Economy
Mazda Motor announced Monday it has suspended domestic production of vehicles destined for the Middle East until May, becoming the latest Japanese automaker to scale back operations as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping, according to the Nikkei. The company had already......
South Korean stocks surged on Friday after Iran indicated it was working with Oman to develop a framework for overseeing maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, offering a measure of hope for a partial reopening of the strategic waterway after more than a month of near-total closure. The Kospi......
Erste Group Bank downgraded Toyota Motor from "buy" to "hold" on Thursday, citing near-term growth headwinds as the Japanese automaker contends with weakening U.S. sales and the sustained impact of tariffs on its profitability. Analyst Hans Engel pointed to a slowdown in revenue......
Shares in Arm Holdings fell sharply on Thursday, dropping approximately 5.5 percent from the previous session's close, even as the chip designer was riding a wave of high-profile announcements that had fueled a strong run in recent weeks. The pullback, which brought the stock to around $146 during......
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama intensified warnings to currency speculators on Friday as the yen traded near the critical level of 160 per dollar, a threshold widely regarded as a trigger for government intervention. The warning came hours after President Donald Trump's televised address......
Germany's DAX index climbed nearly 3 percent on Wednesday, joining a broad global rally driven by hopes that the Middle East conflict could be nearing its end after President Donald Trump said he expected American forces to leave Iran within two to three weeks. The DAX closed up 2.73 percent at......
Finance and energy ministers from the Group of Seven met virtually on Monday alongside central bank governors as Europe faced mounting economic pressure from the energy shock linked to the conflict involving Iran. New data showed German inflation rising to its highest level in over a year, underscoring......
Asian countries are confronting a worsening energy crisis as two simultaneous disruptions have removed roughly 30% of global liquefied natural gas supply from the market, according to the Australian Financial Review. The crisis began on March 2, when Iranian drone strikes hit the industrial cities of......
Sovereign bonds rallied sharply in the United States, Australia, and Japan on Sunday as investors pivoted away from inflation concerns toward fears that the Middle East conflict could drag the global economy into a prolonged slowdown, marking a notable reversal for a market that had faced heavy selling......
Toyota Motor reported a 2.3% decline in global sales for February, releasing the figures Monday as Japanese automakers face mounting supply chain disruptions stemming from the Middle East conflict, now entering its fifth week. Total sales, including subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, fell to......
Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, unveiled TurboQuant on Tuesday, March 24, an algorithm that compresses key‑value cache memory in large language models by a factor of six—and within hours memory and storage stocks were tumbling worldwide. The announcement reignited fears that advances in AI......
Le dollar américain est en passe de connaître son mois le plus solide depuis juillet 2025, l’indice Bloomberg Dollar Spot ayant progressé d’environ 2,6% en mars. Cette hausse s’inscrit dans un contexte de forte volatilité des marchés, où le conflit......
The USD/JPY pair traded just below the key 160.00 level Friday. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued her strongest intervention warning yet against the yen's persistent slide, driven by soaring oil prices and Middle East tensions. Katayama told reporters Friday that authorities must......
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