Before the bell: attack on the Fed
The US central bank receives a subpoena and tensions escalate in Iran, yet markets remain resilient. The first full trading week of the new year…
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Before the bell: buy quality
Retailers and packaging producers are looking back on a successful Christmas period, while chip stocks give back part of the gains they booked earlier this…
Before the bell: Samsung excels
Asian markets are down this morning, although Samsung posts strong quarterly results. In the US, job creation comes in below expectations, while in Brussels property…
Before the bell: Japanese business confidence weakens
Nvidia boosts Tesla’s competitors, a French bank gives UCB and Tubize a lift, and shares of a Polish parcel-locker specialist surge after a takeover approach.…
Before the opening bell: Asian markets surge
Argenx carries out a very costly CEO transition, WDP steps up investments in logistics real estate, and Under Armour sprints higher. The Bel20 fell 0.3%…
Before the bell: from chip records to oil dreams in Venezuela
After a strong start to the year for global chip stocks, attention today is shifting to geopolitical tensions surrounding Venezuela. European equity markets closed the…
Before the bell: smile for the camera
2025 was the third consecutive stock market year with strong returns, although on average European equities delivered higher gains than their US counterparts. Asia also…
Before the bell: smile for the camera
The Tokyo stock exchange remained closed today, while Hong Kong loses one percent despite solid macro-economic data. Belgian investors are preparing for the important “capital-gains…
Before the Bell: Hong Kong Surges
Western markets look sluggish and drift lower, while gains are coming from the East. Baidu is up 8% this morning. Wall Street showed little appetite…