Analysis: Indices

How India is likely to shield its farmers in US trade deal

India and the United States have struck a trade deal to cut U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for New Delhi halting purchases of Russian oil and lowering trade barriers. ...

Ghana's consumer inflation slows for 13th consecutive month in January

Ghana's consumer inflation slowed for the 13th consecutive month to 3.8% year-on-year in January from 5.4% in December, signalling price stability in the cocoa-producing West African nation, its...

South African business activity stabilises in January, PMI shows

South Africa's private sector business conditions stabilised in January after a challenging end to 2025, as demand steadied and price pressures eased, an S&P Global survey showed on Wednesday. ...

South African rand gains after PMI shows stable business conditions

The South African rand gained on Wednesday after a purchasing managers' survey showed improved business conditions.  At 1417 GMT the rand traded at 15.9425 against the dollar, about...

US soon to issue general license for oil production in Venezuela, sources say

The U.S. government is working to issue as early as this week a general license allowing companies to produce oil and gas in Venezuela, as Washington seeks to encourage expanded output in the OPEC...

India: A Trade Deal to Return to the Highs

Indian stocks approached their peaks after Donald Trump announced a cut in tariffs. Over the past year, the Nifty 50 has markedly underperformed other emerging market indices.

India to keep some farm protections in US trade deal, will buy US aircraft, arms, energy

India will grant the United States some limited access to its market for agricultural products but maintain key protections, officials from the two countries said on Tuesday as the outlines of a...

JPMorgan closing in on new frontier market local currency debt index, sources say

JPMorgan is finalising plans for a new index to track frontier market local currency bonds, investors consulted on the details told Reuters, as the bank looks to satisfy a growing appetite for riskier...

Africa faces $90 billion debt wall in 2026, S&P says

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 - S&P Global Ratings has cautioned that African governments face rising debt risks as hard-currency repayment schedules in 2026 increase pressure on external buffers, contributing...

Ghana offers levy cut as sweetener for higher gold royalty regime, lobby says

Ghana's finance minister has offered to cut a mining levy by two percentage points to help push through a new gold royalty regime that mining companies warn could deter investment, the head of the...

QatarEnergy secures long-term LNG supply deal with Japan's Jera as demand surges

QatarEnergy, one of the world's biggest LNG suppliers, signed a deal on Tuesday with Japan's top power generator Jera to supply 3 million tons of LNG annually for 27 years from 2028, further...

Trump's tariff cut sparks relief in India despite scant details

U.S. President Donald Trump's move to slash tariffs on Indian imports sparked a relief rally across the Asian country's markets on Tuesday, lifting sentiment among exporters and policymakers even as...

India-US trade deal slashes tariffs; seen lifting exports, market sentiment

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India halting Russian oil purchases and lowering trade...

Libya plans to boost gas exports to Europe by 2030

Libya plans to boost its natural gas production in the next five years to have more supply available for export to Europe by early 2030, National Oil Corporation Chairman Massoud Suleman said on...

India to ramp up purchases of US oil, arms, aircraft; open some farm access

India has agreed to buy petroleum, defence goods, and aircraft from the U.S., while partly opening up its highly-guarded agriculture sector under a trade deal, according to a government official, as...

Indian shares surge at open, buoyed by US trade deal

Indian shares surged at the open on Tuesday, with the benchmark Nifty coming within 50 points of record high levels, buoyed by the India-U.S. trade deal which removes a major overhang for the...

Indian shares set for gap-up open after US trade deal

Indian equity benchmarks are likely to open higher on Tuesday, buoyed by the India-U.S. trade deal, which is expected to attract foreign investor inflows. Gift Nifty futures were trading...

India's bumpy trade relationship with the US over the last year

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had agreed on a trade deal with India, and that New Delhi also agreed to stop buying Russian oil and buy more from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela. ...

Morocco's energy ministry puts gas projects on hold

Morocco's energy ministry said on Monday it has paused tenders launched last month for an LNG terminal and related gas pipeline projects, without giving details on the reasons for the suspension. ...