Analysis: Indices

Trump's complaints about trade deficit with the EU and what may come next

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to address a longstanding trade deficit with the European Union, saying he will reverse that by imposing tariffs or making the EU buy more U.S. oil and gas. ...

Davos 2025: Gary Cohn on Trump, Tax Cuts, Yield Curve

Gary Cohn, vice chairman at IBM and former National Economic Council director, discusses the political difficulties in delivering US tax cuts, the corporate community's optimism for President...

Smithfield Foods targets up to $10.7 billion valuation in US IPO

Smithfield Foods is targeting a valuation of up to $10.73 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, the Farmland bacon maker said on Tuesday. Hong Kong-based WH Group, the world's...

European companies exposed as Trump takes aim at US offshore wind

U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and...

Trade, tariffs, energy - market reaction to Trump's inauguration speech

The dollar extended its slide while crude prices curtailed their losses after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would tariff and tax countries to enrich Americans, overhaul the trade...

Dollar strong, stocks creep higher as second Trump term dawns

The dollar was firm and Asia's stock markets were cautiously positive on Monday as investors waited for an expected flurry of policy announcements in the first hours of Donald Trump's second...

HSBC Says It's Not Time to Be 'Properly Bearish' on Equities

Max Kettner, chief multi-asset strategist at HSBC, discusses the impact of higher bond yields on markets and explains why it's time to be risk-on in equities. ...

Small caps lose Trump bump as rising rates sap strength

As investors seek assets that will shine under a Donald Trump presidency, one corner of the U.S. stock market expected to benefit from the Republican's policies has been stumbling. ...

Futures edge higher with all eyes on Trump inauguration

U.S. stock index futures edged up on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow looking set to log their biggest weekly advances since November, while investors awaited a wave of policy changes under the...

US stock performance on dates of presidential inaugurations

Investors will closely monitor stock markets on Tuesday, the day after Donald Trump is inaugurated for his second term in the White House, to see if U.S. equities can continue their recent trend of...

At aviation meeting, ESG takes backseat to jet shortages

A major annual air finance gathering largely skirted round the topic of sustainability this week - a rare departure from the industry's usual tight messaging on curbing emissions that left some...

Amazon opens Cape Town walk-in centre as strives for market-share

U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com opened on Thursday a walk-in centre in South Africa that it says will help its independent sellers attract more customers and expand their businesses, while it also...

Wall Street could get a boost from $1 trillion in buybacks, Goldman says

Investors have been hoping Donald Trump's return to the White House next week will boost the U.S. stock market, while Goldman Sachs sees stocks benefiting from the biggest expected company buybacks in...

China's second-largest fund manager plans US, Brazil foray, CEO says

China Asset Management Company, the country's second-largest fund manager, plans to launch funds in the U.S. and Brazil this year, its chief executive said, betting on a revival of investor interest...

Be Careful With Nvidia, AI Theme in 2025, Veteran Investor Dan Niles Says

Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management, says he expects AI spending to go through a digestion phase this year. Niles shares his views on why some of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks,...

Oil rises as US inventory declines heighten supply concerns

Oil prices rose for a second day on Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. crude oil stockpiles added to supply concerns stoked by U.S. sanctions against Russian energy trade. ...

Seized Barrick gold now held at state-owned Malian bank BMS, sources say

About 3 metric tons of gold seized from Canadian miner Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali is now being held at state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarite , two sources told Reuters. ...

Trump's energy department pick to call for more LNG and nuclear power

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy...

Futures flat on caution ahead of bank earnings, key inflation data

Futures tracking Wall Street's main indexes were muted on Wednesday as investors awaited a slew of big bank earnings and a crucial inflation report that could influence market direction, especially...