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Quarterly GDP Growth Comparison
Comparison of quarterly GDP growth rates in major economies.
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Truce trades ramp up as Trump touts Israel-Lebanon talks | Reuters
Israeli soldiers stand on top of a tank in northern Israel, near the Israel-Lebanon border, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabA look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart HunterGlobal equities are setting new records and the dollar is down for a ninth consecutive day to its weakest levels since the Iran war began as traders ramped up bets the conflict in the Middle East may end soon. Sign up here.Adding to the optimism, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that direct talks between Israel and Lebanon "will happen tomorrow".The MSCI All-Country World Index climbed 0.3% to an all-time high, as the benchmark compiler's broadest gauge of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), opens new tab advanced 1.2% and the Nikkei 225 (.N225), opens new tab jumped 2.2% to a fresh record. S&P 500 e-mini futures were up 0.2%.In early European trades, pan-region futures were up 0.3%, German DAX futures nudged up 0.2% and FTSE futures were 0.1% higher.Chinese shares (.CSI300), opens new tab advanced 0.9% and the yuan held steady in offshore trading in Hong Kong after data showed Asia's largest economy grew 5.0% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, beating analysts' expectations as policymakers braced for the fallout from the Iran war.The line chart shows China's year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter change in GDP.In Taiwan, emerging-market bellwether TSMC (2330.TW), opens new tab, , a linchpin of the AI sector, is set to post quarterly earnings later on Thursday, with a 50% surge in net profit expected as demand for its advanced chips soars.In currency markets, the U.S. dollar index was down 0.1% as geopolitical worries eased and traders brought forward expectations of monetary policy easing from the Federal Reserve.On Wednesday, Trump threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell from his separate seat on the U.S. central bank's Board of Governors if Powell does not vacate that post as well when his term as Fed chief ends on May 15. The intensifying standoff has upended the Fed's usually smooth transition of power and renewed concerns about its independence.And marking the end of an era for emerging markets, Mark Mobius died on Wednesday at the age of 89. The veteran investor was still touting new opportunities as recently as January, when he speculated that Nicolas Maduro's ouster could lead to Venezuela reopening to investors.Key developments t...
S&P 500 Nears Record High as Markets Price an End to War Risk
14 hours ago ... Wednesday's session is being written in real time as one of the defining trading days of 2026, a session where the arithmetic of geopolitics, ...
Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war
10 hours ago ... The S&P has led a bullish recovery rally across the three main US indices, erasing the stark losses it endured during the early days of the conflict. It has ...
