Trump's tariffs

Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled against U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977. ...

Key points of the Indonesia-US trade agreement

Indonesia and the United States finalised a trade deal on Thursday that cut U.S. levies to 19% from 32% on goods shipped from Southeast Asia's biggest economy, following nearly a year of...

Trump ally ties up with Russia's Novatek on natural gas in Alaska, NYT reports

American financier Gentry Beach, who has ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's family, signed an agreement with Russia's energy giant Novatek last autumn to develop natural gas in Alaska amid Western...

Indonesia secures 19% tariff deal with US, palm oil and other commodities exempt

Indonesia and the United States finalised a trade deal to cut U.S. levies to 19% from 32% on goods shipped from Southeast Asia's biggest economy, with Jakarta securing tariff exemptions for its top...

Ukraine's 2026 defence exports could hit 'several billion dollars', official says

Ukraine could export several billion dollars of military goods and services this year after authorising its first wartime foreign sales and is considering introducing a tax on those exports, a senior...

Nutrien expects higher potash demand despite tough conditions for farmers

Top world potash producer Nutrien expects increased demand for the crop nutrient in 2026 despite farmers cutting back on phosphate fertilizer and facing low returns.  On its...

Solar industry accelerates shift from silver as costs soar

Solar panel producers are intensifying efforts to replace silver with alternatives such as copper after silver rallied 130% over the past year, squeezing margins already under pressure from production...