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Wayne Cole gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. The?day following, reality has begun to erode market expectations of peace and prosperity?in the Middle East. The?dollar is flat, while Asian stocks are down and Wall St. futures are off, despite holding a majority of yesterday's gains. Treasuries did not match the gains in European bonds. Fed members sounded in no rush to reduce rates, and some flirted with tightening. Iran questions the purpose of the talks scheduled for Saturday with the U.S., when Israel continues to attack Lebanon. The 10-point and 15 point...

Ankur Banerjee gives a look at what the day will bring for the European and Global markets. In a 19-minute prime-time speech, U.S. president Donald 'Trump' squashed the hopes of investors that the Middle East 'war would be over soon. He said Washington would hit Iran extremely hard over the next two to three week. Investors quickly returned to their March actions: selling stocks, buying U.S. dollar and driving oil prices higher. Trump called on countries that depend on Gulf oil to take the lead and assume the burden of opening the waterway that Iran has choked on, which some...

Wayne Cole gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. Now we have a Middle East war, Iran with ballistic missiles and a terrifying deadline. How very reality television. There will be a red timer in the corner of some news channels screen, counting down the seconds. On Saturday evening, Trump announced on social media that Iran had 48-hours to open the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. was going to "obliterate' Iran's nuclear power plants. Trump gave Iran a deadline for Monday evening of 7:45 pm EDT (2345 GMT), ruining the morning of...

The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that any move to ease sanctions towards Russia was wrong. This came after the United States issued a waiver of 30 days for countries to purchase sanctioned Russian petroleum products and oil stranded in the sea. Merz and his Norwegian counterpart held a joint press conference at which they said: "We think that's wrong." "There's a problem right now with the prices, but not?with the supply." In that regard, I'd like to know what other factors led to the U.S. Government to make this decision. The waiver, which was issued to 'ease...

Ankur Banerjee gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets The selloff of stocks and bonds has increased as markets prepare for a war in the Middle East which could keep oil prices at $100 per barrel. Traders are scrambling to determine the risks associated with stagflation. Investors are bracing themselves for increased volatility as leaders from Iran, Israel, and the United States show their defiance. They have put on their risk-off caps and bought U.S. dollar. The global interest rate outlook has been completely transformed by the fading hopes for a quick resolution....

Wayne Cole gives us a look at what the markets will be like in Europe and around the world today. The week has started off quiet in the United States and Asia. The Nikkei was stung by Japanese data as the GDP missed expectations. The economy only grew 0.2% annually in the fourth quarter of 2012, while analysts expected a rebound to 1.6% following a contraction in Q3. The GDP also increased by just 0.1% on a year-on-year basis, which is a dramatic drop from the 2% growth rate of mid-2025. The nominal GDP was slightly better, at 3.4% for...

Stella Qiu gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. The tech selloff is back with a vengeance. Cisco was the cause of this latest slump, as its margins were squeezed due to the rising?costs for memory chips. This frightened investors who had been expecting booming profits. AI is causing a lot of concern about the future of jobs. Overnight, trucking and logistics companies suffered a sharp drop in stock prices. This was not long after the software sector plummeted as Anthropic released Claude Cowork to fuel job concerns. Apple was not spared. Apple,...

The final of the Olympic freestyle ski'moguls' was held on Tuesday. Perrine Laffont, the 2018 winner from France and Australia’s Jakara Anthony, the defending Olympic champion made it to the final. 2022 silver medallist Jaelin kauf had to compete in the second qualification round. Anthony, who had been sidelined for most of the season due to a collarbone fracture, combined technique, speed, and turns in order to win first place. She described her performance as "clean and pretty tidy". Laffont placed fourth after combining amazing jumps and rhythm around the moguls, which are closely spaced mounds. She displayed fine control...

