After a vintage 2025 that saw European bank valuations more than double in their best showing since 1997, the sector hit a geopolitical wall in March 2026. Tensions between the US and Iran triggered a sharp 10% correction in the Stoxx 600 Banks index, momentarily erasing three years of near-linear gains.
HSBC Holdings Chair Brendan Nelson said on Tuesday that a Middle East peace deal was essential to ensure a substantial resumption of global energy flows, with oil-driven inflation looming as a major risk to the world economy.
Nike (NYSE:NKE) stock is under pressure Monday morning after HSBC analyst Erwan Rambourg downgraded Nike to Hold from Buy, slashing his price target from $90 to $48.
“We don't need a full return to normality in order to fade the moves of the last six weeks,” analysts led by Max Kettner, chief multiasset strategist, wrote in a note on Monday.
HSBC shifts Australia exit strategy, prioritizing a $26B loan book sale as bids loom, aligning with its broader push to refocus on core, higher-growth markets.
Investors interested in Banks - Foreign stocks are likely familiar with HSBC (HSBC) and Nordea Bank AB (NRDBY). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
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The index for business optimism among large Japanese manufacturers increased to 17 for the first quarter of 2026, up from 15 in the previous quarter. Large non-manufacturers' business sentiment stood at 36, holding at a multi-decade high per LSEG data.
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Foreign investors are poised to withdraw a record $12 billion from Indian equities in March as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas supplies, squeezing the economy. With just two trading days left in the month, this March could be the worst monthly selloff by foreign investors, surpassing the previous record of 940 billion rupees in October 2024.