Indian steel prices are expected to rise further in the coming weeks as a post-monsoon pickup in infrastructure and automotive demand tightens the market while higher coking coal costs lift production costs of mills, executives and analysts said.Higher prices could help mills recover margins squeezed by surging coking coal costs, but infrastructure, construction and auto companies face higher input costs just as demand picks up.

Talks between BHP (NYSE: BHP) and unions representing workers at the mining giant’s Port Hedland iron ore operations in Western Australia ended without a deal, with further negotiations scheduled for next week, the parties said on Tuesday.The three unions of the Combined BHP Ports Unions have been meeting almost weekly in recent months to negotiate a four-year agreement with the world’s third-largest iron ore miner. Talks will resume next Tuesday, facilitated by regulator the Fair Work Commission.

Sept 8 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended lower on Tuesday, with Salesforce and other software makers losing ground, while hostilities in the Middle ​East lifted oil prices and investors awaited inflation data that could affect the chance of an interest rate hike.Salesforce (CRM.N), and Intuit (INTU.O), ‌fell about 4%, while ServiceNow (NOW.N), lost 5%. OpenAI's launch last week of its newest model, GPT-6 Astra, reignited speculation that AI could compete with services now offered by specialized software companies.

China’s iron ore imports in August rose 0.4% from a month earlier, defying analysts’ expectations for a decline, as multiple typhoons battered unloading at ports and delayed customs clearance in July.The world’s largest iron ore consumer brought in 108.54 million metric tons of the key steelmaking ingredient last month, up 3.1% from the year before, data from the country’s General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.Four analysts estimated August ore imports at between 107 million and 108 million tons ahead of the data release.

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to tighten control over geological data that guides billions of dollars in mining exploration, potentially extending state influence over the development of future mineral discoveries.The country is accelerating geological mapping, airborne surveys and digitisation of historical archives to build a comprehensive national geological databank on its critical minerals and reduce exploration risk, officials say.

Copper prices could break through $15,000 for the first time as soon as this week, analysts said on Tuesday, as investors position for another round of U.S. economic data and President Donald Trump keeps the market guessing on import tariffs.Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 hit an all-time peak of $14,779 per metric ton, climbing for a fourth straight session as the rally showed no sign of slowing. MET/L

TORONTO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened to nearly a three-week high against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday as investors ​focused on higher oil prices rather than an escalating trade ‌war between the U.S. and Canada.

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. ​consumers’ outlook for inflation was little changed in August, as households’ worries about the job market ‌and the state of their personal finances mounted, the New York Federal Reserve said in a report on Tuesday.

Sept 8 (Reuters) - HSBC raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 (.SPX), to 8,100 from 7,650 ​on Tuesday, betting that strong corporate earnings and sustained spending ‌on AI infrastructure will extend the benchmark index's rally. The revised target implies about 4.9% upside from the index's last close. HSBC expects ​EPS growth of more than 25% in the ​second half of 2026.

Sept 7 (Reuters) - UBS expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 ​basis points each in September and December, ‌after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report reinforced views of a resilient labor market.

OTTAWA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect ​just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his country's ‌biggest trading partner after negotiations collapsed last month, intensifying an 18-month-old trade war.

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Gold inched lower on ​Tuesday as a rise in oil prices reignited inflation fears, while investors remained ‌cautious ahead of crucial data this week that could offer clues on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path.

Sept 8 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow ​indexes were on course to open lower on Tuesday as fresh hostilities in the Middle East ‌pushed oil prices to their highest since late July, while markets await inflation data due later this week.The declines follow a roller-coaster stretch that saw investors rushing to readjust rate-hike expectations after commentary from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and a stronger-than-expected jobs report.

Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Tuesday as fresh ​hostilities in the Middle East sent oil prices to their highest since late July, deepening ‌market gloom ahead of inflation data later this week.

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's benchmark index slipped on Tuesday as weaker precious metal prices weighed on sentiment ​ahead of key U.S. inflation data due later ‌this week, while fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia's energy facilities sent oil prices higher.

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said oil prices may rally to as much ​as $120 a barrel if attacks ‌on shipping in the Middle East rise and it recommended bets on natural ​gas and diesel as a ​way to capture gains, Bloomberg ⁠News reported on Sunday.

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The yen traded around seven-month highs on Tuesday and stocks fell after a volley of attacks on energy ​facilities around the Gulf drove oil to near $100 a barrel, while copper prices hit record highs.

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index closed lower on Friday as material and oil stocks declined and stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs ​data prompted investors to increase bets on an interest-rate hike ‌by the Federal Reserve this month.The S&P/TSX Composite Index (.GSPTSE), fell 0.33%, at 36,513.80.Data showed U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in August while the unemployment rate held steady at ​4.1%, pointing to a still stable labor market.

OTTAWA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Canadian economic activity expanded at a ​faster pace in August ‌as prices, inventories and employment rose, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ​data showed on ​Friday.The seasonally adjusted index increased ⁠to 64.3 in August ​from 55.1 in July, ​highest since May 2022.The Ivey PMI measures the month to month ​variation in economic ​activity as indicated by a panel ‌of ⁠purchasing managers from across Canada. A reading above 50 indicates an increase in ​activity.The ​gauge ⁠of employment rose to an adjusted 55.0 ​from 52.2 in ​July.

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on ‌Friday said that unless the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, he ​would stop trading with ​countries with which the United States ⁠had a deficit."High interest ​rates put the U.S.A. at a ​very unfair disadvantage, and I won't allow that to happen!" said Trump, who has repeatedly demanded ​that the Fed cut rates.