Markets
Stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, plus the macro flows moving global markets day to day.
SoftBank plans 1 trillion yen retail bond sale with up to 4.9% coupon
SoftBank Group is set to sell 1 trillion yen in seven-year bonds to Japanese retail investors, with coupons expected in the 4.30%-4.90% rang
Nikkei wavers as SoftBank slides, traders eye Nvidia and BoJ
Japan's Nikkei see-sawed Monday as investors trimmed AI-heavyweights like SoftBank ahead of Nvidia's earnings, while bond yields edged highe
Indian stocks eye higher open but Iran sanctions, oil keep traders wary
Indian stocks are expected to open slightly higher, but caution prevails ahead of a US update on possible Iran sanctions. With Brent crude n
Nikkei edges lower as investors await Fed's Jackson Hole signal
Japan's Nikkei 225 opened slightly lower as investors paused ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech. The tiny move reflects ho
Copper rally lifts miners, ASX 200 edges up ahead of inflation data
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.2% as copper price gains lifted miners, offsetting a slide in bank stocks. Investors are now focused on W
Saudi stocks rise as construction cost inflation eases in July
The Tadawul All Share Index rose 1.13% as July's construction cost index climbed 2.3% year over year, down from 2.7% in June. The slowdown s
FTSE Russell's Vietnam upgrade puts Vingroup and Hoa Phat on watchlists
FTSE Russell has flagged 27 Vietnamese stocks, including Vingroup and Hoa Phat, as eligible for its global indexes ahead of September's upgr
Stocks end higher but weekly losses linger as yields swing
US stocks ended Friday higher but still logged weekly losses after Treasury yields swung markets around. Oil rose for a sixth straight sessi
Financials rise as US jobless rate dips and service sector accelerates
US financial stocks ended the week higher after July data showed the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1%. Mixed flash PMIs pointed to continue
Dollar hits 3-month low as Treasury buybacks and Jackson Hole loom
The dollar slipped to a three-month low versus the euro as traders digested a Treasury plan to ramp up buybacks of long-dated bonds. All eye
Stocks slip as Trump threatens wider Iran sanctions, yields climb
Stocks slipped this week as President Trump threatened 'extreme' new sanctions on Iran and its trading partners. Treasury yields kept climbi
Biotech deals and EU drug approval lift healthcare stocks
Healthcare stocks climbed Friday, led by biotech, after Werewolf jumped 108% on an all-stock merger with Ambros and J&J won EU approval for