Feb 20 (Reuters) - Futures for Canada's primary stock index remained steady on Thursday as market participants weighed the potential consequences of fresh tariff threats issued by U.S. President Donald Trump. As of 6:24 a.m. ET (11:24 GMT), March futures on the S&P/TSX index was flat. Trump announced plans to unveil fresh tariffs within the next month or sooner, targeting...

LONDON (Reuters) - Traders were marking five years since COVID first rocked world markets and one month since Donald Trump's return to the White House started shaking up the global order on Thursday - and there was plenty to keep tabs on. Record-high gold was nearing $3,000 per ounce on concerns Trump will unleash a global trade war, the yen...

* Moves in euro zone bond yields muted * European defence spending still in focus in new playing field * Traders pare ECB rate cut expectations (Updates to European midday trade) By Greta Rosen Fondahn Feb 20 (Reuters) - Longer-dated euro zone bond yields traded around their highest in three weeks on Thursday, while geopolitics remained in focus and markets...

LONDON (Reuters) - Traders were marking five years since COVID first rocked world markets and one month since Donald Trump's return to the White House started shaking up the global order on Thursday - and there was plenty to keep tabs on. Record-high gold was nearing $3,000 per ounce on concerns Trump will unleash a global trade war, the yen...