Gold fell to around $4,050 an ounce on Monday, snapping a two-day rebound as renewed exchanges of attacks between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz lifted oil prices and rekindled inflation concerns.The conflict escalated since Thursday, with Iran targeting a container ship, a vessel carryi…
Retail sales in Japan increased 5.3% year-on-year in May 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 2.8% rise in the previous month and surpassing market expectations for a 3.2% gain.It was the strongest growth since November 2023, supported by government measures, including a stimulus package aim…
US stock futures rose on Monday following reports that Washington and Tehran have agreed to halt attacks against each other before peace talks resume in Doha this week.The conflict had escalated since Thursday, with Iran targeting a container ship, a vessel carrying Qatari oil, and military bases i…
Brent climbed above $72 per barrel on Monday, recovering modestly from four-month lows after a series of tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.The two sides, however, agreed to halt further strikes ahead of peace talks set to resume later this week.The exchange of at…
Crude oil climbed to around $70 per barrel on Monday, recovering modestly from four-month lows after a series of tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.The two sides, however, agreed to halt further strikes ahead of peace talks set to resume later this week.The exchan…
The NZX 50 dropped 50 points, or 0.4%, to 13,445 in Monday morning trade, after being muted in the previous session, tracking a decline on Wall Street on Friday, with chipmakers leading the sell-off.Traders remained cautious ahead of the release of New Zealand's consumer and business confidence dat…
China’s industrial profits surged 18.8% year-on-year in the January-May 2026 period, accelerating from a 18.2% growth in the first four months of the year.The latest result reflected the ongoing AI investment boom and continued policy support for advanced industries despite lingering weakness in pa…
The Ibovespa rose 0.8% to close at 173,295 on Friday, recovering from early losses as gains in financial stocks offset declines in heavyweight commodity shares.Bond yields edged lower as oil prices returned to pre-conflict levels amid easing supply concerns, with more tankers leaving the Strait of…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.4% to close at 34,980 on Friday, supported by gains in the mining and technology sectors.Mining shares rose on higher gold prices, helped by a weaker dollar and easing expectations of further US interest rate hikes following the latest PCE data.Also, Canada and Ja…
The Dow Jones Index dropped 45 points or 0.09 percent on Friday to close at 51876 points.Losses were led by Caterpillar (-5.67%), Cisco Systems (-4.56%) and Goldman Sachs (-4.07%).Offsetting the fall, top gainers were Microsoft (5.71%), Salesforce (5.45%) and IBM (5.08%).
Crude oil fell nearly 4% toward $69 a barrel on Friday, the lowest since February 27, as shipping transits through the Strait of Hormuz accelerated.Volumes surged as vessels openly navigated the waterway following progress toward a US-Iran peace deal, restoring Persian Gulf exports to roughly 75% o…
Brent crude oil fell to around $72 a barrel on Friday, the lowest since February 27, as shipping transits through the Strait of Hormuz accelerated.Volumes surged as vessels openly navigated the waterway following progress toward a US-Iran peace deal, restoring Persian Gulf exports to roughly 75% of…
US stock indexes closed lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 inching down 0.05%, the Nasdaq 100 losing 1.1%, and the Dow Jones slipping 44 points.Chipmakers led the declines as investors trimmed positions after Thursday’s rally, which had been fueled by strong guidance from Micron.Its shares fell 6.7…
