Analysis: Indices

US, Mexico to develop coordinated trade policies on critical minerals

The United States and Mexico on Wednesday unveiled a 60-day plan to develop coordinated trade policies aimed at mitigating vulnerabilities in critical mineral supply chains, including possible price...

Nasdaq proposes 'fast entry' rule to speed up index inclusion of large new listings

Nasdaq has proposed a new rule to speed up the addition of newly listed large companies to its index, seeking to address delays that have left major IPOs and exchange transfers outside the benchmark...

Jeff Bezos' Washington Post guts staff, shrinks news coverage

STORY: The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, began widespread layoffs on Wednesday , in a move that will drastically shrink the size of the newspaper. That's according...

US soon to issue general license for oil production in Venezuela, sources say

The U.S. government is working to issue as early as this week a general license allowing companies to produce oil and gas in Venezuela, as Washington seeks to encourage expanded output in the OPEC...

India: A Trade Deal to Return to the Highs

Indian stocks approached their peaks after Donald Trump announced a cut in tariffs. Over the past year, the Nifty 50 has markedly underperformed other emerging market indices.

India to keep some farm protections in US trade deal, will buy US aircraft, arms, energy

India will grant the United States some limited access to its market for agricultural products but maintain key protections, officials from the two countries said on Tuesday as the outlines of a...

JPMorgan closing in on new frontier market local currency debt index, sources say

JPMorgan is finalising plans for a new index to track frontier market local currency bonds, investors consulted on the details told Reuters, as the bank looks to satisfy a growing appetite for riskier...

Trump's tariff cut sparks relief in India despite scant details

U.S. President Donald Trump's move to slash tariffs on Indian imports sparked a relief rally across the Asian country's markets on Tuesday, lifting sentiment among exporters and policymakers even as...

Gold, silver extend fall as CME margin hikes compound sharp selloff

Gold and silver prices continued to fall on Monday as higher margin requirements at CME Group compounded last week's sharp selloff following the nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve...

The end of a long-running saga - and plenty of questions

By announcing the appointment of Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, Donald Trump has brought a long-running saga to an end and removed one uncertainty. However, his choice also raises plenty of questions.

Eldorado Gold to buy Foran Mining in $2.8 billion deal to deepen copper exposure

Eldorado Gold will acquire Canada's Foran Mining in a deal valuing the copper-focused developer at about C$3.8 billion , adding a second near-term growth project and increasing its exposure to...

Europe's $955 billion recovery fund struggles to transform economy

In olive groves and vineyards dotted across Spain, sensors and drones paid for by Europe's largest recovery fund since the post-war Marshall Plan are gathering soil data to feed into AI models which...

Bain Capital finalises plans to acquire FineToday Holdings in $1.29 billion deal, Nikkei reports

Bain Capital has finalised plans to acquire FineToday Holdings, the Japanese personal-care company behind the Tsubaki shampoo brand, in a deal expected to be worth around 200 billion yen , Nikkei...

Stocks stumble, dollar climbs after Trump taps Warsh for Fed, inflation data

Global stocks slumped for a second straight session and the dollar strengthened sharply on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as his choice...

Colombia's central bank shocks with 100-bp rate hike to 10.25%

Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 10.25% on Friday, its first hike in nearly three years and a larger move than most analysts had expected, as...

US share of Europe's LNG imports increased to 60% in January

The United States supplied 60% of the European Union's liquefied natural gas this month, data showed on Friday, confirming its role as Europe's dominant LNG supplier as some European officials become...

TSX crashes over 3% as gold, silver lose sheen 

Canada's main stock index tumbled over 3% on Friday, hammered by plunging mining shares as gold slumped after U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh, often viewed as hawkish, as the new...

Global equity funds attract inflows for third week in a row

Global equity funds had a third straight week of inflows in the week to January 28 on upbeat earnings expectations, while safe-haven assets like gold and bond funds also saw solid demand amid...

Canada's economic growth stalled in November, could contract in fourth quarter

Canada's economic growth stalled in November as an expansion in services was offset by weakness in goods-producing industries, data showed on Friday, as Canada's economy slows down after almost a year...