Analysis: Indices

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...

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...

Poland's bourse halts trading on all markets

Poland's Warsaw Stock Exchange said on Monday it has suspended trading on all markets from 1315 GMT to 1415 GMT due to security of trading. The Warsaw bourse's blue-chip WIG20 index,...

Market meltdown: The British advantage

The London Stock Exchange's opening bell tolled not for gains but for a precipitous descent, as the FTSE 100 index plummeted , a stark echo of the market's pandemic-era tremors. The specter bore a...

Oil dives 7% to lowest in over 3 years on China's tariffs

HOUSTON -Oil prices plunged 7% on Friday to settle at their lowest in over three years as China ramped up tariffs on U.S. goods, escalating a trade war that has led investors to price in a higher...

EU countries could loosen gas storage targets in time for winter

BRUSSELS -European Union countries negotiating changes to the EU's gas storage targets could approve them in time to ease them before the upcoming winter, EU diplomats told Reuters. The...

Silver hits over eight-week low as market frets about industrial demand

Prices of silver dropped to over eight-week lows on Friday as concerns about demand for the industrial precious metal dominated sentiment due to recession fears stemming from U.S. President Donald...

France's Macron calls for suspension of investment in US after tariffs

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for European companies to suspend planned investment in the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on...

Apple: Jefferies still a seller

Jefferies maintains its 'Underperform' rating on Apple shares, with an unchanged price target of $202.3 .In the wake of the announcement of new US tariffs, the analyst reports that shares of Apple...

Countries need to allow in more US products to bring down tariffs, Lutnick says

The Trump administration is talking to all major trading partners throughout the world about ways to bring down President Donald Trump's new tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on...

'Disappointed but relief it's not worse', UK chocolate maker counts cost of tariffs

Premium British chocolate maker Montezuma's hopes the higher duties imposed on its European rivals could be an advantage for its U.S. export ambitions, after Britain escaped the steepest of President...

Switzerland flags importance of international law after tariff hit

The Swiss government on Wednesday underlined the importance of respecting international law after U.S. President Donald Trump put higher tariffs on the export-oriented Alpine country than the European...

Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs

Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on trading partners, stoking concerns...

IATA airlines chief warns aviation industry falling behind on net zero

Global airlines have issued their bluntest warning yet that efforts to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 are sliding off course, as the head of their main trade body accused oil firms and the rest of...

LME first-quarter volumes jump 5.9% to second highest in 11 years

LONDON -The London Metal Exchange average daily volumes gained 5.9% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the second highest quarterly level in the last 11 years, the exchange said on Wednesday. ...

How hedge funds have positioned for Trump's 'Liberation Day'

LONDON -Hedge funds have scaled back risky bets and sought safety, data from Goldman Sachs shows, ahead of this week's widely anticipated announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump on reciprocal...

Oil eases off five-week highs as traders weigh impact of imminent Trump tariffs

Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as traders braced for reciprocal tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump is due to announce on Wednesday, which could intensify a global trade war. ...