Oil prices fall, but post weekly gain ahead of G20 talks, OPEC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday but posted their second straight week of gains ahead of trade talks between the U.S. and Chinese presidents this weekend, and…
Stocks advance to end first half as G20 in focus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks climbed on Friday in advance of a meeting on trade between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as…
Oil prices mixed ahead of U.S. crude stock data
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday ahead of data expected to show U.S. crude stocks declining, outweighing investors’ concerns that U.S.-China trade tensions could dampen fuel demand.…
Gold soars to six-year high, stocks slide after Powell speech
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Gold soared to an almost six-year high on Tuesday on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, while equity markets slid on disappointing economic data and uncertainty on whether the…
Oil prices climb amid fall in U.S. stockpiles, Middle East worries
A pumpjack is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann SYDNEY (Reuters) – Oil prices rose over 1% on Wednesday to hit their highest…
Asia stocks slip after Fed tempers aggressive rate cut expectations
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday and the dollar pulled back from three-month lows after Federal Reserve officials tempered expectations in the markets for aggressive monetary easing. FILE…
Dollar falls with yields as more Fed talk awaited
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks were left adrift on Tuesday as expectations of more dovish talk from the Federal Reserve pushed down Treasury yields and the dollar, while lifting gold…
Oil prices fall 1% as economic worries outweigh tanker tensions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday after more poor Chinese economic figures fanned fears of lower worldwide oil demand. FILE PHOTO: An oil rig…
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 increased in the past month. Money market pricing became even…
Global stocks dip as Fed meeting looms, oil climbs on geopolitical fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended nominally lower on Friday as investors awaited next week’s Federal Reserve meeting for signs of imminent easing, while the U.S.-Iran confrontation in the…