Analysis: Indices

Colombia has best coffee harvest in decades, warns of lower 2025/26 crop

BOGOTA -Colombia closed its best coffee year in more than three decades, boosted by favorable weather conditions and the impact of crop renewal, although production is expected to decline in the...

TSX opens flat as markets pause after record-breaking streak

Canada's main stock index opened muted on Tuesday, taking a breather after its recent record-breaking rally, as gains in technology shares offset declines in the real estate stocks. At...

TSX rises to record high as tech rally extends winning streak

Canada's main stock index continued its winning streak, surging to a fresh record high on Monday, fueled by gains in technology stocks and positive sentiment from Wall Street. Toronto's...

The memory of Abe propels the Nikkei

The Liberal Democratic Party elected Sanae Takaichi as its leader this weekend. She is therefore expected to succeed Shigeru Ishiba and become Japan's first female prime minister. True to Shinzo...

J.P. Morgan upgrades euro zone to 'overweight', cites attractive equities

J.P. Morgan upgraded its stance on the euro zone to overweight from neutral on Monday, noting that the equities in the region have become more attractive after several months of underperformance and...

TSX rise on tech gains; Fed rate cut bets offset US shutdown concerns

Canada's main stock index hit a fresh record high on Friday, as technology shares climbed, while growing hopes of a near-term Federal Reserve rate cut overshadowed concerns over a U.S. government...

Global equity fund inflows hit 11-month high on Fed rate cut bets

Global equity funds witnessed robust demand in the week through October 1 as an inline U.S. inflation report and weaker-than-expected private payrolls data renewed hopes of Federal Reserve rate...

US soybean farmers, deserted by big buyer China, scramble for other importers

WATERMAN, Illinois -A trade mission to Nigeria. A memorandum of understanding with Vietnam. A surge of purchases from Bangladesh.  These countries are not typically major customers for...

World food prices dip as falls in sugar and dairy offset new high for meat

PARIS -Global food commodity prices dipped in September as declines in sugar and dairy offset a new peak for meat prices, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. ...

Oil posts 8% weekly loss on potential OPEC+ supply additions

HOUSTON -Oil prices settled higher on Friday but posted a weekly loss of 8.1% after news of potential increases to OPEC+ supply. Brent crude futures closed up 42 cents, or 0.7%, at...

TSX rises for fifth straight day as investors look past US 'political noise'

Canada's main stock index rose to another record high on Thursday, led by gains for technology and consumer discretionary shares, as investors looked past the uncertainty around a U.S. government...

Brazil poised to lead global robusta coffee farming on expansion potential, report says

Brazil is positioning itself to overtake Vietnam as the world's largest robusta coffee producer, driven by the crop's climate resilience and growing global demand, according to a report by Dutch bank...

Argentina's bonds rise in wobbly session as investors eye US support pledge

NEW YORK/LONDON -Argentina's international dollar bonds rose in a volatile session on Thursday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is not putting money into Argentina shortly...

Oil falls 2% to four-month lows on oversupply concerns

NEW YORK -Oil prices settled down about 2% at the lowest in four months on Thursday, extending a run of declines into a fourth day, due to concerns about oversupply in the market ahead of a meeting...

Argentina's Milei says US aid talks include debt purchases, profit-sharing

BUENOS AIRES -Argentina's President Javier Milei said proposed U.S. financial support for Argentina could include purchases of the country's debt in the secondary market and a profit-sharing...

European oil refineries bet on green projects to secure long-term future

LONDON -European oil refineries are having to invest in energy transition projects as modern and more complex competitors in Asia, the Middle East and Africa have prompted plant closures in Europe,...

Russia's western port oil exports up 25% after drone attacks

MOSCOW -Russia boosted oil exports via its western ports by 25% in September versus August, according to three trading sources, as refinery outages caused by Ukrainian drone attacks freed up more...

Rick Perry's Fermi cashes in on AI frenzy, valued at $15 billion in Nasdaq debut

Fermi's shares opened 19% above the offer price in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, valuing the data center real estate investment trust at $14.8 billion amid surging investor enthusiasm for AI...

Brazil's Jacu bird poo-poos US tariffs as specialty coffee sector suffers

DOMINGOS MARTINS, Brazil -Brazil's coffee sector is going through a stinky time amid punitive U.S. tariffs but a specialty coffee that passes through the digestive tract of the exotic Jacu bird is...