Meena Sivarajan

With markets forecasting the end of an era of restrained fiscal policy, Germany’s most consequential election in years sets the stage for a shift toward more expenditure. Following Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s resounding victory in Sunday’s federal election, the euro increased by 0.7% in Asian trade, as anticipated. Bond futures declined slightly, while […]

In recent days, the United States’ gold reserves—particularly the Fort Knox stockpile—have drawn a lot of attention. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rejected revaluing the gold holdings to market values. However, one analyst stated that it would be optimistic for prices, which have already been rising sharply. According to a Wall Street expert, revaluing US gold

Financial experts believe that the globalization of the animal spirits that propelled the US stock market over the last two years may only be beginning. Since US President Donald Trump took office, the S&P 500 Index has stagnated after rising more than 50% in 2023 and 2024. Despite the risks of tariffs, trade wars, and

Futures for US stocks increased slightly. Following a week in which the major indexes saw a decline, the Dow had its worst weekly performance since October on Sunday night, raising concerns about a potential drop in reaction to record-high levels. Futures on the Nasdaq (NQ=F) recovered by around 0.5%. Futures linked to the Dow Jones

Despite Australia’s central bank sounding hawkish about potential rate cuts, concerns about a global trade war somewhat subsided on Friday, and the Australian and New Zealand dollars remained close to two-month highs. Governor Michele Bullock has stated that cuts are not a given, indicating that the Reserve Bank of Australia is not in a rush

The Dow Jones Average and the S&P Index declined 0.7% and 0.8%, respectively. The tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.9%. Jerome Powell doubted how well the present interest rates would handle the inflationary pressures the US central bank faced to meet its 2% inflation objective. US Stock Market: Treasury rates rose, and specific international markets

Following its statements about investing in the planned rights issue of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited, the share price of Mahindra & Mahindra fell more than 6% in early trading on Friday. Mahindra & Mahindra Share Price Movement: After a one-day break, the Mahindra & Mahindra share price dropped

Following Morgan Stanley’s positive outlook, highlighting significant market share increases and renewable energy’s rise, JSW Energy jumps 4.8%. Investor opinion is still optimistic about long-term prospects despite the Q3 earnings dip. JSW Energy Q3 Earnings: On February 21, JSW Energy’s stock surged 4.8% during intraday trading, peaking at Rs 490.95 on the BSE. Morgan Stanley

Following the announcement of a new equity interest purchase in its Singapore-based subsidiary, T Steel Holdings Pte. Ltd., valued at Rs 2,603 crore, Tata Steel shares are expected to be the focus of attention on Friday. Following business hours on Thursday, the steelmaker revealed that it had paid $300 million (Rs 2,603.16 crore) for 191.08

Following gloomy economic data, U.S. equities continued their selloff on Friday, capping off a week cut short by holidays full of fresh trade threats and concerns about waning consumer demand. Following the release of the data, all three of the main U.S. market indexes had sharp declines that persisted throughout afternoon trade. Both the S&P