Asian shares perk up ahead of key policy events in China, U.S.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian share markets ticked up on Monday as investors cautiously looked to whether key policy events in the United States and China could allay concerns about slowing…
Stock selloff snowballs as investors price in slowing world economy
LONDON (Reuters) – Losses on global stocks snowballed on Monday, with Wall Street set to follow Europe and Asia lower as fresh signs emerged that the U.S.-China trade spat was…
Wall Street futures, Asia stocks jump back on GOP’s house prospects
TOKYO (Reuters) – Wall Street stock futures and Asian shares erased losses to eke out small gains on Wednesday as early results of U.S. mid-term elections appeared to show Republicans…
Fed’s Kaplan sees two-three more rate hikes to hit ‘neutral’ level
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Another two to three interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve will likely put U.S. borrowing costs in “neutral” territory where it is neither stimulating nor…
Euro, pound rally on Brexit concession; global stocks dip
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped on Friday, dragging a global index into a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the euro and sterling rallied against the dollar after a report…
China moves to lift confidence as economic growth hits weakest pace since 2009
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest quarterly pace since the global financial crisis, with regulators moving quickly to calm nervous investors as a years-long campaign to…
McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday, calling a…
Asia shares ride Wall Street bounce, China muted
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equities got some welcome relief on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. earnings reports drove a rebound on Wall Street and helped restore a little faith in emerging…
Australia gives $37-million boost to spending on youth mental health
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will spend an extra A$51.8 million ($37 million) on support to young people with mental health issues, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. The announcement…
Machines take the blame as U.S. stock market sells off
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors searching for perpetrators and victims in this week’s U.S. stock market selloff pointed to a familiar source: number-crunching fund managers and machines. Traders work on…