Wayne Cole gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. The markets like it when there is a political event. Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first woman Prime Minister, blew the competition out of the water in the election. This sparked a rally of 4.5% in the Nikkei index to "all-time" highs. The index actually broke 55,000, 56, 000, and 57,000 in a single go. The LDP's best ever result was a resounding victory as it took 316 out of 465 seats at the lower house of parliament. Takaichi, together with its coalition partner Japan Innovation...

Gregor Stuart Hunter gives us a look at what the future holds for European and global markets. There is no report on jobs for Friday. The markets are worried about the?non farm payrolls being delayed - yet again - by another U.S. shutdown and the global selloff on Wall Street. Following fresh signs of economic strain in the labor market, traders are increasing?betting? that the Federal Reserve will ease policy at its meeting. According to a survey by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the number of layoffs in the U.S. increased in January, reaching the highest monthly level...

The Norwegian parliament rejected on Thursday a proposal that would have blocked Equinor from supplying electricity to its Hammerfest LNG plant via the region's electrical grid. This allowed for 'ongoing' development to continue. The Socialist Party, which had previously supported the LNG plant plan, withdrew their support, calling it "in fact unlawful". The opposition proposal was supported by 48 parliamentarians, while 54 members voted against it. The government approved a connection in 2023 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the plant located on Melkoeya Island off Hammerfest, and?extend the lifetime of the plant. Critics claim that connecting the "currently gas-driven"...

Stella Qiu gives us a look at what the future holds for European and Global markets on February 5th: Investors were confident that the major U.S. tech firms would deliver a strong quarter with rosy forecasts. They increased their exposures ahead of this earnings season. This has proven to be a costly error. Google Alphabet Released It delivered solid results, but also surprised analysts when it announced that capital expenditures would be between $175 billion and $185 billion in this year - far above Wall Street's expectations. This only fueled fears about the?explosion of artificial intelligence investment. The valuations of...

The Australian'miner' Energy Transition Minerals said that Greenland has informed it of a potential rejection of the exploration licence renewal request for its 'Kvanefjeld Rare Earths Project. Energy Transition Minerals shares fell 5.6%, to A$0.051, by 0152 GMT after trading resumed following a stoppage on Thursday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.5%. Kvanefjeld, a large-scale project to produce?rare Earths in the west, has the potential of becoming a major producer of minerals critical for consumer electronics. Energy Transition Minerals said it received a draft of a decision from the Greenland Government indicating the intention of the mineral resources ministry...

Boliden announced on Wednesday that it expected earnings for the first quarter of 2026 - before interest, taxes and depreciation - to be impacted by about 400 million Swedish crowns ($42.77m) due to production being impacted in its Garpenberg Mine because of abnormally high earthquake activity earlier this month. Swedish miner reported its first-quarter production was slightly less than 0.8 million tonnes, down from an initial?expectation that slightly more than 0.9 million tonnes. The company said that production in the worst affected part of the mine will not resume until 2026. Garpenberg said that until further notice, its production will...

Norsk Hydro announced on Thursday that its 'Qatalum' aluminium smelter, located in Qatar, would halt the curtailment begun last week. Production will be maintained at around 60% of capacity with reduced natural gas supplies. Qatalum - which has an annual smelting capability of 648,000 tons - began a controlled shut down on March 3, after it was informed that the gas supply would be cut off. QatarEnergy, a state-owned company, announced the day before that it would halt?LNG output after Iranian drones attacked its facilities. Hydro released a statement saying that Qatalum had decided to stop further curtailment after receiving...

On Wednesday, copper prices recovered from two sessions of losses due to better than expected private factory data from China, the top metals consumer. The aluminium price rose to its highest level in more than a month, on the back of supply concerns resulting from the escalating conflict in the Middle East. This region is a major producer of this metal. The benchmark three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange rose 1.5%, to $13,150 per metric ton at 1030 GMT. LME copper has fallen 3% in the last two sessions due to fears that the Mideast conflict will hinder...

