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Bodycote Plc shares fell more than 2% after RBC Capital Markets downgraded the heat-treatment specialist to "sector perform" from "outperform," citing a valuation that has reverted to its 10-year average following a strong run-up. RBC kept its 775p price target unchanged and reduced 2026 EPS and revenue estimates while flagging uneven end-market gr…
Saudi Arabia's benchmark slipped 0.45% after trading closed, led lower by losses in Media & Publishing, Hotels & Tourism and Real Estate Development. A small group of stocks posted strong gains, including Methanol Chemicals Company, while Almoosa Health Co fell to all-time lows. Crude and Brent oil prices advanced materially, and currency moves wer…
Bank of America reports that guidance cuts from European companies are at their lowest level in five years, with the Q4 2025 earnings season recording 16 guidance cuts and three profit warnings. The ratio of upgraded guidance to total revisions has risen to 0.63, while firms remain guarded about the operational impact of the Middle East conflict. B…
Canada recorded a larger-than-expected merchandise trade deficit in January as exports fell more steeply than imports. A pronounced drop in motor vehicle and parts shipments, along with weaker metal and non-metallic mineral product exports, drove the fall. Higher energy exports partly mitigated the decline but were not enough to prevent the deficit…
Dick's Sporting Goods reported quarterly results that exceeded expectations and raised its full-year sales forecast, driven by steady consumer demand for athletic footwear and apparel. The company saw a significant year-over-year increase in quarterly sales after incorporating revenue from its recent Foot Locker acquisition, and provided guidance f…
Raymond James analyzed decade-long pricing data for medical technology and found that, after a period of deflation followed by modest price gains in 2023-24, reported pricing in 2025 was effectively flat once Johnson & Johnson's Stelara loss of exclusivity is removed. The firm concludes that volume growth, not price increases, remains the key reven…
German 10-year government bond yields climbed toward levels not seen since October 2023 as investors increased expectations for European Central Bank rate hikes. The move was driven by inflation concerns related to conflict in the Middle East and a rise in oil prices amid fears of disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Jefferies analysts say Mondi, SCA and Stora Enso stand to gain in the European containerboard market after recycled containerboard prices rose in March and several large producers announced further price increases tied to higher energy costs. Recycled prices in Germany climbed €40 per ton month-over-month in March, and additional energy-linked hike…
Morgan Stanley published estimates of private credit holdings for major Japanese insurers as of the end of fiscal year 2025. The bank’s analysis places exposures between less than 1% and roughly 3% of assets under management for the firms covered, with varying proportions when measured against adjusted net assets or embedded value.
Bank of America analysts reviewed European insurers' direct holdings of private assets amid recent share-price weakness and conclude that, while private exposures are material, actual risk appears more contained than recent investor concern implies. The bank quantifies average holdings, shows regional variation across life and composite insurers, a…
Evercore ISI upgraded Ryanair Holdings to Outperform from In Line and lifted its price target to $80, highlighting the carrier's €1 billion net cash balance and a material pullback from January highs. The move occurred amid widespread estimate reductions across the broker's airline coverage as jet fuel crack spreads jumped to 44% of the Gulf Coast …
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said it is unlikely that global oil prices will reach $200 a barrel, even as crude tankers continue to be stalled in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war involving the U.S. and Israel with Iran. Wright made the comment on CNN and told CNBC that U.S. naval escorts through the strait are not possible at present…
Deutsche Bank shares fell about 5% after the bank’s annual report disclosed potential indirect credit risks tied to its expanding private credit portfolio, which rose roughly 6% to nearly 26 billion euros in 2025 from 24.5 billion euros in 2024. The bank said it does not face significant direct risks, emphasized conservative underwriting standards,…
ING warns that currency markets have become overly hawkish on Bank of England policy, with EUR/GBP closely tied to oil prices. Market pricing has driven two-year sterling swap rates up 50 basis points since the Iran-related conflict began, and ING says further sterling strength would be stretched unless traders start to price in a BoE rate rise. UB…
Goldman Sachs raised its U.S. inflation projections for December 2026 and cut its 2026 GDP growth forecast after revising oil-price assumptions higher amid the war with Iran. The bank now expects Brent to average $98 in March and April before easing to $71 by late 2026, and warns that sustained oil-price increases and geopolitical uncertainty could…
Honda Motor said it is abandoning the launch and development of three electric vehicle models scheduled for North America and has adjusted its electrification roadmap. The move will drive substantial one-time operating expenses and equity-method losses in fiscal years 2026 and 2027, while the company plans to preserve its ¥70 per share dividend and…
In Narvik, Norway, civilian medical staff and volunteers participated in a NATO Cold Response drill that simulated the arrival, triage and onward transport of wounded soldiers and civilians from a conflict in Finland. The exercise highlights growing emphasis on civil support to military operations, logistics along the Narvik-Kiruna-Finland rail cor…
U.S. stock futures slipped on Thursday morning after oil briefly climbed back above $100 a barrel. Moves by several countries to release large volumes from strategic petroleum reserves did not fully ease investor concerns about tanker disruptions tied to the Iran conflict. Premarket activity was mixed, with major oil producers edging up, while reta…
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey left its policy stance unchanged, relying on prior adjustments to its interest rate corridor to deliver an effective 300 basis points of monetary tightening. The bank suspended one-week repo auctions, raising the marginal funding cost for commercial lenders to the overnight lending facility at 40%, a move …
Indivior Pharmaceuticals said it will seek to sell $400 million in convertible senior notes due March 15, 2031, in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. The announcement prompted an approximately 8% decline in the company's stock. The notes will be senior unsecured obligations with semi-annual interest and conversion rights; procee…
Oil markets remain extremely unsettled as attacks on shipping and energy infrastructure around the Strait of Hormuz have sharply curtailed flows. Brent crude has oscillated widely, prompting the International Energy Agency and member nations to authorize an unprecedented 400 million-barrel emergency release. Market strategists say additional interv…
The European Commission urged the United States to regard the European Union as an ally in confronting global manufacturing overcapacity, after the U.S. administration initiated investigations into unfair trade practices involving the EU and 15 other trading partners. Brussels said it shares Washington's concerns about structural overcapacity but d…
Andrew Bailey, chair of the Financial Stability Board and governor of the Bank of England, called on governments to accelerate reforms to international and domestic payment systems. Speaking at an FSB payments summit, he cautioned that persistent frictions in cross-border payments risk fragmenting the global financial system and undermining growth …
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said military operations involving Iran are expected to take weeks rather than months and outlined a Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) swap to ease near-term market pressures. Wright described a release of 172 million barrels from the SPR in exchange for 200 million barrels to be returned within a year, and indica…
Wolfe Research cautions that U.S. equities may decline further, arguing that measures of investor fear and market positioning have not reached levels historically associated with durable market bottoms. The firm highlights the VIX, put/call ratios and hedge fund crowding metrics, and points to geopolitical and private credit risks as factors that c…
