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Asia Stocks Set for Weekly Gain, Oil under $100 on Peace Deal Hopes

Asia Stocks Set for Weekly Gain, Oil under $100 on Peace Deal Hopes

Asian stocks headed for a second week of strong gains on Friday while oil prices were pinned below $100 a barrel ​with investors dialling back risk ahead of a crucial weekend that could pave the way for a near-term resolution to the Middle East war. A ‌10-day ceasefire between...


April 17, 2026
Gold Holds Steady, Eyes 4th Weekly Gain on US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes
Gold Holds Steady, Eyes 4th Weekly Gain on US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes

Gold held largely steady on Friday and was on track for ‌a fourth straight weekly gain, as hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal eased fears of...

USD Set for 2nd Weekly Drop, EUR Steadies near Pre-War Levels
USD Set for 2nd Weekly Drop, EUR Steadies near Pre-War Levels

The U.S. dollar headed for a second consecutive weekly decline on ​Friday, while the euro and British pound steadied around pre‑war levels, as...

Apple's iPhone Shipments in China Surge 20% in Q1, Data
Apple's iPhone Shipments in China Surge 20% in Q1, Data

Apple's iPhone shipments surged 20% in China in the first quarter, ​for the strongest growth among major vendors, despite an overall...

Premier Energy to Buy Macquarie's Romanian Power Distribution Network for $824M
Premier Energy to Buy Macquarie's Romanian Power Distribution Network for $824M

Budapest-listed Premier Energy ​has agreed to buy Evryo ‌Group's power distribution network from Australia's Macquarie for...

Prosus to Sell 4.5% Stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for $318M
Prosus to Sell 4.5% Stake in Delivery Hero to Uber for $318M

Dutch technology investor ‌Prosus on Friday said it has agreed to ​sell a 4.5% stake ​in Germany's Delivery Hero ⁠to...

S.Korea Draws Back Investors Even as Iran War Exposes Cracks
S.Korea Draws Back Investors Even as Iran War Exposes Cracks

South Korea's capital markets are luring back foreign buyers after a brutal March, as ​hopes of stability in the Middle East, a red-hot AI...

Ample Supply Buffers US Oil Cargoes from Price Shock as Europe, Asia Prices Surge
Ample Supply Buffers US Oil Cargoes from Price Shock as Europe, Asia Prices Surge

U.S. crude cargo prices have retreated from recent price spikes ​while prices in Europe and Asia continued to hit record highs almost seven weeks...

Indian Banks Halt Gold, Silver Imports amid Delay in Govt Clearance, Sources
Indian Banks Halt Gold, Silver Imports amid Delay in Govt Clearance, Sources

Indian banks have halted gold and silver ​import orders from overseas suppliers, with tons of the metals stuck at customs as a formal government...

Fuel Surge Threatens Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Exit, Raises Liquidation Risk
Fuel Surge Threatens Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy Exit, Raises Liquidation Risk

Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy exit plan is under renewed pressure after a ​sharp rise in jet fuel prices undermined key assumptions behind its...

Wall St Banks Trade Derivatives to Bet on Private Credit Stress, FT
Wall St Banks Trade Derivatives to Bet on Private Credit Stress, FT

JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and other Wall Street ​banks have started trading credit default ‌swaps linked to flagship private credit funds...

April 16, 2026
Gucci Can No Longer Treat China Like 'Trash Bin', Kering CEO
Gucci Can No Longer Treat China Like 'Trash Bin', Kering CEO

Kering's biggest ‌brand Gucci must rebuild its position in China after years of complacency when it treated the market as a place for easy...

Meta to Raise Quest VR Headset Prices in US on Rising Component Costs
Meta to Raise Quest VR Headset Prices in US on Rising Component Costs

Meta Platforms said on Thursday it would increase the prices of its virtual reality headsets from April 19 in the United ​States due to rising...

BNY's Profit Rises on Strong Fees, Interest Income Growth​
BNY's Profit Rises on Strong Fees, Interest Income Growth​

BNY reported a rise in ​first-quarter profit on Thursday, as the world's largest custodian bank was helped ‌by strong fee income and...

