Analysis: Indices

EU strikes deal to weaken corporate sustainability laws

The European Union reached a deal on Tuesday to scale back its corporate sustainability laws, after months of pressure from companies and governments including the United States and Qatar. ...

G7 finance ministers discussed export controls and critical minerals in call, Canada says

Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne chaired a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers on Monday to discuss export controls and critical minerals, the finance ministry said in a...

Morocco to open two deepwater ports in 2026 and 2028, minister says

Morocco will open a new deepwater Mediterranean port next year and another on the Atlantic in 2028, Equipment and Water minister Nizar Baraka said, as the North African country aims to replicate the...

Global equity funds draw inflows ahead of Fed decision

Global equity funds attracted significant inflows in the week through December 3 as expectations of a potential Federal Reserve rate cut this week boosted risk sentiment. Investors...

TSX muted at open as investors brace for central bank decisions

Canada's main stock index was subdued on Monday, with investors taking a breather ahead of crucial monetary policy decisions in the U.S. and Canada later this week. At 9:30 a.m. ET ,...

South Africa is working on ways to help ferrochrome firms, Eskom says

South Africa is working on ways to support its ferrochrome industry, state power utility Eskom said on Monday, as it announced an agreement with Samancor Chrome and the Glencore-Merafe Chrome...

PetroSA approves Shell as majority partner in block offshore South Africa, document shows

South Africa's legacy national oil company, PetroSA, has approved a deal to give Shell Offshore a 60% stake in its Block 2C, off the country's west coast, a document seen by Reuters showed on Monday. ...

Philippines bans pork imports from Spain, Taiwan over swine fever outbreaks

The Philippines has temporarily banned imports of pigs and pork products from Spain and Taiwan following outbreaks of African swine fever in both locations, Manila's agriculture ministry has...

Gazprom delivers first post-sanctions LNG cargo from Portovaya to China, data shows

Russian energy giant Gazprom has delivered a liquefied natural gas cargo from Portovaya LNG plant to China, in the first such shipment since the United States introduced sanctions against the project...

Benin's international bonds slip after attempted coup

Benin's international bond prices fell on Monday, Tradeweb data showed, after an attempted coup in the West African nation on Sunday. The 2052 maturity shed as much as 1.8 cents to bid...

In 2025, you definitely shouldn't have snubbed European banks on the stockmarket

They were said to be tired, bogged down in paperwork and negative rates. In 2025, European banks nevertheless resurfaced - with a bang.

South African rand softens after Moody's keeps rating, outlook unchanged

The rand was muted on Monday as traders assessed Moody's decision to keep South Africa's credit rating and outlook unchanged, ahead of key data releases that will give indications of demand and output...

Stocks, bonds cautiously hopeful Fed will deliver

Share and bond markets seemed guardedly optimistic on Monday that the Federal Reserve would deliver a much-needed rate cut this week, though the meeting looks set to be one of the most fractious in...

China's rare earth exports jump in November after Xi-Trump meeting

China's rare earth exports jumped in November, the first full month since President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to speed up shipment of the critical minerals from the world's...

Instant View: China's November imports of soybeans and crude oil rise

China's imports of soybeans, crude oil and iron ore rose in November from a year earlier, while those of unwrought copper and coal fell, customs data showed on Monday. China's exports...

German foreign minister heads to Beijing as Berlin toughens China stance

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul heads to China on Monday for his first visit as Berlin toughens its stance on Beijing over trade disputes and geopolitical conflicts, in line with European...

Treasury Secretary Bessent says he has divested his soybean farm

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a key figure in implementing President Donald Trump's economic agenda including tariffs, disclosed on Sunday that he has recently divested his interests in a...

German foreign minister to discuss rare earths, steel in China visit

Germany's foreign minister plans to tackle critical issues such as rare earths and steel during an upcoming trip to China, he said on Sunday, highlighting the challenge for Berlin in dealing with what...

Brazil robusta coffee growers push for quality amid rising prices and climate concerns

Amid the din of a chic coffee shop on Sao Paulo's posh Oscar Freire Avenue, a barista pulls an atypical espresso. Extra creamy, with an aroma of cocoa nibs, the shot lacks the hallmark acidity prized...