Wall Street kicks off 2025 in the red
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq begin the year in the red - their fifth-straight negative session. However, the dollar extends its rally into 2025 with the index hitting a two-year high. President Biden is...
3 Jan 202528min
U.S. on high security alert following truck attacks
The U.S. is on high alert as the new year begins with a terror attack involving a pick-up truck ramming into revellers in New Orleans, killing 15 people and injuring dozens more. Hours later, a Tesla ...
2 Jan 202527min
Stoxx 600 to post second straight positive year
European equities are largely flat in the holiday-shortened session but the Stoxx 600 is set to deliver a second year in the green for the first time since 2015. The U.S. Treasury Department claims Ch...
31 Dec 202425min
175 dead in South Korea air disaster
The Jeju Air disaster becomes South Korea’s worst air disaster in history with Boeing shares opening lower on the Frankfurt bourse. European equities follow Wall Street with every sector opening in th...
30 Dec 202424min
China stocks rally on reported treasury bond launch
Chinese stocks are up on reports that Beijing is due to launch a record amount of special Treasury bonds in a bid to stimulate the economy ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. U.S. Presi...
24 Dec 202425min
Nissan-Honda merger talks underway
Nissan and Honda officially begin merger talks which will create the world’s third largest automaker with ¥30tn in sales. Volkswagen shares are flat despite the German giant reaching an agreement with...
23 Dec 202422min
Government shutdown looms over America
The U.S. is on the brink of a government shutdown, after the House rejects an amended Republican bill hours from the deadline. The Dow ekes out a gain, snapping its longest losing streak since 1974, a...
20 Dec 202429min
U.S. faces market sell-off
Markets were spooked after Fed Chair Powell delivers a hawkish cut and signals less easing in 2025 and beyond, with the dollar spiking, treasury yields climbing, and U.S. equities sinking. More fuel w...
19 Dec 202426min
