Category: 6. Business

March 5 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday as investors digested the widening fallout from an intensifying Middle East war, after markets staged a tentative bounce a day earlier.

Iran launched a fresh wave of…

Stock markets have rebounded in Asia after days of heavy losses driven by the war in the Middle East, but oil and gas prices have continued to climb amid disruption to supplies.

South Korea’s KOSPI, which posted its biggest ever fall on Tuesday…

The situation remains very fluid, predominantly on airfreight due to airspace closure(s); however, significant impact on ocean freight flows is evident as well and set to accelerate further in the coming days.

Effects are…

​​​Macro update

​Asian shares rebound sharply:

Regional equities rallied as risk appetite recovered after the previous session’s sell-off, with MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index ex-Japan climbing 3.9%.

​South Korea leads gains:

The KOSPI…

In retaliation for the US-Israeli missile attacks, Iran has launched what amounts to all-out economic warfare. Should the conflict continue even for another week, its impacts will start to be felt around the world as the third price surge since…