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Markets leaned risk-on after the Fed chair Jerome Powell signaled room for additional easing this year, even as trade friction simmered between the world’s two biggest economies - the US and China. The policy cue was clear enough for futures: S&P ...

Gold broke at a record high above $4,000/oz for the first time, extending a year-to-date rally of more than 55% as investors hedge geopolitical risk, a Washington shutdown now in week two, and renewed trade frictions. Silver joined the surge, up ...

Japanese equities surged after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose Sanae Takaichi as its leader, a result markets treated as bullish for Japan’s business potential. The Nikkei 225 jumped 4.75% on Monday to close above the 47,000 mark for the first ...

Eurozone annual inflation rose to 2.2% in September from 2.0% in August, its highest reading since April, while month-on-month prices inched up 0.1%, matching August’s small advance. Core inflation, which strips out food and energy, remains sticky at 2.3% for a ...

The Bank of England (BOE) has held its benchmark rate at 4%, with a 7-2 majority on the Monetary Policy Committee opting to pause while two members voted for a 25-basis-point cut. The decision followed a quarter-point trim in August and ...

Alphabet has surged past the $3 trillion mark in market capitalization, cementing its position among a handful of mega-cap tech giants. The rally was fuelled by a favourable US court ruling that ended a five-year antitrust battle and spared Google from ...

Novo Nordisk will cut around 9,000 jobs, or more than 11% of its global workforce, as the Danish drugmaker confronts intensifying competition from Eli Lilly in the multibillion-dollar obesity and diabetes market. The restructuring is expected to generate annualized savings of ...

Gold has reclaimed its status as the market’s ultimate safe haven in 2025, with prices smashing through $3,600 an ounce, delivering nearly 40% gains year-to-date, the best run for the precious metal since as far back as 1978. On the other ...

China’s exports slowed in August, rising just 4.4% in dollar terms from a year earlier, the weakest pace since February and below the 5% economists had forecast. Imports inched up 1.3%, well short of expectations for 3% growth, reflecting sluggish ...

The White House has locked in a Japan trade package that applies a 15% baseline tariff on nearly all Japanese imports, with sector levies covering autos and parts at the same 15% and additional lines for aerospace, generics, and natural ...

Deutsche Bank is set to return to the Euro Stoxx 50 after a seven-year absence, the culmination of a turnaround that has seen its stock price more than double in the past 12 months. The move is a sure sign ...

Gold’s dramatic ascent from around $2,000 an ounce in early 2024 to above $3,400 by mid-2025 has slowed, raising questions about whether the metal’s run is over. After posting gains of more than 60% in just over a year, the ...

European equities extended their gains as optimism over a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal lifted sentiment, with the Stoxx 600 climbing 0.6% to reach its highest level since early March. The Dax traded near 24,400, though investors stayed cautious ahead of ...

Australia’s Reserve Bank has lowered its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 3.6%, the lowest since April 2023, while trimming its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 1.7% from 2.1%. The move follows a sharper-than-expected slowdown in public demand early ...

Honda Motor’s first-quarter operating profit plunged by a staggering 50% year over year to 244.17 billion yen, well below the 323.48 billion yen forecasted by analysts. Despite this setback, revenue reached 5.34 trillion yen, outperforming analyst projections of 5.25 trillion yen. ...