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ECB sticks to stimulus exit plan despite 'uncertainties'

European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Thursday played down risks to the eurozone economy in the face of rising "un...

September 14, 2018 2 min read

Global stocks mixed amid trade worries, big US hurricane

Global stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with Wall Street gyrating on the latest headlines connected to myriad trade confl...

September 13, 2018 3 min read

Kiwi dairy giant Fonterra posts first-ever loss

New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's largest dairy cooperative, posted its first-ever annual loss Thursday, admitting it ...

September 13, 2018 2 min read

China warns of 'serious hazard' of protectionism at WEF meeting

China warned Wednesday that protectionism poses a "serious hazard" to growth and cautioned "individual countries" agains...

September 12, 2018 3 min read
Asian markets sink as Trump further stokes trade war fears

Asian markets mostly fell Thursday as Donald Trump's ban preventing US companies from using foreign telecoms equipment j...

Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence

Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as...

Asian shares slip, Nikkei skids on yen strength

(Reuters) - Asian shares fell in early trading on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei plunging after the dollar notched a fresh ...

May 2, 2016 2 min read

U.S. puts countries with big surpluses on monitoring list

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday flagged concerns over economic policies in China, Japan, Ko...

April 30, 2016 3 min read

Australia aims to boost international education as mining boom fades

MELBOURNE, April 30 (Reuters) - The Australian government outlined a plan on Saturday to boost the appeal of its univers...

April 30, 2016 2 min read

Australia plays down concerns blocked land sale will deter Chinese investment

MELBOURNE, April 30 (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday played down concerns that Chinese investors will shy away from the...

April 30, 2016 2 min read

Yen eyes 2016 highs after BOJ's inaction, stocks soured by Apple

(Reuters) - The yen held onto hefty gains on Friday after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by declining to adopt fres...

April 29, 2016 3 min read

Asia shares, FX rise after Fed; oil eyed

HONG KONG/TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared to be i...

April 28, 2016 3 min read

Asia stocks inch up with central banks in focus, oil stands tall

TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Asian stocks inched up on Wednesday, reflecting hopes that upcoming U.S. and Japanese centra...

April 27, 2016 2 min read

U.S. stocks fall on oil, earnings; dollar retreats

NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. stock prices fell on Monday due to weaker oil prices and disappointing company resul...

April 26, 2016 3 min read

SWIFT network says aware of multiple cyber fraud incidents

April 25 (Reuters) - SWIFT, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions of dollars every day, warne...

April 26, 2016 3 min read

Asia stocks, dollar edge lower as markets await Fed, BOJ meetings

Asian shares and the dollar edged lower on Monday as investors awaited central bank meetings in the United States and Ja...

April 25, 2016 3 min read
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US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
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6-m bill 7.91 8.26
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5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Fed seen holding rates this week with hike still on horizon

(Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to hold interest rates steady when they meet this week, but m...

April 25, 2016 4 min read

China says Brunei, Cambodia, Laos agree sea dispute must not hurt ties

BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China has agreed with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos that the South China Sea territorial dispu...

April 24, 2016 2 min read

GM to temporarily idle four North American auto plants

April 22 (Reuters) - General Motors said on Friday it will close four North American plants, which primarily make cars r...

April 24, 2016 2 min read

DoubleLine's Gundlach says negative interest rates are a "horror"

VIENNA, April 23 (Reuters) - Europe and Japan's central bank policies of negative interest rates are a "horror" and will...

April 24, 2016 1 min read

Oil prices set for one of the biggest weekly rises in 2016

SINGAPORE, April 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday, setting crude futures on course for one of the...

April 22, 2016 2 min read

Asian shares sag after cloudy U.S. earnings outlook

(Reuters) - Asian shares slid from a 5 1/2-month high on Friday as disappointing earnings from U.S. blue chip companies ...

April 22, 2016 3 min read

Mitsubishi Motors manipulated mileage data on electric car -Sankei

TOKYO, April 22 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp manipulated fuel economy data on an additional model other than vehic...

April 22, 2016 2 min read

Asia shares touch 6-mth top, dollar on defensive

SYDNEY, April 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares reached six-month peaks on Wednesday as a falling U.S. dollar and fading conce...

April 20, 2016 2 min read

Argentina returns to global debt markets after 15 years

BUENOS AIRES, April 19 (Reuters) - Argentina sold $16.5 billion of sovereign debt on Tuesday to overwhelming demand in i...

April 20, 2016 2 min read

China launches yuan gold fix to boost power in global bullion market

SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, April 19 (Reuters) - The world's top gold consumer China launched a yuan-denominated gold benchmark ...

April 19, 2016 2 min read