Analysis: Indices

Fed goes big, markets yo-yo

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Go big, and go bold, was the advice to Fed Chair Jerome Powell and colleagues from some U.S. policy watchers and even former policymakers, and...

Fed Is a Poor Guide for Stock Investors

Bloomberg Opinion's Nir Kaissar expects some investors will be tempted to chase stocks given the stubborn conventional wisdom that interest rates and stock prices move in opposite directions and...

Fed slashes rates 50 bp in first easing since pandemic hit

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected to be a steady easing of monetary policy with a larger-than-usual reduction in borrowing...

Oil prices steady, with investors focusing on Fed decision

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, after rising in the previous two sessions, as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's anticipated interest rate cut, with the potential for more violence in the...

Fed's close call - the waiting is almost over

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investors in Asia will be forgiven for any reluctance to take on much risk on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision...

Energy execs say they believe VP Kamala Harris is indeed open to fracking

HOUSTON - Some top natural gas executives on Tuesday said they believe Vice President Kamala Harris was credible when she pledged to continue to allow natural-gas fracking if she wins the Nov. 5...

Canada's inflation cools to 2% in Aug, reaches central bank's target

Canada's annual inflation rate reached the central bank's target in August at it cooled to 2%, its lowest level since February 2021, data showed on Tuesday. The closely watched core...

Colombia's Rappi could be ready for IPO in 12 months, cofounder says

Colombian startup Rappi, which is backed by Japan's SoftBank, could be ready to launch an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange within 12 months, cofounder Simon Borrero said on...

Column-Record US household wealth may increase chance of soft landing: McGeever

As the Fed prepares to cut interest rates, U.S. households are sitting on their largest accumulation of net wealth in history. By some financial measures, U.S. consumers are better off than they've...

Foreigners pour $31 billion into EM portfolios in August, with Fed in sight -IIF

Foreign investors ploughed a net $30.9 billion into emerging market stocks and debt portfolios in August as markets continue to position for an imminent rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, data...

Fed hits easing week, China economy weak

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After an extraordinary 30-month monetary squeeze designed to zap a post-pandemic inflation spike, the Federal Reserve...

Why Fed rate cuts matter to world markets

When the Federal Reserve delivers a widely-anticipated interest rate cut on Wednesday, its first in four years, the move will resonate well beyond the United States. The size of a first...

Putin's commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials

Russian officials and managers are perplexed by President Vladimir Putin's surprise threat to limit exports of strategic commodities in response to Western sanctions, and wonder if it can be realised...

Exclusive-US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27

The Biden administration on Friday locked in steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty on electric vehicles, to strengthen protections for strategic domestic industries from China's...

Taiwan hopes delayed F-16s start arriving by end of this year

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday it was aiming for delivery of the first new F-16V fighter jets by the end of this year, blaming acute fluctuations in the international situation for delays in...

Deutsche Bank raises S&P 500 year-end target to 5,750 from 5,500

Deutsche Bank has raised its year-end target for the benchmark S&P 500 index to 5,750 points from 5,500, citing rising stock buybacks, strong corporate earnings and robust inflows, boosted by strong...

Wall Street regulator set to vote on new 'tick sizes' rule

Wall Street's top regulator is due to vote next week on proposed new regulations to allow the pricing of stocks in increments of less than a penny, part of a pending structural overhaul of equities...

Amazon is in South Africa for the long run, says marketplace head

U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com is in South Africa for the long run, its regional marketplace head said on Thursday, after its first foray into Sub-Saharan Africa four months ago. ...

Potential return of Trump fuels concern among emerging market investors

A tight U.S. presidential election race has unnerved investors in emerging markets, who fear a return of former President Donald Trump to the White House could hurt emerging markets just as they were...