Economy
Gold and silver prices continued their sharp decline during Monday's Asian trading session, deepening the losses from last week's massive sell-off. The downturn was sparked by President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to replace Jerome Powell as......
Former U.S. president Donald Trump announced that several South Korean products will now face tariffs of up to 25%, citing delays by the South Korean Parliament in ratifying a bilateral trade agreement. The decision marks a new escalation in trade tensions between Washington and Seoul. In a statement......
Investors pulled back from emerging markets on Thursday, driving down stocks and currencies amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of steep U.S. tariffs. The MSCI emerging markets index dropped between 0.7% and 0.8%, its sharpest decline since mid-December, as currencies in Thailand, South Korea,......
Stock markets around the world reached unprecedented levels on Tuesday 6 January 2026 as investors brushed aside geopolitical turbulence from a recent US military operation in Venezuela and extended a strong start to the year across multiple continents. The rally reflected broad based optimism about......
Emerging market stocks surged to unprecedented levels on Monday and Tuesday, defying expectations as investors brushed aside the geopolitical storm from the U.S. military's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and instead bet on artificial intelligence momentum and a weakening U.S.......
World stock markets kicked off 2026 with uneven results on the first trading day. Asian benchmarks hit fresh highs, London's FTSE 100 briefly crossed a historic threshold, and Europe's broad index reached a record close, while US tech-heavy shares pulled back from early gains. In Asia, South......
World stock markets kicked off 2026 with robust gains on Friday, January 2, as investors embraced renewed enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and technology stocks. This momentum pushed several benchmark indices to historic highs during the year's first trading session. Hong Kong's Hang Seng......
World stock markets kicked off 2026 with strong gains on Friday, as key indices surged to historic peaks during the year's opening session. Investors carried forward the momentum from a stellar 2025, fueling optimism across major exchanges. Britain's FTSE 100 crossed the symbolic 10,000-point......
World stock markets ended 2025 at record highs, marking a powerful conclusion to a year dominated by optimism over central bank easing and strong advances in the technology and commodities sectors. Investors worldwide pushed shares to unprecedented levels amid growing conviction that the Federal Reserve’s......
Asian markets advanced sharply on Tuesday as strong gains in the technology sector and record-breaking precious metal prices lifted investor sentiment ahead of the holiday season. The rally followed global momentum from Wall Street, where major U.S. indexes extended their winning streaks, reinforcing......
Global markets faced renewed turbulence as a sharp selloff in artificial intelligence-related stocks deepened, erasing billions in market value and triggering a broader rotation away from the technology sector. The downturn, marked by steep losses across Wall Street and major Asian exchanges, underscored......
Mexico’s Congress has approved a sweeping package of tariff increases on imports from several Asian countries, marking a major shift in the country’s trade policy aimed at both protecting domestic producers and strengthening relations with the United States. Under the new legislation, import......
Nvidia has directly confronted mounting fears of an AI bubble and questions about its financial health by distributing a detailed seven-page letter to major global shareholders. The letter, personally overseen by CEO Jensen Huang, comes in the wake of a week-long decline in Nvidia’s......
