Global stocks jump on Fed support, easing second wave fears
TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied and the dollar fell on Tuesday as risk appetite was bolstered by the…
Stocks rebound on Fed debt program, oil recovers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities rebounded on Monday after the Federal Reserve widened its program of…
World shares stem losses as fresh lockdown fears fade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets bounced back on Friday as investors took in stride the U.S. Federal Reserve’s…
Asian stocks set to fall sharply as Wall Street tumbles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian equities are set to fall sharply on Friday after Wall Street stocks and oil tumbled…
Lufthansa accepts tweaked demands by Brussels over state bailout
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s management board has accepted a more favourable set of demands from the European Commission in exchange…
Fed mulls firmer rate guidance, adding dates or goals, minutes show
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers last month opened a broad debate over what they can and should to do to…
UK’s COVID-19 death toll tops 38,000, worst in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll topped 38,000 as of early May, by far the worst yet…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China in retaliation for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary…
Asia stocks set to rise as Wall Street jumps on lockdown easing hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks were set for gains on Tuesday after a strong Wall Street session as easing…
U.S. payroll protection program: What has changed in round two?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Small Business Administration on Monday began allowing lenders to process $310 billion in funds for the…
U.S. approves $168 billion of small business loans under coronavirus plan: Kudlow
FILE PHOTO: White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow speaks during a “small business relief update” video conference call…
U.S. Senate races to agree on massive coronavirus relief package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-led U.S. Senate scrambled on Saturday to forge a bipartisan agreement on a $1 trillion-plus bill…
Exclusive: Italian government leaning towards third term for Eni CEO – sources
ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government is leaning toward reappointing Claudio Descalzi as CEO of state-controlled oil firm Eni, provided…
Euro zone ministers discuss fiscal boost options as virus worries weigh
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers discussed ways to pursue a more growth-friendly fiscal policy mix on Monday, in…
Asia shares feel a chill as China virus risks mount
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares took a sudden turn for the worse on Tuesday as mounting concerns about a new…
Shares set fresh records, lifted by U.S. housing data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Key world equity indexes scaled new highs on Friday, boosted by a surge in U.S. housing…
China posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites, but ends 2019 on firmer note
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade…
Fed holds rates steady, expects moderate economic growth next year
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs are likely to…
Asian shares buoyed by Wall St rally, but China worry caps gains
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Monday, catching some of Wall Street’s momentum after surprisingly strong U.S. jobs…
Global stocks falter on trade uncertainty; sterling gains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid and global equity markets traded little changed on Thursday as enthusiasm over Apple…
Asian stocks rise as trade talks gain momentum
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday as an apparent olive branch from Beijing in trade talks with Washington…
Asia shares in waiting mode ahead of Fed, ECB events
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets got the week off to a muted start on Monday as jaded investors awaited…
Dollar, stocks slip amid trade deal uncertainty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slid and global equity markets fell on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks…
Stocks gain on trade hopes, risk appetite lifts dollar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar strengthened and global stock markets rallied on Monday on signs the United States and…
Asian shares rally on U.S.-China trade deal hopes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares closed in on their July peak on Tuesday on increasing signs the United States and…
Stocks flat on data, earnings; pound volatile
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of world stock markets was flat on Wednesday as U.S. data that raised concerns…
Instant View: U.S. September payrolls lower than expected, jobless rate drops
(Reuters) – U.S. job growth increased moderately in September, with the unemployment rate dropping to near a 50-year low of…
As Fed policymakers comb data, few decisive signals on outlook
SAN FRANCISCO/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday signaled they are on high alert for signs that uncertainty…
Asian shares edge lower as U.S. House readies Trump impeachment inquiry
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after the U.S. lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
SoftBank mulls bringing 40 companies to Brazil
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at the SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July…
Shares edge up after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance edged higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve…
Shares rise after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance rose within 1% of a record high on Thursday, a…
Waning ECB stimulus bets push bond yields higher
LONDON (Reuters) – Global bond yields rose on Monday, amid growing caution over the extent to which the European Central…
Wall St. week ahead: Another recent inversion could provide support for stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A decline in interest rates on long-term U.S. government bonds below the average stock dividend yield…
Asia shares rise on trade talks hope, firm U.S. data; safe havens sold
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks gained on Friday, joining a global trend as investors took heart from firm U.S. economic…
Argentine markets split after currency controls stoke uncertainty
BUENOS AIRES/LONDON (Reuters) – Argentina’s international dollar and euro-denominated bonds fell to record lows on Monday and the official peso…
Exclusive: T. Rowe Price held talks with Guaido team on Venezuela PDVSA 2020 payment
CARACAS (Reuters) – T. Rowe Price has held informal talks with advisors of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido about financing…
Shares rally, bond yields rise as China fuels trade deal hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European shares advanced on Thursday as China struck a hopeful tone on trade relations…
U.S. yields climb on trade optimism, weak auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday with 30-year yields climbing from record lows, as hopes on…
As U.S. Treasuries sizzle, some bond investors brace for possible sell-off
NEW YORK (Reuters) – While there seems to be no end on the horizon to this year’s dramatic rally in…
U.S. 10-year TIPS yields fall deeper into negative territory
FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the closing bell in…
Three U.S. bond kings wield same strategy, get same result: lag their peers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three names dominate the U.S. world of bond investing – Jeffrey Gundlach, Dan Ivascyn and Scott…
South Africa to roll out sweeping health reform in stages
PRETORIA (Reuters) – A proposed move to universal health coverage in South Africa will be rolled out in stages as…
Fed’s Mester sees downside risk from escalating trade war
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Saturday she sees “big downside risk” from…
World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar: BoE’s Carney
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Mark Carney took aim at the U.S. dollar’s “destabilizing” role in…
Fed’s commitment to act upstaged by Trump’s furor
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would “act as appropriate” to keep…
White House says no recession in sight, pushes China trade talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials pushed back on Sunday against concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying they…
Argentina Treasury minister resigns, says ‘significant renewal’ needed amid economic crisis
FILE PHOTO: Argentina’s Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne gestures during a news conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 22, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin…
White House says ‘no recession in sight’ despite market turmoil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials pushed back on Sunday against concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying they…
Exclusive: Fed’s Mester weighing argument for U.S. rate cut
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – One Federal Reserve policymaker who opposed the Fed’s recent rate cut is considering whether to support such…
Dollar firms, global stocks soar on ECB rate cut expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. and European stocks surged on Friday on expectations the European Central Bank will cut interest…
Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah…
DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach warns Fed rate cuts will not stop U.S. recession
(Reuters) – Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, warned on Wednesday that rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve…
U.S. yield curve inversion highlights recession fears, Fed dilemma
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates last month for the first time in more…
Stocks, oil tank on growing signs of global slowdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equity markets tanked and oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday after a closely watched bond indicator…
U.S. budget deficit widens; spending up on health, military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s deficit widened to $120 billion in July, fueled by increases in spending on health…