Mar 4, 2026 | Markets
US economic activity increased at a slight to moderate pace across most regions in recent weeks, though a growing number reported flat or declining activity, the Federal Reserve said. In its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts, released Wednesday, the US...
Mar 4, 2026 | Markets
Panic swept through South Korea’s trading floors as concerns over the Middle East conflict sent the world’s hottest stock market to its biggest-ever selloff. The Kospi Index plunged 12% — following a 7.2% drop on Tuesday — as heavyweights Samsung Electronics Co., SK...
Mar 3, 2026 | Markets
The Iranian war is forcing Chinese policymakers into abrupt shifts on the yuan. Just days after easing a derivatives rule that signaled tolerance for yuan weakness, the People’s Bank of China abruptly reversed course, setting its daily reference rate stronger this...
Mar 2, 2026 | Markets
An index tracking emerging-market currencies closed for its worst session since November 2024 as the dollar jumped and traders dumped risk assets amid risks of a prolonged military conflict in the Middle East. An MSCI total return gauge of developing nation currencies...
Mar 2, 2026 | Markets
US equities may need to pull back further before they can mount a durable advance, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s trading desk warned, citing fragile sentiment and choppy flows that left the S&P 500 vulnerable after its latest attempt to clear the 7,000 level fizzled....
