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European markets tumbled to their lowest levels in over two months, driven by a sharp rise in oil prices and ongoing geopolitical tensions linked to the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. The pan-European benchmark extended losses for a third session, while banks, technology and major carriers led declines. Higher crude supported modest gains in the …
Multiple investor delegations from the United States and elsewhere are planning visits to Venezuela in the coming weeks to meet senior government officials, company executives and local business leaders. Three separate advisory firms are organizing trips that target macroeconomic and political stability checks, debt restructuring talks and opportun…
European stock markets opened sharply lower Monday as crude oil prices climbed following a weekend escalation in the Middle East. Supply disruptions and production cuts from regional producers pushed Brent and U.S. crude sharply higher, while weak German industrial data added to investor concern about global growth.
JPMorgan has softened its stance on United Arab Emirates equities and shifted its regional preference toward Saudi Arabia as the ongoing Middle East conflict raises investor risk and could damage Dubai's safe-haven status. The bank trimmed its MSCI UAE rating from overweight to neutral, removed three UAE names from its Top 10, and recommended focus…
On March 9, U.S. equity futures fell sharply while crude oil rallied toward $120 a barrel as continued hostilities in the Middle East and a leadership announcement in Iran intensified market anxiety. The move higher in energy prices and the U.S. dollar, alongside a rise in Treasury yields and the Cboe Volatility Index, heightened concerns that infl…
JPMorgan has shifted to a negative stance on European mining and steel equities, flagging that the recent escalation in the Middle East could suppress metal prices and squeeze sector earnings. The bank introduced downside price scenarios for base metals and downgraded a number of producers, warning of further downside even after recent sector weakn…
Barclays upgraded four European airlines, arguing that kerosene prices should decline if the air campaign over Iran slows or stops. The bank adjusted ratings and price targets across its coverage, laid out base, bear and bull kerosene scenarios for 2026, and warned that temporary benefits to European carriers from Gulf carrier disruptions are fadin…
Agilent Technologies will buy privately held Biocare Medical in an all-cash transaction valued at $950 million. The California-headquartered clinical pathology company, which supplies integrated tissue diagnostic products for cancer and infectious disease and counts government and military laboratories among its customers, will be folded into Agile…
GlaxoSmithKline has licensed worldwide exclusive rights to linerixibat to Italy's Alfasigma for an upfront payment of $300 million. The deal includes further regulatory- and sales-linked payments and hands Alfasigma responsibility for advancing the IBAT inhibitor through pending reviews across multiple jurisdictions. Linerixibat's approvals remain …
Roche Holding (SIX:ROG) reported that a late-stage trial testing its investigational oral estrogen receptor degrader giredestrant in combination with Pfizer's Ibrance did not achieve the study's primary endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival for patients with advanced breast cancer. The company said the reg…
Barclays warns that a recent surge in oil and gas prices tied to the Middle East conflict could shave growth and lift inflation across the euro zone, raising the prospect of stagflation if the price moves persist. The bank projects modest quarterly GDP gains conditional on a short-lived energy shock, while noting the ECB is unlikely to move policy …
Bonds fell broadly on Monday after oil climbed above $115 a barrel amid an intensifying U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. A more than 20% jump in crude to its highest level since July 2022, supply cuts by some regional producers and concern about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz prompted investors to reassess inflation risks and the path for monetar…
Japan's equity market closed sharply lower on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 sliding 5.24% as Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication stocks led declines. Market breadth was heavily negative, volatility readings jumped and oil rallied significantly while the dollar strengthened against the yen. A handful of individual stocks bucked the trend, but se…
Governments across Asia moved quickly to blunt the economic and consumer effects of a widening conflict involving Iran after oil prices surged on supply disruptions and political shocks. Officials from Seoul to Tokyo considered releasing strategic stocks or capping domestic fuel costs while some regional states cut production, halted exports or red…
Traders with direct knowledge said on Monday that Saudi Arabia has moved to offer prompt crude cargoes on the spot market via a set of infrequent tenders as an intensifying Middle East conflict has disrupted traditional shipping lanes. The state oil company placed roughly 4.6 million barrels across three grades for near-term delivery and has divert…
Tencent is reportedly testing an application called QClaw that wraps the open-source AI agent OpenClaw in a one-click local launcher. The tool is intended to let users deploy OpenClaw on personal computers quickly and to connect it with a range of models, including local Chinese models and user-defined options. QClaw is described as a productised i…
Growing activism - and the prospect of being targeted - is prompting Japanese corporates to speed up the dismantling of cross-shareholdings that historically tied businesses and financial institutions together. High-profile moves by major firms and rising activist campaigns are changing corporate behavior, while the government and markets press for…
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva cautioned that the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran raises substantial upside risks to global inflation. The warning came as Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude jumped to intraday peaks above $119 a barrel amid strikes, retaliatory attacks and disruptions around the Stra…
Iran’s Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader, affirming hardliner control in Tehran as the U.S.-Israeli military campaign with Iran entered its 10th day. The conflict has produced missile, rocket and drone strikes across the Middle East, prompted urgent comments from Pope Leo, and sent global oil prices …
The escalation of conflict in the Middle East has sharpened policy dilemmas for central banks worldwide. A substantial supply shock from higher oil costs is intensifying inflationary pressure while prompting a safe-haven shift into the U.S. dollar. Emerging Asian central banks that had considered rate cuts face the twin risk of price spikes and cap…
G7 finance ministers will hold an emergency telephone meeting to weigh a possible coordinated release of oil from strategic reserves managed by members of the International Energy Agency, following a surge in crude prices linked to conflict in the Gulf. The call, which will include IEA executive director Fatih Birol, is scheduled for 8.30 am New Yo…
Taiwan's benchmark fell modestly at Monday's close, weighed by losses across several sectors including Glass and Machinery. A small number of stocks posted double-digit percentage gains, while several others recorded steep declines. Commodities moved sharply, with oil jumping and gold retreating. Currency and index futures showed modest upward move…
Defense lawyers for a man accused in the deadly Bondi Beach shooting have asked a Sydney court to bar media from publishing identifying information about his immediate family, citing safety concerns. The request comes as the accused faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and a terror offence, and as the government moves to address antisemi…
A sudden escalation in Middle East tensions has produced a sharp global energy shock. Brent crude jumped past $100 at the open and reached $119.50, a surge that has lifted the benchmark some 60% since President Trump ordered the attack on Iran. The rout in energy supply is reverberating across equities, bond markets and commodity-linked sectors as …
Australian equities closed lower on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 dropping 2.85% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Gold, Materials and Metals & Mining sectors. Market breadth was weak, the S&P/ASX 200 VIX jumped to a six-month high, and commodities showed mixed moves with oil climbing and gold retreating.