Buy expensive steel that is made using a "nascent" technology powered by green hydrogen, which barely exists? Under European Union plans, which aim to bolster the steel industry of the EU while still meeting?its environmental targets, this is what Europe's automakers face. They are already under pressure from a fiercer competition in China. The EU changed its CO2 emission targets for new cars in December to 90% by 2035, from 100%. This was a shift from the earlier 100% target. EU WANT TO BOOST EUROPEAN STAINLESS SECTOR The new proposal is tied to the EU Industrial Accelerator Act, due to...

Rare Earths Norway announced on Tuesday that the estimate of mineral resources in a mine under development by Europe's largest project for rare earths has increased by 81% from?the previous evaluation two years ago. The development of Fen in southern Norway, the company's rare earth project, would help the continent to reduce its dependence on the dominant producer China. According to a WSP statement, the project contains 15.9 million metric tonnes of total rare earth oxide in indicated and implied resources. It added that the new estimate is based on additional exploration drilling done last year, and compares to 8,8...

The estimate of mineral resources at the?mine that Rare Earths Norway is developing, Europe's biggest rare earth project has increased by?81% from the last evalution two years ago, the privately owned firm announced on Tuesday. The Fen project, which is being developed by the company, would help Europe to reduce its dependence on China as the dominant producer of rare earths. According to a WSP statement, the project has?a total rare earth oxide of 15.9 million metric tonnes in indicated and inferred resource,' It added that the 'new estimate' reflects additional exploration drilling which took place in 2018 and compares...

Since the emergence of a?U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to annex Greenland, according to a senior Greenlandic government official. Naaja H. Nathielsen, Greenland’s Minister for Business and Mineral Resources, stated that the UK, Canada, and European Union countries have shown the most interest. She said, "On the investor's side, we saw an increase in interest in investing." She said that although Trump expressed an interest in purchasing?Greenland many years ago, it has been "hectic" over the last two months. The Arctic island is a strategically located, mineral-rich autonomous?territory. Trump has 'intensified his rhetoric about gaining control of Greenland...

The Dutch state-owned financial institution Invest International will lend a total of $60 million to the chipmaker 'Nexperia, in order to finance a series of global investments at 'its production sites. The funds will be used to boost production, modernise the production lines and improve productivity. Nexperia in the Netherlands, a unit of China's Wingtech, was caught up in a corporate standoff with Europe after a Dutch state intervention installed an European management team last year. According to the Dutch newspaper FD, this move scared away investors and caused a global crisis in terms of chip supplies for the automotive...

Pandora has switched to platinum-plated items to reduce its exposure to the wild swings of the silver market. This comes after a speculative frenzy drove the metal's prices to record highs over the last year. Silver's sharp movements have become a major factor in the share price of the Danish company. Last week's drop in the metal sparked a surge in the stock. In an interview, CEO Berta De Pablos Barbier said: "We must decouple the performance of the company from the value of its shares." "We are not a trader of silver, we are a jewellery company." Pandora's most...

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen warned Monday that despite the fact that Donald Trump, U.S. president has disclaimed military force, Washington is still attempting to gain control of the Arctic island. Trump increased his calls for U.S. sovereignty over Greenland in the beginning of the year. He cited national security concerns relating to Russia and China. Some European NATO allies defended Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland, and said Trump’s pressure threatened the NATO alliance. Since then, the U.S. President has backed away from threats of violence and claimed that he secured U.S. total access to Greenland through a NATO deal....

Gold prices fell by over 8% on Friday to 'break below $5,000 mark as the dollar strengthened due to the upcoming appointment of the new U.S. Federal Reserve chair. However, the safe-haven material remained on track for its largest monthly gain since 1982 following multiple record highs. As profit-taking took hold, other precious metals have also fallen sharply. Gold spot was down 5% to $5,124.37 per ounce at 1132 GMT. It had fallen earlier in the day to $4,957.54. U.S. gold futures for delivery in February fell by 3.9% to $5118.40. Gold reached a record high of $5,594.82 Thursday, and...