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India Index founder and CEO Samir Kapadia discusses the benefits of President Donald Trump’s trade deal with India on ‘Mornings with Maria.’ Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi Thursday. The meeting comes less than a week after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal hailed the talks as “very fruitful,” posting a picture of the three officials smiling together. The meeting signaled renewed momentum, even though India had been among the first Asian nations to react to…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the first week of March 2026 in limbo as fresh geopolitical chaos explodes.Bitcoin avoids major volatility as a new Middle East conflict breaks out, but traders are hardly bullish.Long-term BTC price patterns lead to a fresh $45,000 target.Iran tensions form the week’s macro focus as analysis dismisses the idea of “World War Three.”Inflation risks could provide a reason for the US to keep the Iran offensive as short as possible.Bitcoin institutional inflows are finally teasing a major turnaround after months of decline.Bitcoin survives Iran conflict outbreak — for nowBitcoin price action fought off the urge to sell…

The workhorse of the fuel world was climbing on Monday, with a strike on a major Saudi Arabia refinery getting the blame.

Iran crisis jolts Japan bond yields, muddies BOJ rate outlook

Tougher lending standards, sharper yield curves, and banks handing back cash with conviction have swiftly overtaken what once appeared to be a sluggish, low-rate world.  sits at the heart of this shift. I’ve long viewed it as the Dutch “orange lion” with a tech-savvy twist, yet it’s evolved into something far grander: a genuinely robust, diversified financial powerhouse. With shares already climbing 8.1% in early 2026 and soaring 86% over the past year, no surprise folks are questioning whether this streak will last or if the market’s already baked in all the good vibes. The Momentum: Why the ING Stock…

Early in 2026,  emerged as a wealth management giant that managed over $7 trillion in invested assets after successfully navigating the most complicated integration in contemporary banking history: the acquisition of Credit Suisse. Additionally, we are aware that by February 2026, the bank had successfully transferred about 85% of the 1.1 million Swiss-booked client accounts to its own systems. Due to investors’ willingness to pay when management fulfills its integration commitments, this so-called “execution premium” is currently driving up quotes. Additionally, UBS’s financial results surprised us; for the entire year 2025, the bank reported a net profit attributable to shareholders…

A monitor plays footage of US President Donald Trump announcing US and Israeli strikes against Iran in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Uncertainty is growing over U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-stakes trip to China after Washington targeted a second foreign leader in two months.Trump announced over the weekend that joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In early January, the U.S. also captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their residence.Analysts say…

Hong Kong is doubling down on its role as China’s financial bridge, signing a new agreement with Shanghai authorities to build cross-border blockchain rails for cargo trade and trade finance.The memorandum of understanding between the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Shanghai Data Bureau, and the National Technology Innovation Center for Blockchain, announced Monday afternoon in Hong Kong, formalizes plans to develop a shared digital platform linking trade data, electronic bills of lading, and financing systems.The MoU signals growing adoption of bitcoin in real-world plumbing, targeting $1.5 trillion in annual cargo finance where paper work and jams still cost a lot…

Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran on March 1, 2026, after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed a day earlier in a large U.S. and Israeli attack, prompting a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Iran. Mowj | Afp | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks opened the new trading week firmly in negative territory as global markets dropped after the U.S. and Israel launched widespread attacks on Iran at the weekend.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 1.8% shortly after 8:30 a.m. in London (3:00 a.m. ET), with all major bourses and sectors except for…

Spanish manufacturing stabilises in February but demand stays weak, PMI shows