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Stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, plus the macro flows moving global markets day to day.
India proposes opening commodity derivatives to foreign investors
India's markets regulator wants to allow foreign investors into physically settled commodity derivatives, but with a rule that they exit or
UAE stocks slip as US-Iran talks stall over compensation demand
UAE stocks slipped again as optimism over a US-Iran understanding on the Strait of Hormuz faded. President Trump's added demand for compensa
Stocks edge higher as US-Iran talks complicate Hormuz outlook
US stocks opened modestly higher, but investors stayed cautious as US and Iranian demands made a quick deal on the Strait of Hormuz look les
European stocks edge up as oil and bond yields climb
European stocks edged higher Tuesday, led by energy and tech, even as oil prices and German bond yields remained elevated. The Stoxx Europe
H&R REIT to break up in C$6.7B deal, splitting US apartments from rest
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust has agreed to a C$6.7 billion breakup deal. GO Residential REIT will acquire the US apartment portfolio, wh
Dollar wavers as traders await retail sales and housing data
The US dollar was mixed on Tuesday, edging up against the euro and pound but slipping versus the yen and Canadian dollar. Traders stayed cau
Loonie gains seen capped as USMCA talks drag on, Desjardins says
Desjardins economists see the Canadian dollar stuck in the low-1.40s against the US dollar this year, with drawn-out USMCA talks and trade p
FTSE 100 slips as Spirax warns and Legal & General hit by downgrades
The FTSE 100 slipped 0.1% as engineering firm Spirax-Sarco tumbled 6% on a downbeat outlook and insurer Legal & General fell 4.4% after UBS
China's car sales slide for 10th month as exports surge 88%
China's domestic car market shrank for a 10th straight month in July, with sales down 21.1% year-on-year. But exports surged 88.2%, as autom
India's July mutual fund flows: small and mid caps take the lead
India's equity mutual fund inflows cooled in July, falling 14.8% to 246.97 billion rupees, but the streak of net inflows extended to a 65th
Swiss Re: Global catastrophe losses hit $42B in first half, lowest since 2020
Swiss Re says global insured catastrophe losses totaled $42 billion in the first half of 2026, the lowest since 2020 and 16% below the 10-ye
JPMorgan lifts S&P 500 2026 target to 8,000 on AI earnings
JPMorgan has lifted its S&P 500 target for the end of 2026 to 8,000, betting on continued AI-driven earnings growth. But strategists warn th