Qatar’s real estate market faces reality check ahead of World Cup
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s Doha Tower, a spike-tipped cylinder that glows orange at night, won an award when finished in 2012 amid a Gulf-wide real estate boom, but today about…
Analyst View: Investors divided over Mexico’s bailout of state oil company
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government promised on Friday to do what it takes to strengthen the finances of ailing state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos with an injection of…
Trump: China trade talks going ‘very well’ before high-level parley
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday trade talks with China were “going along very well” as the world’s two largest economies try to resolve their seven-month…
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 U.S. economy in New York November 18, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson…
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, U.S., August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton CINCINNATI (Reuters) – The…
U.S. fund managers brace for consumer slowdown
(Reuters) – With expectations for slowing growth escalating, U.S. fund managers are selectively avoiding stocks in consumer companies as lofty valuations, concerns about declining earnings estimates, and consumer confidence keep…
No talks between Trump and China’s Xi before trade deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two…
World shares hit two-month high, dollar firms as Trump speech nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks rose to a fresh two-month high on Tuesday to keep up their fast start to 2019 while the U.S. dollar strengthened for a fourth…
U.S. dollar, yields firm; oil comes off two-month highs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar gained for a third straight session against a basket of currencies and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors sought to zero…
U.S. factory orders fall; core capital goods unrevised
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S.-made goods unexpectedly fell in November amid sharp declines in demand for machinery and electrical equipment, government data showed on Monday, suggesting a slowdown…