The US corporate profit outlook has dimmed in recent weeks, with analysts paring back their forecasts, in a fresh sign of the risks facing the Wall Street rally that has powered equities to record…
Brazil’s coffee farmers, struggling with the effect of last year’s drought, have turned to another black commodity — pepper. In a…
Forced applause usually follows a regulator’s remarks to the regulated. Not so inside the pink stucco walls of the Boca Raton…
Prices for bonds sold by the Netherlands and France fell on Thursday, reversing early gains as Dutch voters rejected rightwing populism…
Junk bond funds saw their biggest outflows since December 2014, as investors expressed concern about high prices for speculative debt and…
Foreign investment capital has surged into Chinese domestic bonds over the past year, intensifying pressure for the inclusion of China’s $9.3tn…
Despite another turbulent few days in British politics, the pound is ending the week on a firmer footing. Sterling brushed off…
Mulesoft, a software “unicorn”, gained 46 per cent in its trading debut in New York on Friday, the latest in a…
Markets do not have a clue how to handle political populism. They are still frightened of it, even though last year’s…
Friday 13:30 GMT What you need to know ● Dollar index nudges up after hitting five-week low● Short term US bond…
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The parkas that have made it to the top of Mount Everest and the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition have…
Retail stocks were once again heading straight for the discount bin on Wednesday. Struggling department store operator Macy’s was the day’s…
Key points ● Treasury yields have fallen, with the 10-year yield lower by 9 basis points to 2.50 per cent● Market…
With the oil market showing signs of losing faith in a price rebound, Opec is now asking itself: what more can…
Agricultural traders and investors are watching the debut of a new derivative product that will allow them to bet on the…
China plans to introduce a bond trading link between Hong Kong and the mainland by year-end, according to premier Li Keqiang.…
Wednesday 02:40 GMT Overview A rally in crude oil prices that erased the losses of the previous session failed to bolster…
Oil prices have fallen almost 10 per cent in the past week to their lowest level since Opec agreed to cut…
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, moved to allay fears that the kingdom was backing away from its pledge to…
Tuesday 15:10 GMT What you need to know ● Pound under pressure amid Brexit and Scottish secession worries● Sterling drops below…
The pound took a tumble on Tuesday after politicians paved the way for Article 50 to be triggered this month, leading…
The French presidential election is setting up a critical test of resolve for Japanese investors as life assurers, big banks and…
To investors still betting — either by choice or technical necessity — that Toshiba can pull off a miracle escape act,…
Nervousness in the US stock market has climbed to the highest level since the aftermath of the presidential election, even as…
Leonardo Maugeri of Harvard University, who in 2012 predicted a glut in oil supplies and a steep fall in prices, has…
Norway’s salmon producers are turning to radical farming techniques in the face of multiple threats to their industry. From futuristic egg-shaped…
Investors are primed for a more aggressive policy stance from the Federal Reserve, setting the stage for an escalation in the…
