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WTI crude futures settled at $99.60 per barrel on Wednesday, with prices easing at the start of the new month amid growing optimism over a potential resolution to the conflict...

The S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 0.6% to close at 32,958 on Wednesday, as global markets rallied on signs of easing tensions in the Middle East. Comments from President Donald Trump...

The S&P 500 rose 0.9%, the Nasdaq gained 1.3%, and the Dow added 0.6% on Wednesday, marking a second straight day of gains to start the month as optimism grew...

Brazil’s foreign exchange flows returned to positive territory, with the latest reading rising to a surplus of $1.596 billion, up from a previous deficit of $0.119 billion. The updated data...

Jamaica’s economy contracted by 7.1% year-on-year in Q4 2025, a sharp reversal from the 5.1% growth recorded in Q3 and the steepest decline since Q3 2020. Nearly all sectors shrank...

Russia’s unemployment rate declined to 2.1% in February 2026 from 2.2% in January, matching the lowest level on record. This development extends the trend of a tightening labor market that...

Frankfurt’s DAX 40 jumped 2.7% on Wednesday to close at 23,298.9, rebounding after its worst month since March 2020, as renewed hopes emerged that the war with Iran might soon...

US sugar futures extended their decline toward 15.2 US cents per pound, hitting a two-week low, pressured in part by weaker crude oil prices as geopolitical tensions eased. Earlier, hostilities...

The Brazilian real rebounded toward 5.15 per US dollar, approaching its strongest levels since May 2024, last seen in February, as growing optimism over a possible ceasefire in the Middle...

The FTSE 100 climbed 1.7% on Wednesday to reach a two-week high, buoyed by growing optimism over a possible de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East. This marks the benchmark’s...