Analysis: Indices

Gold hits record high as US-China trade war intensifies, dollar weakens

Gold prices jumped nearly 3% to an all-time high on Thursday, as a drop in the dollar and an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China drove investors towards the safe-haven allure of the...

Wall Street: the pause and the upward "crash"

So the false rumor was true. Last night, Wall Street closed sharply higher after Donald Trump announced a 90-day suspension of the majority of tariffs. This came as a huge relief for investors… and...

Wall Street rebounds sharply after Trump announces 90-day tariff pause

The S&P 500 soared 9.5% on Wednesday for its biggest daily gain since 2008 after U.S. President Donald Trump declared an immediate 90-day tariff pause for many countries, bringing some relief to...

Nasdaq short interest up 0.6% in late March

Short interest on the Nasdaq rose 0.6% in late March, the exchange said on Wednesday. As of March 31, short interest climbed to about 15.754 billion shares, compared with 15.664 billion...

Oil jumps 4% after Trump pauses tariffs on many countries, raises China levy

Oil prices climbed more than 4% on Wednesday, bouncing back from four-year lows earlier in the session, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would further increase tariffs on China but pause the...

EU to start retaliating against U.S. tariffs on Tuesday

BRUSSELS -The European Union will launch its first countermeasures against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs next week, the bloc's members agreed on Wednesday, joining China and Canada in...

Tariff turmoil leaves investors with few hiding places

Investors are dumping U.S. assets they usually favour in times of turmoil as fear over the economic impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs shakes confidence in traditional...

Shipping group Mitsui O.S.K. to seize opportunities as tariffs drive trade route shift -CEO says

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines , Japan's second-largest shipping company, aims to capitalise on opportunities that emerge from a shift in trade routes driven by new U.S. tariffs, CEO Takeshi Hashimoto said. ...

Asian buyers shun US farm goods, hit by ship crunch and trade war

Asian buyers are reducing purchases of U.S. agricultural goods as Washington's planned fees on China-linked vessels and sweeping import duties on key regional trading partners stoke uncertainty and...

Brazil coffee exporters glimpse opportunity amidst U.S tariffs

Brazilian coffee exporters see U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariffs as an opportunity to send more robusta beans to the United States after international rivals were hit with even heavier...

EU could aggregate demand for US gas as part of trade talks, Lithuania says

The European Union could consider aggregating its member countries' demand to buy U.S. liquefied natural gas, as part of negotiations with President Donald Trump to try to avert a trade war,...

Brazil, Egypt and Singapore among potential winners from tariff onslaught

Days after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs shocked multiple U.S. trading partners and global markets, a handful of countries are emerging as potential winners although...

Tariff-driven Wall Street pain sparks investors to weigh more gloomy scenarios

A dramatic U.S. stock slide is fanning fears of even more dire scenarios for the market, as investors weigh the potential for a prolonged global trade war and a much dimmer corporate profit outlook. ...

Morning bid: Ray of hope or false dawn for markets?

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland European investors still staggering from a nearly 12% plunge over three days in their regional stock benchmark...

Dow, S&P 500 end wild session lower, Trump digs in on tariffs

By Sinéad Carew and Pranav Kashyap -The S&P 500 and the Dow closed lower on Monday after a roller coaster session, with investors worried about an economic slowdown and rising...

Chile's Codelco boosts copper output, chairman bullish despite trade war

Codelco, Chile's state-owned copper producer, boosted production in the first three months of 2025 and was still bullish about long-term prospects for global demand despite an escalating trade war...

EU Commission proposes 25% counter-tariffs on some US imports, document shows

BRUSSELS -The European Commission proposed counter-tariffs of 25% on a range of U.S. goods on Monday in response to President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium, a document seen by Reuters...

EU will target less than EUR26 billion worth of U.S. imports, Sefcovic says

The European Union's countermeasures targeting a list of U.S. imports in response to the Trump's administration steel and aluminum tariffs will be less than 26 billion euros' worth after taking in...

Wall Street 'fear gauge' flashes red as stocks extend selloff

Wall Street's most watched gauge of investor anxiety jumped to a new eight-month high on Monday as U.S. stocks extended their selloff from last week on worries over the fallout from U.S. President...