Analysis: Indices

Mining, healthcare prop up European shares; US-EU trade talks in focus

European shares closed higher on Thursday, with mining and healthcare stocks the biggest boosts as investors watched for signs of progress on a potential trade deal between the United States and the...

Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs

THESSALY, Greece -As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled...

Sugar producer Suedzucker's profit drops 85% on weak prices

HAMBURG -Germany's Suedzucker, Europe's largest sugar producer, posted an 85% fall in quarterly operating profit on Thursday, hurt by low EU sugar prices. Suedzucker reported operating...

Japan unlikely to face US pressure to strengthen yen, ex-top FX diplomat says

TOKYO -Japan is unlikely to face pressure from the United States to intentionally strengthen the yen despite President Donald Trump's criticism of its large trade surplus with the U.S., former top...

Political chaos leaves France sidelined as investors warm to Europe

LONDON/AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France -France is missing out on the investor optimism that has defined Europe's markets this year, hamstrung by its strained public finances and political volatility that...

Oil steady on strong gasoline demand, Red Sea attacks while Trump tariffs loom

HOUSTON -Oil prices were steady on Wednesday as investors weighed strong U.S. gasoline demand data and attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, while U.S. copper tariffs loomed. Brent crude...

Investors put 'Liberation Day' lessons to work, scarred by tariff tumult

NEW YORK -Three months after President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs led markets to plunge and then rebound ferociously, investors are grappling with the fallout from the still-shifting...

Salzgitter soars after Germany clears military use of steel product

Shares in Salzgitter rose more than 23% in Frankfurt on Tuesday after Germany approved for military use the company's Secure 500 steel product. Their surge helped the German small-cap...

European shares rise on energy, healthcare boost; tariff uncertainty lingers

European shares ended higher on Tuesday, boosted by healthcare and energy shares while investors assessed the latest phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff rollouts, which included a new...

Southeast Asia, spooked by Trump tariffs, presses for more talks

BANGKOK/JAKARTA -Southeast Asia's biggest economies prepared on Tuesday to step up trade negotiations with Washington after it hit them with steep tariffs, despite a last-ditch flurry of offers to...

Novartis wins approval for first malaria drug for newborns and babies

ZURICH -Novartis said on Tuesday it had received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, which it said was the first drug to treat malaria in babies and very young children. Eight...

Tariff deja vu takes hold

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that his latest tariff deadline was firm, but not 100% firm was all Asian...

Oil edges up to two-week high on lower US output forecast, renewed Red Sea attacks

NEW YORK -Oil prices edged up to a two-week high on Tuesday on forecasts for less U.S. oil production, renewed Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, worries about U.S. tariffs on copper and...

EU avoids US tariff letter, eyes concessions, EU sources say

BRUSSELS -The European Union will not receive a letter from the United States setting out higher tariffs, EU sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, and is eyeing possible exemptions...

BP appoints former Shell CFO to its board

BP on Monday appointed Simon Henry, former finance chief of Shell, to its board as a non-executive director effective September 1. Henry, who worked at Shell for over three decades,...

MOVES-Barclays names Khaled El Dabag and Walid Mezher co-CEOs for Middle East

DUBAI -Barclays has appointed Khaled El Dabag and Walid Mezher as co-CEOs for the Middle East region, it said in a statement on Monday. The two executives will be based in Dubai and...

Putin says that globalisation is obsolete and the future belongs to emerging markets

MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders on Sunday that the era of liberal globalisation was obsolete and that the future belonged to swiftly growing emerging markets which should...

Russian government cuts wheat export tax to zero, IFX reports

MOSCOW -Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, cut the wheat export tax to zero, effective from July 9, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing the Russian agriculture ministry. ...

European shares fall as banks, mining stocks losses weigh

European shares ended lower on Friday as losses in banks and mining-related stocks weighed, with focus now shifting to the July 9 deadline for trading partners to reach a deal with the United States....