Analysis: Indices

Stavropol boosts Russian wheat hopes despite Rostov drought

KUTEINIKOVO, Russia -Two of Russia's top wheat-growing regions are having very different years as Rostov endures a second year of drought while good weather in Stavropol promises record output. ...

Mining, healthcare prop up European shares; US-EU trade talks in focus

European shares closed higher on Thursday, with mining and healthcare stocks the biggest boosts as investors watched for signs of progress on a potential trade deal between the United States and the...

Europe's illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs

THESSALY, Greece -As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled...

South African rand retains gains after better-than-expected manufacturing data

JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's rand held on to early gains on Thursday after better-than-expected manufacturing data, while investors kept a close tab on trade negotiations in =the wake of U.S....

Sugar producer Suedzucker's profit drops 85% on weak prices

HAMBURG -Germany's Suedzucker, Europe's largest sugar producer, posted an 85% fall in quarterly operating profit on Thursday, hurt by low EU sugar prices. Suedzucker reported operating...

Indonesia, US eye wider critical minerals partnership after 'positive' meeting, top negotiator says

JAKARTA -Indonesia's meeting with United States representatives in Washington on the looming tariffs went positively, its chief negotiator said on Thursday, with both countries exploring a wider...

Japan unlikely to face US pressure to strengthen yen, ex-top FX diplomat says

TOKYO -Japan is unlikely to face pressure from the United States to intentionally strengthen the yen despite President Donald Trump's criticism of its large trade surplus with the U.S., former top...

Chile, Mexico look to new markets ahead of Trump copper tariffs

* Trump says he will announce 50% copper tariffs * Chile, Mexico ship their copper largely to China * Governments awaiting clarity on US...

Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries.  Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10%...

US tariffs on South Africa set to hit white farmers Trump has embraced

CITRUSDAL, South Africa -U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened 30% tariff on South African exports is set to deal an economic blow to a community he has vocally and controversially championed:...

Indicator of Chinese copper import demand jumps 38% after Trump tariff announcement

LONDON -An indicator of copper import demand in top consumer China jumped 38% on Wednesday, suggesting robust appetite for the metal, after U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a 50% import tariff...

Copper glut driven by tariff threat to deflate US price bubble

LONDON -U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on copper has placed a record premium on prices of the metal in the United States that is likely to ease over the coming months as a stockpile created...

Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' in White House meeting with African leaders

WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations on Wednesday that he was shifting the U.S. approach to the continent from aid to trade and that the United States is a better...

Exclusive-Oil giant Saudi Aramco in talks with Commonwealth LNG for offtake agreement, sources say

LONDON/HOUSTON -Oil giant Saudi Aramco is in talks with Commonwealth LNG to buy liquefied natural gas from the U.S. company's proposed facility in Cameron, Louisiana, as it seeks to strengthen its...

Emirates Global Aluminium says Guinea wrongfully terminated deal

DUBAI -Emirates Global Aluminium said on Wednesday that the Guinean government had wrongfully terminated an agreement with its subsidiary, Guinea Alumina Corporation, after a year-long dispute over...

Tariff volatility drives investors to actively managed funds

Global investors are pivoting towards actively managed equity funds this year as market volatility rises on worries over U.S. tariffs and the stock market rally broadens beyond a few mega-cap tech...

EU working closely to get trade deal with US, ready for all scenarios, von der Leyen says

The European Union is working closely with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to reach a trade deal, but Brussels is getting ready for all scenarios, European Commission President Ursula von...

Trump copper tariffs set to spark final scramble to get metal across the border

Copper shipments into the United States are expected to accelerate in the coming weeks in a final scramble to get metal across the border before U.S. President Donald Trump's higher than expected 50%...

India mutual fund investors chase equities, gold and silver in quest for returns

Mutual fund allocations bounced back in India last month, driven by strong retail participation, with investors also seeking out gold and silver funds in the hunt for stronger returns. ...