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Capital Group CEO Mike Gitlin said investors are eyeing diversification away from the US given the compelling opportunities elsewhere, and the risks stemming from geopolitics and supply-chain disruptions.

US equity futures are taking a breather after the S&P 500 notched its best quarter since 2023, as investors monitor progress on trade talks and wrangling in Washington over President Donald Trump's tax bill.

Why are markets still so weird?

Stocks hit record highs last week and energy futures retreated after Middle East tensions eased. But in some parts of the options markets, there are still signs of stress as investors position for potential geopolitical and macroeconomic upsets.

In a banner year for emerging markets, the best returns have gone to investors who targeted regional indexes and ignored the Asia-heavy global benchmarks.

French finance minister Eric Lombard said the European Union can clinch some form of a trade agreement with the US before a July 9 deadline, when Washington is set to impose a 50% tariff on nearly all EU products.

Russia is taking another crack at expanding exports of liquefied natural gas after US sanctions stalled efforts last year.

Two men who worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR public filing system were charged with insider trading after allegedly pocketing $1 million by stealing non-public information obtained through their jobs.

Americans who once snapped up gold bars and coins are offloading the assets while their Asian counterparts show no letup in bullion buying, a sign investors on opposite sides of the world have different outlooks on the global economy.

Some of the world's biggest money managers are wary of chasing the stock rally further in the second half of 2025, bracing for more volatility.