Analysis: Indices

Marsh, Tokio Marine Kiln launch port disruption insurance amid shipping chaos

Broker Marsh and Lloyd's underwriter Tokio Marine Kiln have set up business interruption insurance for ports to provide cover against growing trade disruption risks such as threats to shipping in the...

Upstream electrification can cut oil and gas production emissions by more than 80%, report says

Oil and gas production facilities could reduce associated emissions by more than 80% by switching to electricity generated from renewables or natural gas designated for burning, a report from research...

Stocks and dollar gain as Fed charts 'soft landing' path

The dollar bounced, long-dated bond yields were up and Asian stocks mostly rose after the U.S. Federal Reserve began its easing cycle with a large rate cut, though it tempered that with a balanced...

Oil prices fall as US rate cut fails to boost market sentiment

Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Thursday after a larger-than-expected Federal Reserve interest rate cut sparked concerns about the U.S. economy. Brent crude futures for November fell...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oil prices flat as lower demand signs outweigh U.S. hurricane impact

Oil prices were flat on Thursday as concerns about lower demand erased the gains from the previous session spurred by Hurricane's Francine's impact on output in the U.S., the world's biggest crude...

Oil prices rebound on fears of supply disruption from tropical storm

Crude prices bounced on Wednesday as concerns about Tropical Storm Francine disrupting supply of oil outweighed worries about demand. Brent crude futures climbed 39 cents, or 0.6%, to...

OPEC again lowers 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view

OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received so far this year and also trimmed its expectation for next year, marking the producer group's second...

Glencore's ex-head of oil appears in UK court on bribery charges

Glencore's former head of oil Alex Beard appeared in a London court on Tuesday to face bribery charges relating to the Swiss commodity trader's operations in Africa. Beard will plead not...

Sneaker maker Golden Goose posts 12% increase in core profit in H1

Italian luxury sneaker group Golden Goose said its adjusted core profit rose 12% to 109.2 million euros in the first half of the year, as its net revenues kept growing. Revenues were...

Toyota to cut 2026 global EV production by a around third to 1 million, Nikkei reports

Toyota Motor will cut its 2026 global EV production to around 1 million vehicles, down from a previously announced sales plan of 1.5 million, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. ...

Foxconn says August revenue +32.81% y/y, performance to further improve in Q3

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and Apple's biggest iPhone assembler, on Thursday reported revenue for August rose 32.8% year-on-year. Performance in the...

Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts

If producer group OPEC+ doesn't reduce production further, the average price of oil could drop to $60 per barrel in 2025 due to reduced demand and increased supply from non-OPEC countries, Citi said...

Angola weighs rival China, European financing bids to transform economy

China needs to step up its financing for Angola if the African nation is to absorb more Chinese-made goods from solar panels to electric cars, Angola's finance minister said on Tuesday, as the former...

Japan's AM-One aims to raise $3.4 billion for new large-cap Japan fund

Mizuho subsidiary Asset Management One aims to raise half a trillion yen for its first Japanese stocks fund investing in big companies, in a bet global investors will stick with Japanese equities...