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 week and the Reuters stories related to them. A police…
Asia stocks struggle with rising yields; oil stays high
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks dipped on Monday as investors braced for a bevy of earnings from the world’s largest corporations, while keeping a wary eye on U.S. bond yields…
World Bank says shareholders endorse capital increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Saturday its shareholders had endorsed a $13 billion paid-in capital increase, a series of internal reforms and a set of policy measures…
Wall Street falls on investor nerves about interest rates, tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes declined on Friday as investors worried about a jump in U.S. bond yields, with technology stocks leading the decline on nerves…
A U.S. recession ahead? Fed policymakers say not to worry
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the gap between short- and long-term borrowing costs hovers near its lowest in more than 10 years, speculation has risen over whether the so-called yield…
U.S., Mexico and Canada hasten NAFTA talks as elections loom: Pena Nieto
LIMA/MEXICO (Reuters) – The United States, Mexico and Canada will expedite NAFTA talks in a push to reach a deal in coming weeks, Mexico’s president said on Saturday after a…
German interior minister rejects union’s six percent wage demand
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Saturday he would press for “reasonable results” in the next round of pay talks with more than two million public…
Fed’s Evans says he’s optimistic on inflation, wants rate hikes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans, one of the Fed’s most dovish policymakers, said Saturday that he is optimistic inflation will reach the Fed’s 2 percent…
U.S. nonfarm payrolls post largest gain in one-and-a-half years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth surged in February, recording its biggest increase in more than 1-1/2 years, but a slowdown in wage gains pointed to a gradual increase in…
Asia’s biggest exporters bristle over U.S. tariffs, fanning trade war fears
TOKYO (Reuters) – Major Asian nations reacted sharply on Friday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, warning of damage to relations amid…