Copper higher on weaker dollar Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am LONDON: Copper prices crept higher on Friday, boosted by a weaker dollar and shortages in China, but gains were...
China, HK stocks edge up ahead of Xi-Trump summit Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am SHANGHAI: Mainland China and Hong Kong stocks eked out gains on Tuesday, as investors assessed their positions ahead...
Saudi Arabia raises $3.25 billion in two-tranche sukuk sale, IFR reports Published 02 Sep, 2026 11:38am Citi, Goldman Sachs International, HSBC, JPMorgan and Standard Chartered acted as global coordinators and joint bookrunners
European shares rise as French stocks rebound Published 29 Aug, 2026 05:25am FRANKFURT: European shares rose on Friday, as French stocks rebounded from the previous session’s selloff, while...
STOXX 600 slides as France’s election risks rattle investors Published 28 Aug, 2026 05:28am FRANKFURT: European shares had their worst day in a month, with French blue-chip stocks sliding to a one-month low...
BNP Paribas' Polish unit posts 18% profit drop on higher taxes Published 12 Aug, 2026 11:53am Net fee and commission income grew 7.6% to 353 million zlotys, above the market forecast
China tech stocks rally on AI rebound hopes Published 01 Aug, 2026 05:59am SHANGHAI: Chinese tech shares rallied on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street and across Asia on hopes the global...
European shares gain as tech strength offsets oil jump Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am FRANKFURT: European shares rose on Tuesday as gains in technology and mining shares took the focus away from fresh...
Oil shock compounds pressure on Asian stocks Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am BENGALURU: Most emerging Asian equities lost ground on Monday, led by a 5 percent drop in South Korean shares as the...
Jakarta stocks jitters, rupiah near historic lows Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am BENGALURU: Indonesia’s rupiah stayed near historic lows and Jakarta equities were headed for their steepest weekly...
China stocks rebound but fall for second week Published 23 May, 2026 05:43am SHANGHAI: China stocks bounced on Friday but logged a second consecutive week of declines as soaring tech shares...
STOXX 600 logs weekly losses on inflation woes Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am FRANKFURT: Europe’s STOXX 600slid and logged weekly losses on Friday as concerns over energy-induced inflation...
BNP Paribas posts record Q1 net profit Published 30 Apr, 2026 11:13am The company’s asset management, insurance and savings arms saw a 32.8 percent jump to 1.9 billion euros
Copper rises for first time in five days on China buying Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am LONDON: Copper climbed for the first time in five days on Wednesday as Chinese buying and concerns over disruption...
China shares flat as US-Iran peace talks collapse Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am HONG KONG: China and Hong Kong stocks closed flat on Monday as the collapse of US-Iran peace talks dampened risk...
Asian stocks head for best week since late 2011 Published 11 Apr, 2026 06:16am BENGALURU: Emerging Asian equities rose on Friday and were set for their best week in more than a decade after a...
Wall Street Week Ahead: Inflation in focus for markets jostled by Middle East war signals Published 06 Apr, 2026 04:04am NEW YORK: A fresh read on inflation and initial company results next week could start to show the Middle East war’s...
Gold rises, but on track for worst month since 2008 Published 01 Apr, 2026 06:04am NEW YORK: Gold rose on Tuesday, but remained on track for its steepest monthly decline since October 2008, as...
Chinese fund managers Huaan, HFT Investment to merge, local media reports Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am SHANGHAI: Chinese mutual fund manager Huaan Fund Management Co and smaller rival HFT Investment Management Co, both...
Iran war jitters drag Asian stocks, currencies lower Published 24 Mar, 2026 03:00am BENGALURU: Stocks in South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan led declines on Monday, while emerging Asian currencies...
Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am PARIS: Almost three weeks into the Middle East war, analysts fear that a long-drawn out conflict and the associated...
Asian stocks: South Korean, Taiwanese equities drift lower Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:56am SINGAPORE: South Korean and Taiwanese equities led losses in emerging Asia stock markets on Thursday, tracking an...
European shares fall as investors gauge earnings, ECB keeps rates unchanged Published 06 Feb, 2026 05:56am FRANKFURT: European shares fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged but offered...
Copper pulls back from record on fading US tariff concerns Published 16 Jan, 2026 05:52am LONDON: Copper pulled back from a record high on Thursday on a stronger dollar and easing concerns over the...
Oil prices set for biggest annual drop since 2020 Published 01 Jan, 2026 08:21am LONDON/NEW YORK: Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday, but headed for a fall of more than 15 percent in 2025,...
BNP Paribas raises CET1 ratio target to 13% by 2027 Published 20 Nov, 2025 12:13pm The French bank’s shares have gained about 13% this year
France’s BNP to target 13% ROTE in 2028 Published 16 Sep, 2025 12:07pm The group also expects its CET1 ratio to reach 12.5% by end-2027
Global economy already feeling drag from Trump tariffs Published 05 May, 2025 11:55am US President Donald Trump’s tariffs are increasingly clogging up the wheels of a world economy which for decades...
BNP Paribas cuts year-three return forecast on AXA IM deal Published 14 Apr, 2025 12:06pm PARIS: BNP Paribas, France’s biggest bank, has cut its forecast for the return on invested capital from its 5.1...
BNP Paribas’s UK Head of Global Banking Ponsonby resigns Published 30 Mar, 2025 07:21am LONDON: BNP Paribas’s UK head of global banking Matthew Ponsonby has resigned from his positions, the bank said on...