Fed’s Barkin sees risk the U.S. could talk itself into a recession; no sign of it yet
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Richmond Federal Reserve President Thomas Barkin on Tuesday said there was a risk the United States could…
Fed pushes back on aggressive U.S. rate cut views
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday pushed back on market expectations and presidential pressure for the central…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye G20 with hopes for U.S.-China trade detente
NEW YORK (Reuters) – All eyes will be on U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping next week…
Citi sees case for Fed to lower rates by 50 bps in July
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a Citibank logo displayed outside the Citibank Plaza in Hong Kong July 28, 2014.…
Fed officials face weak inflation, but split over what it means
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials were divided Friday over how seriously to treat a slide in inflation,…
U.S. banks clear first hurdle of Federal Reserve’s annual stress test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 18 largest banks operating in the United States took the first step toward doling out capital…
Take Five: The Fed and the rest
With President Donald Trump’s trade policies heightening fears of a U.S. recession, expectations of a Fed rate cut have dramatically…
All eyes on Fed as stock market pines for rate cut
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week is shaping up as a pivotal one for…
Underlying U.S. producer inflation boosted by services
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Underlying U.S. producer prices increased solidly for a second straight month in May, boosted by a surge…
Equities rally dissipates as trade optimism fades, yield curve flattens
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s indexes ended Tuesday’s session virtually unchanged after investors turned their focus to U.S.-China trade…
Weak U.S. employment report raises red flag on economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth slowed sharply in May and wages rose less than expected, raising fears that a…
Nasdaq confirms correction, bond yields fall further
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq confirmed it was in a correction on Monday as stocks extended their recent sell-off,…
Fed officials say trade tensions could threaten growth
(Reuters) – The recent ratcheting up of U.S.-China trade tensions is creating uncertainties for businesses and could threaten economic growth,…
Fed’s patience on interest rates to last ‘for some time’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting agreed that their current patient approach to setting monetary…
GE’s rising bonds offer another endorsement of CEO Culp
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co shareholders offered their latest endorsement of new Chief Executive Larry Culp this week…
Take Five: Vol squall coming? World markets themes for the week ahead
May 3 (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
Stocks slip, dollar drifts after Fed cools rate cut bets
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar nursed overnight gains while Europe’s share markets struggled early on, after the U.S. central bank…
U.S. Fed sees no strong case for hiking or cutting rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled little appetite to adjust them…
Take Five: Panic over? World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are the five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
Take Five: Panic over? World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are the five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
Fed done raising interest rates; significant chance of cut in 2020: Reuters poll
BENGALURU (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates until at least the end of next year,…
The Fed is prodding Americans to buy more on credit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s decisive statement this week that interest rates are unlikely to rise this year sends…
Beneath Fed’s positive spin, an embrace of a tepid future
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers see a U.S. economy that is rapidly losing momentum. They predict inflation will…
Wall Street powers world stocks; dollar up on Brexit woes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street led global stocks higher on Thursday on the back of upbeat economic data, while…
A Fed pivot, born of volatility, missteps, and new economic reality
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s promise in January to be “patient” about further interest rate hikes, putting a three-year-old…
No evidence that Fed’s balance sheet is behind market swings: Mester
FILE PHOTO: Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester takes part in a panel convened to speak about the health of the…
Fed to finalize plans to end balance sheet runoff ‘at coming meetings’: Mester
FILE PHOTO: Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, speaks during an interview in Manhattan, New York,…
Take Five: Dogs and Pigs – World markets themes for the week ahead
(Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming week…
U.S. consumer morale at two-year low; factory output surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment tumbled in early January to its lowest level since President Donald Trump’s was elected…
China warnings signal Trump’s trade war finally hitting home
ATLANTA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Weak sales at Apple and Cargill, U.S. giants of technology and agriculture, may be the clearest…
Upbeat employment report underscores U.S. economic strength
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers hired the most workers in 10 months in December while boosting wages, pointing to sustained…
Defensive stocks top 2019 playbooks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Perceived safe havens like utilities and consumer staples, often an afterthought in Wall Street’s cascade of…
Global stock indices edge lower as U.S. government shutdown looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock markets continued a week-long sell-off on Friday as the threat of a U.S. government…
Global stocks drop, where is ‘Santa Claus rally’?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Broad stock declines in Europe and the United States dragged world equity markets lower on Monday,…
Wall St. tumbles, S&P closes at lowest level in 14 months
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan…
Fed’s Kaplan sees two-three more rate hikes to hit ‘neutral’ level
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Another two to three interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve will likely put U.S. borrowing…
China moves to lift confidence as economic growth hits weakest pace since 2009
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest quarterly pace since the global financial crisis, with regulators moving…
China echoes IMF pledges to avoid using currency as trade war tool
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – China’s top central banker on Saturday pledged to keep the yuan currency’s value “broadly stable,”…
IMF members pledge to avoid using currencies as trade weapon
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday its members pledged to refrain from competitive currency…
Strong U.S. job growth expected in September; wages seen rising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy likely created jobs at a brisk clip in September, with the unemployment rate probably…
Dollar and global bonds track surge in Treasury yields, stocks sag
LONDON (Reuters) – A rise in U.S. Treasury yields to their highest levels since mid-2011 pulled global bond yields higher…
Powell: U.S. outlook ‘remarkably positive’ with low unemployment, tame inflation
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday hailed a “remarkably positive outlook” for the U.S. economy…
Fed likely to lift rates, possibly end ‘accommodative’ policy era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Federal Reserve widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, financial markets are focused on…
Oil above $80 lifts stocks, offsets trade and bond market chill
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares rose and Wall Street was set for a stronger open on Tuesday, as oil above…
Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
World stock index at highest in over five months on trade deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An index of major world stock markets rose to its highest level in more than five…
Fed’s Powell defends policy of gradual interest rate hikes
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday defended the U.S. central bank’s push to raise…
Asia stocks capped, dollar droops following Trump comments
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were capped and the dollar dipped on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused China…
Exclusive: Trump demands Fed help on economy, complains about interest rate rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was “not thrilled” with the Federal Reserve under his…
Greece set to exit bailout, still faces daunting challenges
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece exits the last of its three bailouts on Aug. 20 and hopes to be able to…
U.S. sanctions whack Russia’s rouble, Turkey’s lira free-falls
LONDON (Reuters) – Alarm bells were ringing on Thursday as harsh new U.S. sanctions drove drove down Russia’s rouble Turkey’s…
Shares get China stimulus boost, bonds show the strain
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares climbed for a third day running on Tuesday, as China promised fiscal action to support…
Sterling slides as foreign minister’s resignation heaps pressure on May
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling slid on Monday after the resignation of the British foreign minister heaped pressure on Prime Minister…
Deutsche Bank’s U.S. brokerage fined $1.4 million for reporting problems
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG’s (DBKGn.DE) U.S. securities division agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine to the…
Asian shares edge ahead, oil subdued before OPEC meeting
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept ahead on Thursday as a lull in the Sino-U.S. trade tussle and talk of…
World shares snap five-day losing streak on China policy easing
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks steadied near three-week lows on Wednesday and Chinese markets bounced after recent sharp falls as…
Select few emerging Asian economies comfortable with Fed hikes
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Higher U.S. rates are rattling many emerging markets in much the same way past tightening cycles…
U.S. job growth seen picking up, wage growth likely moderate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely accelerated in May as warmer weather boosted hiring at construction sites, but wage…
Exclusive: Mexico central bank ready for election, could support peso-Diaz de Leon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank is prepared for different scenarios resulting from the country’s July 1 presidential vote,…