The US stock market closed Monday's trading higher. At closing time on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones index did not change, the S&P 500 index rose 0.09%, and the NASDAQ Composite index rose 0.31%. Treasury 10-year yields decreased 3 basis points to 4.48%. Gold futures rose 0.25% to $3355. Crude oil Brent futures rose 0.86% to $67.04. Of the 11 S&P sectors 5 ended in the red. Financial was the weakest, while Consumer Cyclical topped the gainers.

Kazakhstan weighs uranium supplies to Bulgaria. In early May, the company held talks with Romania’s SN Nuclearelectrica S.A. regarding an expansion of natural uranium supplies under a 10-year contract — a deal expected to strengthen the long-term partnership between the two countries.

The US stock market closed Tuesday's trading higher. At closing time on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones index rose 0.25%, the S&P 500 index rose 0.55%, and the NASDAQ Composite index rose 0.63%. Treasury 10-year yields decreased 1 basis points to 4.47%. Gold futures fell 0.34% to $3343. Crude oil Brent futures fell 0.25% to $66.87. Of the 11 S&P sectors 2 ended in the red. Industrials was the weakest, while Energy topped the gainers.

Stocks haven’t been this expensive relative to bonds in almost 25 years. Is a market downturn next? Yet bonds also look better than they have for a long time. That’s a key takeaway of a new report from bond giant Pimco, which argues that investors should be positioned in high-quality bonds as the reordering of global trade and alliances in President Trump’s second term looks likely to stick around. “In short, the traditional world order — in which economics shaped politics — has been turned on its head,” according to a new five-year Pimco outlook co-written by Richard Clarida, now a global economic adviser at Pimco and formerly a Federal Reserve vice chair from 2018 to 2022.

The Russian State Duma has toughened penalties for disclosure of confidential bank data. The State Duma has adopted in the second and third readings a bill which provides for tougher penalties for the dissemination of commercial, tax or banking secrets. Thus, in case of illegal disclosure of such information by a group of persons, the punishment will be compulsory labor for up to five years with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years. The second option of punishment may be imprisonment for a term of two to five years with a fine of up to 5 million rubles or in the amount of the defendant's salary for a period of up to five years.

China fuels global EV surge as Kazakhstan accelerates charging infrastructure. Almaty leads the country in EV adoption with 8,400 registered EVs as of April 1 — a 1.5-fold increase from the previous year. To support this expansion, the Almaty Social Entrepreneurial Corporation has designated 311 sites for new EV charging stations. Backed by local investment, the initiative aims to add over 600 EV charging parking spaces by the end of the year. Each station will be equipped with at least 60-kilowatt chargers and serve two vehicles, enabling simultaneous charging for up to 622 EVs. Almaty currently has over 300 privately installed charging stations; once this project is complete, the total will exceed 600.

The US stock market closed Wednesday's trading lower. At closing time on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones index fell 0.01%, the S&P 500 index fell 0.27%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.50%. Treasury 10-year yields decreased 6 basis points to 4.41%. Gold futures rose 0.01% to $3344. Crude oil Brent futures rose 4.34% to $69.77. Of the 11 S&P sectors 8 ended in the red. Consumer Cyclical was the weakest, while Energy topped the gainers.

Norway’s oil fund calls for urgent reform of European capital markets. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is calling for urgent reform of Europe’s capital markets including harmonised tax, insolvency and supervisory rules to ensure the continent does not fall further behind the US and Asia in competitiveness. Norway’s $1.9tn oil fund is the biggest single owner of European assets, owning on average 2.5 per cent of every listed company on the continent.

The EU will include Chinese banks in a new package of anti-Russian sanctions. This will be Brussels' first attempt to directly penalize financial institutions from third countries for cooperating with Russia. According to the European Commission's proposal, European financial institutions will be banned from conducting any transactions with these banks. The draft states that they were allegedly involved in processing payments and providing export financing to circumvent EU sanctions.

US-China trade talks spotlight Kazakhstan & Ukraine as new rare earth frontiers. The U.S. imports 80% of its rare earth elements (REEs) directly from China and currently lacks domestic processing capacity for heavy rare earths. According to Bloomberg, U.S. officials have expressed concern over declining shipments of rare earth magnets, vital components in electric vehicles and defense systems. In addition to improving trade ties with China, the U.S. is actively working to diversify its REE supply chain. Ukraine and Kazakhstan stand out as promising alternative sources. Kazakhstan produces 19 of the 34 rare earth elements considered critical to the economies of the European Union, including beryllium, tantalum, niobium and rhenium. In early April 2025, Almas Kushumov, head of the subsoil use department at the Ministry of Industry, confirmed that the government is preparing to auction off 50 solid mineral deposits, including sites rich in gold and rare metals.

The US stock market closed Thursday's trading higher. At closing time on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones index rose 0.24%, the S&P 500 index rose 0.38%, and the NASDAQ Composite index rose 0.24%. Treasury 10-year yields decreased 6 basis points to 4.36%. Gold futures rose 1.76% to $3402. Crude oil Brent futures fell 0.59% to $69.36. Of the 11 S&P sectors 3 ended in the red. Consumer Cyclical was the weakest, while Utilities topped the gainers.

Nasdaq launches exclusive access to Nasdaq Private Market’s Tape D® API to deliver advanced visibility into private markets. Now available to Nasdaq clients through API integration via Nasdaq Data Link, Tape D addresses critical transparency challenges by helping investors evaluate private holdings with greater confidence, enabling banks to structure private transactions more effectively, supporting wealth advisors and shareholders in managing liquidity needs, and equipping private companies with valuable insights for capital raises and tender offers.

Central Bank of Russia: two thirds of investors are interested in convertible securities. However, neither investors nor issuers understand the mechanics of the instrument. The European pre-IPO convertible bond market is characterized by smaller volumes but high concentration in key technology and green sectors. Revolut, for example, raised €500 million ($540 million) in 2023 convertible bonds at a 20% discount to the future IPO price, which is planned for London in 2025, according to the report.

Starlink officially arrives in Kazakhstan. Beginning in the third quarter of 2025, Kazakhstanis will be able to purchase Starlink terminals officially. According to Digital Minister Zhaslan Madiyev, the project will provide high-speed internet to users in remote regions, including rural schools and medical institutions. Until today, Starlink operated in Kazakhstan in pilot mode, providing internet access only to schools. It was officially unavailable to the general population.