Asian shares flat as drop in S&P 500 futures weighs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks were flat in early trade on Wednesday after Wall Street ended higher, with the S&P 500 index touching a record high on Tuesday, and as…
Asia stocks capped, dollar droops following Trump comments
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were capped and the dollar dipped on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused China and Europe of manipulating their currencies and said he was…
Asia shares inch up with yuan, wary on Sino-U.S. talks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets crept cautiously higher on Monday as investors awaited developments on proposed Sino-U.S. trade talks and the Chinese yuan rallied away from dangerous lows. FILE…
Greece set to exit bailout, still faces daunting challenges
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece exits the last of its three bailouts on Aug. 20 and hopes to be able to borrow again in international markets after a nearly nine-year debt…
For Greece’s austerity-hit elderly, bailout will never end
ATHENS (Reuters) – With two euros in his pocket, Yorgos Vagelakos, an 81-year-old retired factory worker, scouts the farmer’s market in his working-class Athens neighborhood for anything he can afford.…
U.S. tariffs to stay on Turkey, Qatar offers Ankara aid
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday ruled out removing steel tariffs that have contributed to a currency crisis in Turkey even if Ankara frees a U.S. pastor, as…
Stocks, emerging currencies, lick wounds as lira bounces for second day
LONDON (Reuters) – Action from Turkey’s central bank pushed the lira higher for a second day on Wednesday, helping European stocks and emerging currencies consolidate recent losses though the dollar…
Asia shares, euro under water as Turkish lira sinks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asia share markets skidded and the euro hit one-year lows on Monday as a renewed rout in the Turkish lira drove demand for safe harbors, including the…
Turkish lira’s free-fall rocks equity markets, euro falls
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A plunge in the Turkish lira rocked global equities and emerging markets on Friday and fear of more turmoil sent investors scurrying for safety in assets…
U.S. sanctions whack Russia’s rouble, Turkey’s lira free-falls
LONDON (Reuters) – Alarm bells were ringing on Thursday as harsh new U.S. sanctions drove drove down Russia’s rouble Turkey’s lira plunged as worries mounted that Ankara was sliding towards…