PepsiCo's Bet on Price Cuts, Brand Refreshes Pays Off; Flags Iran War Cost Risks
PepsiCo's Bet on Price Cuts, Brand Refreshes Pays Off; Flags Iran War Cost Risks

PepsiCo's price cuts for salty snacks in the U.S. ​and resilient demand for diet sodas helped it top Wall Street estimates, providing a...

US Manufacturing Output Dips in March
US Manufacturing Output Dips in March

U.S. factory production unexpectedly fell in March after two straight months of solid gains, weighed down by decreases in the output of motor...

US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop amid Labor Market Stability; Iran War Risk
US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop amid Labor Market Stability; Iran War Risk

New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting labor market conditions remained stable, though employers are cautious...

Hedge Funds on Track for Best Monthly Returns in over Decade, Goldman
Hedge Funds on Track for Best Monthly Returns in over Decade, Goldman

Hedge funds are on track for their best monthly performance in more than a decade, after overcoming a market downturn in March ​triggered by the...

ECB is Good Starting Position to Deal with Inflation Shock, Schnabel
ECB is Good Starting Position to Deal with Inflation Shock, Schnabel

The European Central Bank entered the current inflation ​shock in a strong position ‌as the bloc managed to resolve many of its economic and...

Google should Allow 3rd-Party Search Engines Access to Data, EU
Google should Allow 3rd-Party Search Engines Access to Data, EU

The European Commission has proposed that Google allow third-party ​search engines to access its search data, including that of artificial...

IMF Urges Japan to Raise Rates, Keep Fiscal Stimulus Targeted
IMF Urges Japan to Raise Rates, Keep Fiscal Stimulus Targeted

Japan should gradually raise interest rates and keep any fiscal stimulus targeted given ​robust domestic demand and steady wage gains, a...

IMF Warns of Asia's Vulnerability to War-Induced Energy Shock
IMF Warns of Asia's Vulnerability to War-Induced Energy Shock

Asia is more vulnerable to an energy shock ‌than other regions because of its heavy reliance on Middle East fuel, an International Monetary...

European Corporate Earnings Set for Meagre Growth, Barring Energy Majors
European Corporate Earnings Set for Meagre Growth, Barring Energy Majors

European blue-chip ​companies are set to deliver meagre profit growth in the ‌first quarter, the latest forecasts showed on Thursday, though...

U.S. Bancorp Profit Jumps on Interest Income, Fee Revenue Boost
U.S. Bancorp Profit Jumps on Interest Income, Fee Revenue Boost

U.S. Bancorp reported a 13.6% jump in first-quarter profit on Thursday, driven by higher interest income and fee revenue. Loan growth...

UK Economy Surged ahead of Iran War, Energy Shock to Test Resilience
UK Economy Surged ahead of Iran War, Energy Shock to Test Resilience

Britain's economy put on a burst of growth in February, suggesting it was in slightly better shape before the start of the Iran war than many...

London Stocks Rise on Middle East Peace Optimism
London Stocks Rise on Middle East Peace Optimism

April 16 (Reuters) - UK's main stock ‌indexes edged higher on Thursday, supported by strength in materials and financials, as hopes grew...

German Banks Examine Risks of Anthropic's Mythos with Authorities
German Banks Examine Risks of Anthropic's Mythos with Authorities

German banks and national authorities are examining risks around Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model, an official said on ​Thursday,...

USD Inches Higher, Investors Focus on Path to Iran Peace Deal
USD Inches Higher, Investors Focus on Path to Iran Peace Deal

The U.S. dollar rose slightly on Thursday, but remained ‌near its lowest level since early March, as markets waited hopefully for further news...

Oil rises on Doubts US-Iran Peace Talks will Ease Hormuz Disruption
Oil rises on Doubts US-Iran Peace Talks will Ease Hormuz Disruption

Oil prices rose on ‌Thursday, reversing earlier declines as the market questioned whether peace talks between the U.S. and Iran would...

