European markets surged Wednesday after reports of a US ceasefire proposal to Iran sparked hopes for de-escalation in the month-old Middle East conflict. The advance lifted travel and finance stocks while pushing oil below $100 a barrel. The STOXX 600 rose 1.3% to 586.73 points mid-morning in London,......
Freight rates for tankers carrying Saudi crude from Yanbu on the Red Sea to Asia collapsed this week. They fell from over $450,000 per day in early March to about $200,000 per day. A growing fleet converged on this Saudi export hub after the Strait of Hormuz closure disrupted global oil logistics. The......
Major blue-chip firms rushed to lock in funding during brief market lulls as the US-Iran conflict disrupts global bond markets and drives up borrowing costs. Danone led a wave of European bond issuances Wednesday with a three-tranche deal. It drew over 6.5 billion euros in orders for euro-denominated......
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that companies and workers could transmit rising energy costs stemming from the Iran conflict more rapidly than they did during the 2022 inflation surge, because the memory of that episode remains fresh. Speaking at the ECB and Its Watchers......
Bitcoin has emerged as an unexpected winner amid the turmoil triggered by the United States-Iran conflict, outperforming both gold and the S&P 500 since hostilities began on February 28, according to an analysis by River Financial, a Bitcoin-focused financial services platform. Data show Bitcoin......
Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the world's largest sovereign wealth fund at $2.1 trillion, announced Tuesday that it will eventually allow artificial intelligence systems to make certain investment decisions, provided human supervision remains in place. The move comes as the fund......
Italy’s economy is expected to grow just 0.5% in 2026, the country’s main business association, Confindustria, said on Wednesday. This is a downgrade from its previous forecast of 0.7% in October, as the organization highlighted the potential risks if the Iran conflict continues. Last year,......
Corporate treasurers across multiple continents moved quickly to lock in financing this week, tapping bond markets in Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, and China as geopolitical uncertainty and volatile borrowing conditions compressed the windows available for new debt issuance. TD Bank Group on March......
China stated on Wednesday that Mexico's recent trade measures, including significant tariff increases, represent barriers to trade and investment and affirmed its right to adopt countermeasures. The increased import duties affect more than $30 billion in Chinese exports to Mexico. The Chinese Ministry......
Silver climbed sharply in early trading on March 25, breaking above $73 per ounce as investors continued to seek refuge in precious metals amid a US-Iran conflict now approaching its fourth week. The white metal gained more than 5% from the previous session's close, according to COMEX futures data,......
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol on Wednesday to request an additional coordinated release of oil stockpiles. The move aims to safeguard Japan against potential disruptions from the ongoing Middle East conflict. Japan had......
The International Monetary Fund has revised down its growth projection for Morocco, now forecasting real GDP expansion of 4.4% in 2026 and 4.5% in 2027, with growth expected to stabilize around 4% over the medium term. The updated figures, released following the IMF Executive Board's 2026 Article......
The ongoing energy crisis in the Middle East has disrupted traditional portfolio strategies, prompting financial advisors to reconsider everything from emergency cash reserves to sector-based asset allocations. The fluctuating oil prices, driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, are having widespread......
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