Analysis: Indices

Europe should respond to US tariffs in firm and united way, says French industry minister

PARIS, Feb 11 - Europe should respond in a firm and united manner to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs, French industry minister Marc Ferracci said on Tuesday. ...

Xpeng, Geely Auto's shares fall on concerns about BYD's smart driving push

Shares in Chinese automakers Xpeng and Geely Auto tumbled on Tuesday on worries that they will struggle to compete against BYD's move to offer smart driving features across almost all of its line-up...

Mexico to await potential Trump steel, aluminum tariffs before reacting, president says

MEXICO CITY, Feb 10 - Mexico, a top shipper of steel to...

Aluminium rises on supply risks after Trump tariff threat

Aluminium prices rose on Monday due to supply risks after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was set to impose new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports. Three-month aluminium...

Taiwan looks to buy Alaskan natural gas as it seeks to head off US tariffs

Taiwan is interested in natural gas from Alaska and will continue to assess the feasibility of purchases, the economy ministry said on Monday, as the government looks to narrow the trade surplus with...

Markets react to Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals duties. He also said he will announce reciprocal...

Australia says its steel, aluminium exports create American jobs

Australia's trade minister said its steel and aluminium exports to the U.S. create good paying American jobs and are key to shared defence interests, as Canberra presses Washington for an exemption to...

Oil ticks higher as investors weigh new US tariffs

Oil prices ticked higher on Monday even as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat, this time on all steel and aluminium imports, which could dampen global economic growth...

Navigating US rates, global tariff tensions

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  Asian markets are set for a rocky open on Monday following Wall Street's selloff on Friday, as U.S. inflation concerns bubble up and global...

Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs on Monday

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will be announcing on Monday 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force...

New look Middle East had started to draw investors... and then came Trump

A historic shake-up of the Middle East is starting to draw international investors, warming to the prospects of relative peace and economic recovery after so much turmoil. President...

Exclusive-Chile's Codelco targets 1.391 million tons of copper output in 2025 - document

Chilean state miner Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is targeting production of 1.391 million metric tons of the red metal this year, according to an unpublished government decree...

Northpointe Bancshares targets up to $595 million valuation in US IPO

Northpointe Bancshares is targeting a valuation of up to $595 million in its initial public offering in the United States, the private equity-backed community bank said on Friday. The...

Oil set for third straight weekly drop on tariff fears

Oil prices rose marginally in early Asian trade on Friday but were on track for a third straight week of decline, hurt by U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed trade war on China and threats of tariff...

Hershey forecasts lower-than-expected 2025 profit on higher cocoa prices

Hershey forecast annual profit below Wall Street estimates on Thursday as record cocoa prices weigh on the Kit Kat maker's margins. Packaged food companies including Hershey have had to...

Canada's Alberta eyes Japan for new LNG deals amid US tariff threat, minister says

Canada's Alberta province, a major gas producer, needs to find new export markets in face of a U.S. tariff threat, and expanding in Japan is an important target, its minister of environment and...

TotalEnergies CEO doubles down on US LNG, downplays Trump tariff fears

TotalEnergies will expand its investment in U.S. liquefied natural gas over the next decade as the French company seeks to cement its position as a major exporter of U.S. LNG, its CEO told Reuters on...

Exclusive-LME floor broker Sigma seeking to sell metals unit, sources say

Sigma Broking, one of eight members of the London Metal Exchange allowed to trade on the open-outcry floor, is trying to sell its base metals business three years after joining, two sources with...

Ukraine says it has potential to buy, store LNG from US

Ukraine and other European nations have the potential to buy and store liquefied natural gas from the United States in Ukraine and this could strengthen Europe's energy security as gas transits from...