Analysis: Indices

Italian coffee maker Illy warns tariffs will push up US prices

Italian premium coffee maker Illycaffe' will be forced to raise prices in response to any tariffs imposed this week by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, its CEO Cristina Scocchia said on...

Gold maintains record rally as tariff fears spur demand

Gold prices rose to touch a new record high on Tuesday, as investors turned to the safe-haven asset ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned announcement of sweeping tariffs on countries that...

Goldman Sachs cuts 12-month Europe's STOXX 600 forecast

Goldman Sachs raised its 12-month price forecast for Europe's benchmark STOXX 600 stock index, citing the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans. The Wall Street brokerage...

Oil prices ease despite Trump warning of possible tariffs on Russian buyers

Oil prices eased on Monday, heading for a slight quarterly loss despite a warning by U.S. President Donald Trump that he may impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow is...

UBS joins Wall Street firms in cutting S&P 500's annual target to below 6500

UBS Global Wealth Management cut the S&P 500's 2025 target to below the 6,500 mark, widely mirroring actions from other Wall Street firms including Barclays and Goldman Sachs, due to the economic...

Trump's erratic tariff policy shakes confidence in Europe's market bull run

Investors are calling time on a rally in European stocks and the euro after a blistering first quarter that many fear has exaggerated how fast a planned public spending boom can revive the region's...

British equities dip on tariff worries, Aston Martin slumps to record low

British stocks fell on Thursday, with luxury carmaker Aston Martin slumping to a record low, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on all foreign-made vehicles and auto parts. ...

What is known about Russia's arrest of billionaire Moshkovich?

Russian prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to put billionaire Vadim Moshkovich, founder of the country's top agriculture company Rusagro, in pre-trial detention on suspicion of large-scale fraud. ...

Barclays switches preference to global fixed income over equities on tariff risks

Barclays said on Thursday it favors fixed income investments over equities for the first time in several quarters and warned global economic growth was at risk due to U.S. President Donald Trump's...

Transnet's major union rejects wage deal agreed by rival

South Africa's United National Transport Union said on Thursday it rejected a final wage offer tabled by state-owned logistics group Transnet, which was signed by a smaller union. ...

Black Sea deal unlikely to boost Russian food exports in short-term

A potential deal to ease restrictions on Russia's access to international agricultural markets, touted by Washington and Moscow as a boon for global food security, is unlikely to have much immediate...

Egypt expects to sign agreement on EU financing later in year

Egypt is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the European Union on previously agreed financing worth 4 billion euros in the second half of the year, Planning Minister Rania al-Mashat...

Barclays joins Goldman, RBC in cutting S&P 500's 2025 target on tariff uncertainty

Barclays on Wednesday became the latest brokerage after Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets to slash its year-end target for the benchmark S&P 500 index, due to uncertainty arising from U.S....

Glencore declares force majeure on copper shipments from Altonorte smelter in Chile

London-listed miner Glencore has declared force majeure on copper shipments from its Chilean Altonorte smelter, where production has been suspended, two industry sources said. Companies...

Warsaw Stock Exchange's core profit rises on record revenue growth

The Warsaw Stock Exchange reported a more than 2% year-on-year increase in full-year core profit late on Tuesday, primarily driven by higher sales revenue from strong growth in the stock markets. ...

Trump auto tariffs are coming, but not all levies will be imposed April 2, sending stocks higher

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday automobile tariffs are coming soon even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries may get breaks,...

Germany says UK lifts import ban imposed after German foot-and-mouth case

Britain has ended a ban on imports of German livestock and animal products imposed after a case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany in January, Berlin's agriculture ministry said on Monday. ...

FTSE 100 dips as BoE stands pat as expected, warns of uncertain outlook

UK stocks fell on Thursday, weighed down by bank stocks, as the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged but warned against assumptions that it would cut rates further in the coming meetings amid...

EU may delay first set of counter-tariffs against U.S. to mid-April

The European Union could delay imposition of a first set of counter-measures against the United States over President Donald Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs until mid-April, European Trade...