Analysis: Indices

US stocks face headwind from rising yields after Fed signals fewer rate cuts

The rally in U.S. stocks is encountering a fresh hurdle -- a potentially problematic rise in Treasury yields as the Federal Reserve signals fewer interest rate cuts for 2025. The...

Powell signals he won't succumb to pressure from Trump, CIO says

STORY: :: Lisa Bernhard, Reuters :: Michael Landsberg, Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday and projected it...

Powell signals he won't succumb to pressure from Trump, CIO says

STORY: :: Lisa Bernhard, Reuters :: Michael Landsberg, Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday and projected it...

New AI Stock Pickers Are Destined to Disappoint: Nir Kaissar

There is a lot of buzz around Wall Street in regards to artificial intelligence taking over from real-life fund managers, presumably because AI will be better at picking stocks. Bloomberg Opinion...

Tire maker Continental plans listing of automotive business by end 2025

German tire and auto parts maker Continental plans to complete the listing of its automotive business on the Frankfurt stock exchange by the end of 2025, it said on Wednesday. It also...

Bruce Richards Says Fed Ended 2% Goal But Can't Admit It

Bruce Richards, chief executive officer of Marathon Asset Management LP, said the Federal Reserve has abandoned its 2% inflation target -- mindful of the prospect of tariffs coming in 2025 -- but...

Russia's Alrosa 2024 diamond output falls by 4.6%

Russian diamond producer Alrosa's output fell by 4.6% to 33 million carats this year, according to a statement by the government of the Yakutia region in Russia's Far East, where most of Alrosa's...

German 2024 gas consumption up 3.3%, industry group says

German utility industry group BDEW on Wednesday reported annual national usage of natural gas rose 3.3% in 2024 to 835 billion kilowatt hours . The figure is watched in the context of...

Barclays and Jefferies disagree on Tullow Oil

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations on Wednesday morning and on Tuesday: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- Goldman Sachs raises Croda International price target to 4,400 ...

Dollar strong ahead of Fed meeting, Japan auto shares surge on Honda-Nissan news

Asian stocks hovered near two-week lows and the dollar hit milestone highs against the Australian and New Zealand dollars on Wednesday in the countdown to an expected U.S. interest rate cut. ...

Asian shares drift, dollar firms ahead of central bank meetings

Asian stocks edged higher and the dollar held firm on Tuesday as traders braced for a slate of central banks meetings this week that is likely to see the U.S. Federal Reserve deliver a rate cut and...

Bnef: Is Europe's Energy Transition on Track?

We're almost halfway through a crucial decade for Europe's energy transition, with 2030 climate goals rapidly approaching. But is the region on track to meet its targets in the next five years?...

You're invested in bitcoin without even knowing it

In the United States, the financial world is dominated by several major indices. The S&P 500 is undoubtedly the most famous, bringing together the 500 largest American companies. However, the...

Laggard European markets may be 2025's top recovery trade

The year ahead is shaping up badly for Europe with its financial markets already hit hard by U.S. tariff fears and political turmoil in France and Germany, yet some investors are calling peak...

Russia's Novatek hires lobbyists to thaw US relations, sources say

LONDON - Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer Novatek is working with lobbyists in an attempt to rebuild U.S. relations after Washington imposed sanctions on its mammoth Arctic LNG 2...

Doubleline's Sherman Shares Insights into 2025 Markets

Wall Street's enthusiasm for megacap tech stocks continues to climb, with several Magnificent 7 stocks hitting new records this week. That's impacting their fair value model for the S&P 500...

London stocks steady after surprise contraction in October GDP

The UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 nudged up on Friday, getting a slight boost from a weaker pound after data showed a surprise contraction in country's gross domestic product in October. The...

Deutsche Bank raises St James's Place to 'buy'

The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and on Thursday: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- RBC raises IAG price target to 350 pence - 'outperform'...

Oil edges lower on 2025 supply surplus forecast, but set to notch weekly gain

Oil prices inched lower on Friday as investors focused on a forecast of ample supply and shrugged off expectations of higher demand next year from Chinese stimulus measures, while eyeing another...