GBP Ticks Up on Data Shows UK Economy Surged before Iran War
GBP Ticks Up on Data Shows UK Economy Surged before Iran War

LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Sterling rose slightly on Thursday after data showed the British economy grew rapidly in February and...

Pernod Ricard says Iran War to Hit Full-Year Sales Despite Q3 Rebound
Pernod Ricard says Iran War to Hit Full-Year Sales Despite Q3 Rebound

Pernod Ricard, which is in talks to merge ‌with U.S. rival Brown-Forman , reported a stronger-than-expected 0.1% rise in...

Gold Gains on Softer Dollar as US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes Rise
Gold Gains on Softer Dollar as US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes Rise

Gold prices ​rose on Thursday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and lower Treasury yields, ‌as investors grew optimistic about a potential...

UK Retailer JD Sports Sells Entire Applied Nutrition Stake for $66.5M
UK Retailer JD Sports Sells Entire Applied Nutrition Stake for $66.5M

British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has sold its entire 9.1% ​stake in Applied Nutrition for about ‌49 million pounds...

EQT Restarts Sale of Contact Lens Maker Ginko in at Least $1B Deal, Sources
EQT Restarts Sale of Contact Lens Maker Ginko in at Least $1B Deal, Sources

Private equity firm EQT is restarting the sale process for the mainland Chinese business of ​contact lens maker Ginko International, targeting...

TSMC Q1 Profit Jumps 58% to Record, Beats Expectations
TSMC Q1 Profit Jumps 58% to Record, Beats Expectations

TSMC, the world's largest contract ​chipmaker, posted a ‌58% jump in first-quarter net profit on Thursday, ​beating market forecasts ​and...

Stocks Climb to new Highs, Traders Bet on Iran Truce Trades
Stocks Climb to new Highs, Traders Bet on Iran Truce Trades

Global equities vaulted past their previous all-time highs in Asian trading on Thursday as optimism grew about a deal to...

SoftBank Raises $1.5 bln, 1.75 bln Euros with Bond Sale
SoftBank Raises $1.5 bln, 1.75 bln Euros with Bond Sale

SoftBank Group has raised $1.5 billion ​from a dollar-denominated bond offering and 1.75 billion euros ($2.06 billion) from a euro-denominated...

S&P 500 Closes at Fresh Record, Recovering all Losses since Start of US-Iran War
S&P 500 Closes at Fresh Record, Recovering all Losses since Start of US-Iran War

The S&P 500 closed at a new record high Wednesday, its first ​since the U.S.-Iran conflict began, as hopes of a de-escalation in ‌the...

China's Factory Output Rises 5.7% in Mar, Retail Sales Growth Slips to 1.7%
China's Factory Output Rises 5.7% in Mar, Retail Sales Growth Slips to 1.7%

China's industrial output rose 5.7% in March from ​a year earlier, slowing ​from 6.3% growth in January-February, ⁠as the fallout from ​the...

Aerospace Parts Maker Arxis Raises $1.13 Billion in US IPO
Aerospace Parts Maker Arxis Raises $1.13 Billion in US IPO

Aerospace parts maker Arxis said on Wednesday it raised $1.13 billion ​in its U.S. initial public offering after ‌pricing shares at $28...

Australia's Jobless Rate Stays Low in Mar, Iran War Risks Loom
Australia's Jobless Rate Stays Low in Mar, Iran War Risks Loom

Australian employment rose broadly in line with expectations in March, while the jobless rate stayed low, but a war-driven ​global energy shock...

April 15, 2026
Gold Drifts Lower with Eyes on US-Iran Developments
Gold Drifts Lower with Eyes on US-Iran Developments

Gold ​drifted lower on Wednesday after hitting a one-month peak as investors assessed ‌the latest signals on the U.S.–Iran...

Jane Street Signs $6B AI Cloud Deal with CoreWeave, Boosts Stake
Jane Street Signs $6B AI Cloud Deal with CoreWeave, Boosts Stake

Trading firm Jane Street has committed about $6 billion for CoreWeave's cloud services, marking the third major deal for the Nvidia-backed...


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