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Twitter permanently bans conspiracy theory peddling nationalist

Twitter on Thursday said it had permanently banned Alex Jones, the far-right conspiracy theorist best known for calling ...

September 7, 2018 4 min read

Canada upbeat on trade deal progress, China tariffs loom

Talks between the United States and Canada will continue Friday after the two sides made "good progress" in their effort...

September 7, 2018 3 min read

Asian markets mostly down on China tariff fears

Most Asian equities sank on Friday as investors fret that the US will ramp up its trade war with China by imposing fresh...

September 7, 2018 3 min read

Asian investors fight to recover after emerging market rout

Asian equities were mixed Thursday following the previous day's rout as concerns about contagion from emerging markets f...

September 6, 2018 3 min read
Asian markets enjoy much-needed rally but tariffs tensions reign

Shanghai led gains across Asian markets Friday at the end of a torrid week for equities, with investors keeping a nervou...

As trade truce collapses, US, China scramble to revive a deal

The world's top two economies on Thursday were due to resume fraught trade talks just as a truce between them verged on ...

Australia PM to lead 1,000-strong business delegation to China

SYDNEY, April 8 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who last month criticised Chinese military deplo...

April 9, 2016 2 min read

Cyber fraudsters reap $2.3 bln through email wire-transfer scams

(Reuters) - Businesses have lost billions of dollars to fast-growing scams where fraudsters impersonate company executiv...

April 8, 2016 2 min read

Asia shares inch up as oil surges, dollar slips

(Reuters) - Asian share markets edged ahead on Thursday after a sharp rise in oil prices whetted risk appetites and boos...

April 7, 2016 3 min read

Panama will form commission to review financial practices

(Reuters) - Panama said on Wednesday it would form an independent commission to review the country's financial practices...

April 7, 2016 2 min read

Japan regulators raid messaging app Line over use of payment tokens

TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) - Japanese financial regulators have raided the offices of messaging app operator Line Corp , t...

April 6, 2016 2 min read

Iceland's leader resigns, first casualty of Panama Papers

LONDON/REYKJAVIK, April 5 (Reuters) - Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday, becomin...

April 6, 2016 6 min read

Panama law firm says data hack was external, files complaint

PANAMA CITY, April 5 (Reuters) - The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutc...

April 6, 2016 2 min read

Prosecutors open probes as world's wealthy deny 'Panama Papers' links

(Reuters) - Governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful on M...

April 5, 2016 6 min read

Low interest rates not imperative for long-term growth -S&P senior director

SEOUL, April 5 (Reuters) - A senior director at Standard and Poor's ratings services said on Tuesday that low interest r...

April 5, 2016 1 min read

Oil prices fall on dimming prospect of output restraint

SINGAPORE, April 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early trading on Monday as the chances of Middle East producers agreei...

April 4, 2016 2 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
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Asian shares firm after U.S. jobs, dollar soft

(Reuters) - Asian share prices held firm on Monday after solid U.S. payroll data underpinned investor risk sentiment whi...

April 4, 2016 3 min read

Britain says no take-over of steel firms, but government contracts for local firms

Britain said on Sunday that all public sector contracts that involve steel supplies must specifically consider UK steel ...

April 3, 2016 2 min read

Greece demands IMF explanation over leaked debt transcript

ATHENS, April 2 (Reuters) - Greece demanded an explanation from the International Monetary Fund on Saturday after an app...

April 3, 2016 3 min read

Asia shares, dollar on defensive ahead of US job data, factory surveys

Asian shares and the dollar started the new quarter on a downbeat note on Friday as caution ruled ahead of surveys on gl...

April 1, 2016 2 min read

HK overnight yuan rates go negative as bears exit short positions

(Reuters) - The overnight offered rate for offshore yuan (CNH HIBOR) plunged to -3.725 percent on Thursday, the first ti...

March 31, 2016 3 min read

Oil falls as US crude stocks hit record for 7th successive week

SINGAPORE, March 31 (Reuters) - Oil futures fell in Asian trade on Thursday amid renewed worries of global oversupply af...

March 31, 2016 3 min read

Australia dlr poised for biggest monthly gain in 4 yrs, NZD follows

(Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars stood near nine-month peaks on Thursday, though their explosive month...

March 31, 2016 2 min read

Change of menu? Investors lose appetite for yuan assets

(Reuters) - China's changing of the way it reports its foreign exchange data has brought it into line with international...

March 28, 2016 3 min read

Oil prices fall as concerns rise over rally petering out

(Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Tuesday as concerns mount that a rally since January is fizzling out...

March 28, 2016 2 min read

Use "weapons of love" to fight evil of terrorism, pope says on Easter

VATICAN CITY, March 27 (Reuters) - Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the "weapons of l...

March 28, 2016 3 min read