Analysis: Indices

Oil settles little changed, supply worries persist despite large US crude stock build

Oil prices settled largely unchanged on Wednesday as a much larger-than-expected U.S. crude stock build did not do much to calm jitters about the threat to oil supply from potential military conflict...

Yen under pressure after Takaichi report; Aussie higher on inflation

A wobbly yen was pinned near a two-week low on Wednesday after a report that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had told the central bank chief she had reservations about future rate hikes, while a...

Trump boasts of stock market rally, promises $1,000 retirement savings contributions

U.S. President Donald Trump boasted of stock market gains in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday and pledged that the government would contribute to workers' retirement savings, while saying...

EU faces transition period with US after Trump tariff move, says EU trade chief

The European Union is facing a transitional period of a few months in relations with the U.S. after President Donald Trump's new import surcharge, which threatens to undermine the trade deal the two...

Chinese dronemaker DJI sues to challenge US import ban on new models

Chinese dronemaker DJI said on Tuesday it filed suit challenging the Federal Communications Commission decision to bar imports of all of its new models and critical components. The ban...

Hedge funds creep back into tech stocks after weeks of selling

Hedge funds last week bought the biggest tech stocks as well as those considered vulnerable to advances in artificial intelligence, said a note to clients from JPMorgan seen by Reuters on Tuesday.  ...

Middle East oil exports push tanker costs to 6-year-high amid threat of US-Iran war

The cost of shipping oil has surged to the highest in six years, fuelled by a wave of crude exports from the Middle East as traders accelerate charters ahead of possible military conflict between the...

Oil hovers below seven-month high as traders eye U.S.-Iran talks, trade policy

Oil prices hovered below an almost seven-month high on Tuesday as traders gauged the outlook for U.S.-Iran nuclear talks amid heightened Middle East tensions, while also weighing uncertainty around...

Dollar weakens as US tariffs struck down, Iran tensions rise

The dollar weakened on Monday as traders evaluated U.S. tariff policies after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs, while traders also watched rising tensions...

Novo Nordisk's $475-billion rise and fall as Wegovy-era gains wiped out

Novo Nordisk shares slumped by more than 16% on Monday, wiping away the remaining gains brought by its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, after the drugmaker said its next-generation obesity drug...

TSX futures slip on US trade policy uncertainty

Futures for Canada's main stock index edged lower on Monday as uncertainty over U.S. tariffs weighed on sentiment, while gains in gold prices offered limited support against weakness in oil prices. ...

Dollar dips as court ruling upends US tariff wall

The dollar fell on Monday as traders took the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a slew of President Donald Trump's tariffs as supportive for global growth, though confusion and risk of...

Australia's Lendlease hits near four-decade low after swinging to first-half loss

Australia's Lendlease Group swung to a first-half loss on Monday, pressured by impairments and a fall in the valuation of its foreign properties, sending its shares to a near four-decade low. ...

Dollar dips as Trump's tariff wall slips

The dollar fell on Monday as traders took the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down most of President Donald Trump's tariffs as supportive for global growth, though confusion and risk of...

Germany's Merz hopes for relief after Trump tariff verdict but uncertainty lingers

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday he expected the burden on German companies to ease after the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down a large part of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs,...

ECB's Panetta says Chinese imports helped drive sharper-than-forecast inflation drop

Risks to euro zone inflation are significant in either direction, a top European Central Bank policymaker warned on Saturday, adding that the impact on prices of cheap Chinese imports warranted close...

TSX adds to weekly gain as investors cheer US tariff ruling

Canada's main stock index rose to another record high on Friday, helped by gains for financial and metal mining shares, as investors welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling against President Donald...

Canadian dollar posts weekly decline as investors weigh US tariff ruling

The Canadian dollar added slightly to a weekly decline against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as investors weighed mixed domestic retail sales data and a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on...

Wall St indexes rise after Supreme Court rules against Trump's tariffs

Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Friday after the Supreme Court ruled against U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977. ...