Market Report: FTSE 100 surges to fresh records as military co-operation and China snapshot lift stocks

Susannah Streeter
  • FTSE 100 has a rush of Monday motivation, despite scenes of fraught geo-politics.
  • Pledges of co-operation on defence help lift military contractors.
  • China’s better-than-expected manufacturing snapshot lifts sentiment.
  • Brent crude rises but lid expected to be kept on prices, due to looming tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China.
  • Bitcoin and other crypto assets jump higher, before losing some ground, as Trump posts about plans for a strategic crypto reserve.

Susannah Streeter, head...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/03/market-report-ftse-100-surges-to-fresh-records-as-military-co-operation-and-china-snapshot-lift-stocks/

Market report: Stocks struggle as tariff and inflation fears persist

  • FTSE 100 and European futures down.
  • Trump to hit button on Canadian and Mexican Tariffs next week.
  • Hopes of UK trade deal alive after Starmer talks.
  • US GDP growth slows as expected in Q4. PCE data later today.
  • NVIDIA drags tech stocks despite earnings beat.
  • Brent Crude pulls back at close to $73 per barrel.

Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:

FTSE 100 and European futures are pointing to a shaky start for stocks this morning, echoing weak sessions on Wall Street and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/28/market-report-stocks-struggle-as-tariff-and-inflation-fears-persist/

Copper surges as fresh tariffs are in sight while crypto’s ‘Trump bump’ reverses

Susannah Streeter
  • Tariff threats continue to hang over financial markets, with duties looming on imports from Mexico and Canada.
  • Copper prices surge, helping lift the FTSE 100, as the metal is caught in Trump’s sights.
  • Brent Crude falls to two-month lows amid concerns about the US economy.
  • Trump’s crypto bump reverses amid a collision of concern about the industry, with Bitcoin trading below $89,000.
  • S&P 500 set to take a breather as investors wait for Nvidia’s results.
  • BP is set to unveil a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/26/copper-surges-as-fresh-tariffs-are-in-sight-while-cryptos-trump-bump-reverses/

Trump dice que los aranceles sobre México, Canadá, avanzan el 4 de marzo

El presidente Donald Trump dijo el lunes que el 25% de las tarifas en la mayoría de las importaciones de Canadá y México, retrasadas en un mes para darles a esos países tiempo para trabajar en la seguridad fronteriza, entrarán en vigencia el 4 de marzo. «Los aranceles avanzan a tiempo, a tiempo»,...

https://fullavantenews.com/trump-dice-que-los-aranceles-sobre-mexico-canada-avanzan-el-4-de-marzo/?lang=es

Trump says tariffs on Mexico, Canada moving forward March 4

President Donald Trump said Monday that 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada and Mexico – delayed by a month to give those countries time to work on border security – will take effect March 4.

“The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule,” Trump said at the White House when asked during a news conference with French President Emmanual Macron whether the tariffs on Canadian and Mexican products would be implemented, according to a report by The Canadian Press.

Unlike other imports from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-says-tariffs-on-mexico-canada-moving-forward-march-4

KF Aerospace acquires replacement aircraft for Purolator regional fleet

KF Aerospace is moving quickly to replace its fleet of 70-year-old turboprop freighters that provide feeder service in British Columbia for integrated parcel carrier Purolator Inc.

KF Aerospace, which provides heavy maintenance, airframe modifications, passenger charter operations and other aviation services, has exclusively operated Purolator’s air network in British Columbia since 2015 through its Kelowna Flightcraft division.

The company said on Tuesday it has acquired a used ATR72-500...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kf-aerospace-acquires-replacement-aircraft-for-purolator-regional-fleet