US stock index futures climbed on Tuesday after a report signaled potential de-escalation in the Iran conflict, easing pressure on a market that has been sliding through March.The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump told aides he was willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if…
The German DAX Index has slumped into a correction after falling by over 10% from its highest point this year amid the ongoing Iran war that has pushed energy prices higher in the past five weeks.It was trading at €22,730, up modestly from the year-to-date low of €21,875. This article…
Beiersdorf stock’s long slump has finally been enough to make one major broker step back from its bearish stance.UBS upgraded the German skincare and consumer-goods group to “neutral” from “sell” on Tuesday.The analysts argued that after a two-year share-price slide, the valuation now looks far less demanding.But the move was…
The S&P 500 Index continued its strong downward trend last week as the Iran war continued, pushing crude oil and natural gas prices higher. The SPX index fell to $6,368, its lowest level since August last year. It has fallen in the last five consecutive weeks.S&P 500 Index in focus…
Prediction markets moved deeper into the mainstream in March as trading activity climbed to fresh records.The surge was driven by easier access, broader media visibility, and rising demand for contracts linked to politics and geopolitical risk.A report from TRM Labs shows the sector’s rapid expansion is being driven less by…
US consumers and domestic importers are shouldering most of the financial burden from recent tariffs, while import volumes drop and foreign sellers face weaker demand, according to a new European Central Bank analysis published Monday.The ECB’s article in its Economic Bulletin, reported by Reuters, finds exporters to the United States pass…
Germany’s inflation accelerated to 2.8% year on year in March, according to preliminary figures released Monday by the federal statistics office.The reading, harmonised with the European Union’s methodology, rose from 2.0% in February and came in line with economists’ expectations in a Reuters poll.March figure meets forecastThe EU-harmonised rate is…
Despite shifts in workforce composition and job creation, Chile’s unemployment rate held steady at 8.3% for the December 2025–February 2026 quarter.The rate edged down by 0.1 percentage points from a year earlier, according to the latest data, pointing to a marginal improvement on an annual basis.This modest decline came alongside…
The Nikkei hit 59,332 on February 26 and was the best-performing index in 2026. Two days later, the US and Israel attacked Iran.And that timing explains almost everything about what has happened to Japanese markets since.By March 30, the index had shed 13.1% for the month, the worst performance among…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is monitoring the private credit market for stress but does not see it as a threat to overall financial stability right now, according to Reuters reporting from an event at Harvard University on Monday.Powell emphasized that regulators are focused on potential…