SHENZHEN, CHINA – APRIL 12: A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy skies, on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Foreign governments, Wall…
A woman walks past a billboard displaying Iran’s national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on June 14, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open newsletter. U.S. President Donald Trump had a number of reasons to celebrate…
The American flag flies behind a Wall Street sign near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on April 22, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Asian stocks rallied Monday while oil prices tumbled after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a peace deal aimed at ending nearly four months…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on June 10, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images As hostilities in the Middle East flare up again, investors are increasingly grappling with the possibility of a prolonged conflict and pricing in a “long grind.” The…
SK Hynix Inc. 12-layer HBM3E memory chips, front, and a LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory module arranged at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open newsletter. The…
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. Majid Saeedi | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Wednesday as regional investors assess the latest military operations against…
The City of London skyline at sunset. Gary Yeowell | Digitalvision | Getty Images LONDON — European markets were set to open broadly lower on Tuesday, as traders monitored developments in the Middle East and Ukraine amid renewed volatility in oil markets. In London, the FTSE 100 was set to open 0.58% lower, while France’s…
Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on May 15, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi hit a fresh record Tuesday as trading resumed after a public holiday, with investor sentiment supported by hopes for a breakthrough in the…
Cracking towers stand beside access roads at the Ruwais refinery and petrochemical complex, operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC), in Al Ruwais, United Arab Emirates. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil markets are nearing minimum operating levels in Asia, with Europe likely next and the U.S. potentially facing shortages by July, said…
European stocks opened higher on Monday as hopes for a deal between the U.S. and Iran rose over the weekend. Shortly after the opening bell, France’s CAC 40 added 0.9%, while Germany’s DAX rose 0.8%. The U.K’s FTSE 100 is closed for a public holiday. Stocks in Europe are tracking their Asian counterparts higher after…
