China’s agri ministry emphasizes need to ensure stable hog market
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it would work to ensure the country’s pork supplies and to keep the hog market stable despite the spread of…
Easing hopes prop up global stocks, pound sags as Britain eyes new PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Expectations of policy easing by major central banks such as the Federal Reserve propped up global stocks on Tuesday, while the pound sagged as Britain braced for…
Global stocks down as big rate cut hopes fade, dollar rises
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks declined after early gains dissipated on Friday as expectations for a strongly dovish U.S. Federal Reserve at its next meeting were…
Oil climbs as Middle East tensions offset demand worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday after steep losses a day earlier, supported by rising tensions between the United States and Iran, even as…
African swine fever hits pig farm in northeast Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria reported on Saturday an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs near the Danube city of Ruse in the north east of…
Oil falls about 2.5% as U.S. Gulf production returns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil fell about 2.5% a barrel on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in U.S. equities markets and an expectation that crude output would rise in the…
Stocks gain on Fed rate cut optimism; oil drops
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks advanced on Thursday, erasing declines on a late rally after comments from a U.S. Federal Reserve policymaker heightened expectations for a…
U.S. retail sales data dents stocks, lifts Treasury yields
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities lost ground on Tuesday and U.S. Treasury yields moved higher as a stronger-than-anticipated report on retail sales raised the possibility the…
Oil falls as Iran tensions seen easing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices turned lower on Tuesday, falling more than 3% after U.S. President Donald Trump said progress has been made with Iran, signaling tensions could ease…
Oil prices down on dwindling storm impact, Chinese economic data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices sank about 1% on Monday on signs that the impact of a tropical storm on U.S. Gulf Coast production and refining would be short-lived,…