Analysis: Indices

China buys more Canadian canola after Mark Carney visit

Chinese importers secured up to 10 Canadian canola cargoes following Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing earlier this month, two trade sources told Reuters, easing supply tightness and...

African nations now send more money to China than they receive in new loans

China's role as a leading financier to developing nations has shifted over the past decade, with new loans to poorer countries falling sharply while debt repayments continue to rise, according to...

Indonesia's captive power plants putting energy transition at risk, researchers say

Efforts to decarbonise Indonesia's power sector have been put at risk by a faster than expected increase in the number of off-grid coal power plants and a lack of transparency when it comes to cutting...

China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows

China is expected to boost imports of Brazilian soybeans in the first half of 2026, as record production and competitive prices propel shipments, reinforcing South America's dominance in the world's...

Canadian PM Carney announces series of measures aimed at lowering food costs

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday announced a series of measures aimed at lowering food and grocery costs for low-income families grappling with rising living expenses, including the...

S&P 500, Dow open slightly higher with Big Tech results, Fed decision on deck

The S&P 500 and the Dow opened slightly higher on Monday, as investors braced for a heavyweight run of earnings along with a closely watched Federal Reserve monetary policy decision later in the...

China pledges policy support for beef and dairy sectors

China's agriculture ministry vowed to speed up measures to help the beef and dairy sectors stabilise production capacity, according to a meeting readout released on Monday, as the industries grapple...

Time to set the record straight for the Magnificent Seven

US mega-caps have underperformed the S&P 500 for three months.

Guinea's bauxite exports jump 25% to 183 million tons in 2025 on Chinese demand

DAKAR, Jan 26 - Guinea's bauxite exports rose 25% in 2025 to 182.8 million metric tons, official data seen by Reuters showed, cementing its dominance in aluminium ore supply. A record...

Jennifer Garner's Once Upon a Farm targets $764 million valuation in US IPO

Once Upon a Farm, the children's organic food company co-founded by actor Jennifer Garner, said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $764.4 million in its U.S. initial public offering, as...

China's Zijin Gold to buy Canadian miner Allied Gold for about $4 billion

Zijin Gold will buy Canada's Allied Gold for about C$5.5 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday, as the Chinese miner ramps up its global expansion against the backdrop of record high prices...

China says trade arrangements with Canada not aimed at third parties after US tariff threat

Arrangements between China and Canada to address bilateral economic and trade issues are not targeted at any third party, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, in response to a U.S. threat to...

South African rand at strongest since 2022 as precious metals surge

The South African rand hit its strongest level against the dollar in 3-1/2 years on Monday, boosted by record precious metal prices and optimism about the country's economic outlook. The...

S&P revises Congo's outlook to 'positive' as reforms, mining strength boost economy

Jan 23 - Global credit ratings agency S&P on Friday revised the Democratic Republic of Congo's outlook to positive from stable, citing expected progress on tax administration and fiscal performance,...

Ghana deal with Afreximbank gets official creditor backing, source says

Ghana's deal on its $750 million loan with Afreximbank has official creditor backing, a source told Reuters, an endorsement that would only come if the bank took a hit on the loan. A...

Silver hits record high above $100/oz as gold closes in on $5,000 milestone

Silver prices rose above $100 an ounce for the first time on Friday, while gold hit another record en route to $5,000/oz as investors pile into safe-haven assets amid geopolitical turmoil and on...

Global equity fund inflows slow on geopolitical uncertainties

Investments in global equity funds shrank in the week to January 21 as U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of reigniting a trade dispute with Europe over Greenland curbed investor appetite. ...

Nissan to sell South Africa plant to China's Chery

Nissan Motor said on Friday it would sell its manufacturing assets in Rosslyn, South Africa, to the local arm of China's Chery Automobile for an undisclosed sum. Chery SA will buy the...

China to offer LNG futures as soon as next month, sources say

China is set to offer domestic-listed, yuan-denominated liquefied natural gas futures contracts as soon as next month, people with knowledge of the matter said, reducing importer reliance on the West...