Analysis: Indices

Trump tariffs send chill through Greek peach harvest

NAOUSSA -July is harvest time in Greece's northern peach orchards, where pickers mount wooden ladders and carefully place the fruit in crates ready for factories that peel, slice and can them, often...

New plants, US trade worries to drive China's 2025 naphtha imports to record

NEW DELHI/BEIJING -China's naphtha imports will hit record levels this year as new plants and caution over U.S. propane and ethane purchases will drive demand and support refiners' margins for the...

Oil settles down; build in US fuel inventories offsets signs demand growing

HOUSTON -Oil prices settled marginally lower on Wednesday as U.S. fuel inventory builds and concerns about wider economic impact from U.S. tariffs outweighed some signs of increasing demand. ...

Canada's Aura Minerals plans to raise over $196 million in US IPO

Canadian gold and copper miner Aura Minerals said on Tuesday it plans to raise about $196.4 million from its U.S. initial public offering. The company had said last week that it was...

Traders rush to land Brazilian coffee in the US before Trump's 50% tariff

NEW YORK -Commodities traders are racing against time to unload as much Brazilian coffee as possible in the United States before Trump's new 50% tariff on Brazilian products is implemented on August...

Canada May factory sales down 0.9% on petroleum, machinery

Canadian factory sales fell by 0.9% in May from April on lower sales of petroleum and coal as several refineries were shut down, as well as machinery, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. This was the...

OPEC says world economy may do better in second half of year

LONDON -OPEC said the global economy may perform better than expected in the second half of the year despite trade conflicts and refineries' crude intake would remain elevated to meet the uptick in...

World risks up to $39 trillion in economic losses from vanishing wetlands, report says

NAIROBI -The global destruction of wetlands, which support fisheries, agriculture and flood control, may mean the loss of $39 trillion in economic benefits by 2050, according to a report by the...

European shares end lower as Trump's tariff threats keep markets on edge

European shares ended slightly lower on Monday, with tariff-sensitive auto stocks down after U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to impose steep tariffs on the European Union, though gains in...

Oil falls as Trump gives Russia 50 days to avoid new sanctions

NEW YORK -Oil prices settled down on Monday by more than $1, as investors weighed new threats from U.S. President Donald Trump for sanctions on buyers of Russian oil that may affect global supplies,...

Traders largely shrug off tariffs before US consumer price data

NEW YORK -The euro dipped on Monday and the dollar gained against a basket of currencies, as traders largely shrugged off new tariffs ahead of key U.S. inflation data on Tuesday. U.S....

Trump's 50% copper import tariff said to include refined metal, Bloomberg reports

U.S. President Donald Trump's promised 50% copper tariffs are said to include all refined metal, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. ...

New Trump tariff threats rekindle investor concerns about trade and timelines

NEW YORK/LONDON -Global investors got a harsh reminder of the risks around trade tariffs and U.S. President Donald Trump's deal-making on Saturday after he threatened fresh tariffs on his biggest...

TSX gives up weekly gain as the US plays 'hardball' on tariffs

Canada's main stock index pulled back on Friday from a record high as investors weighed the prospect of increased U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and after domestic jobs data clipped expectations the...

Citigroup sets mid-2026 target of 1,150 for MSCI's global equity index

Citigroup on Friday introduced its mid-2026 target for the MSCI All Country World Index Local as they expect global equity markets to be rangebound until year-end, with meaningful gains coming in...

Stocks, Canadian dollar slip as Trump announces tariffs on imports from Canada

NEW YORK -Major stock indexes were slightly lower on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on imports from Canada fanned worries about trade tensions, with the Canadian...

Oil rises over 2% as investors weigh market outlook, tariffs, sanctions

NEW YORK -Oil prices rose over 2% on Friday as the International Energy Agency said the market was tighter than it appears, while U.S. tariffs and possible further sanctions on Russia were also in...

Trump tariff on Brazilian goods could jack up US burger price

CHICAGO -U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for a 50% tariff on goods from Brazil will likely raise prices for beef used in American hamburgers, traders and analysts said on Thursday, as food...

Huawei seeks AI chip deals in Middle East, Southeast Asia, Bloomberg News reports

Huawei Technologies is attempting to export small amounts of AI chips to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, as it looks to establish itself in markets dominated by U.S. chip designer Nvidia,...