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Stocks rally hits pause, peso and lira tumble

Stock markets dropped Thursday on profit-taking after a recent run higher on optimism on trade deals, and news on more U...

August 31, 2018 3 min read

Argentina's soft-peg drives interest rates to 60-pct

Argentina's Central Bank hiked its benchmark interest rate from 45 to 60 percent on Thursday in a dramatic but fruitless...

August 31, 2018 4 min read

Trump idea on regulating Google 'unfathomable'

His attacks on Google drew headlines, but President Donald Trump would face an impossible task if his administration tri...

August 30, 2018 4 min read

US economy grew 4.2% in second quarter, faster than first reported

The roaring growth of the US economy in the second quarter was even faster than first reported, with new numbers showing...

August 30, 2018 3 min read
Billionaire Buffett says women's place is in investing

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that women ought to have a higher profile in investing.

Thai king crowned in day of pomp and centuries-old splendour

To the boom of cannons, pipes and chants, King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday in a ceremony governed by centur...

China shifts axed miners to lower-paid jobs in farming, cleaning

SHUANGYASHAN, China, March 20 (Reuters) - Anticipating millions of layoffs from bloated state-owned coal and steel compa...

March 20, 2016 5 min read

Bank heist puts Philippines financial system at risk -c.bank

MANILA, March 18 (Reuters) - The Philippines' financial system is facing a risk because of the $81 million that was stol...

March 20, 2016 2 min read

Bundesbank chief sounds warning over 'helicopter money'

(Reuters) - "Helicopter money", or free cash dished out to citizens in a bid to stimulate spending and inflation, would ...

March 19, 2016 2 min read

Google AI programme wins third straight match to take Go series

SEOUL, March 12 (Reuters) - Google's artificial intelligence (AI) programme on Saturday took a 3-0 lead in a five-match ...

March 14, 2016 2 min read

Gold rebounds on weak dollar, market eyes Fed meeting

SINGAPORE, March 14 (Reuters) - Gold bounced back on Monday, inching closer to last week's 13-month high as the dollar r...

March 14, 2016 2 min read

Big account wins keep ad group WPP at front of pack

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - WPP outperformed global advertising rivals Omnicom and Publicis by winning big accounts in 2...

March 5, 2016 2 min read

Myanmar grants operating licences to four more Asian banks

YANGON, March 5 (Reuters) - Myanmar has granted operating licences to four Asian banks, bringing to 13 the number of for...

March 5, 2016 1 min read

Oil prices edge up on rising confidence that market has bottomed

(Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Thursday as sentiment spread that a 20-month long market rout may have come to an end...

March 3, 2016 2 min read

China reserve ratio cut not a signal of impending large-scale stimulus: report

SHANGHAI, March 2 (Reuters) - China's move to cut banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) indicates a slight easing bias ...

March 2, 2016 2 min read

Australia's central bank bucks global easing trend, holds rates

(Reuters) - Australia's central bank stared down global headwinds and kept interest rates steady for a tenth month on Tu...

March 1, 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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Asian shares inch up after China stimulus step

(Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday, bolstered by China's monetary easing and downbeat manufacturing and service su...

March 1, 2016 3 min read

Warren Buffett defends 3G, touts economy in record year for Berkshire

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett on Saturday used his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders to launch vigorous ...

February 28, 2016 4 min read

As negative rates bite, Japan bank Shizuoka boosts unsecured retail loans

TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Japanese regional lender Shizuoka Bank plans to increase its focus on unsecured retail loans a...

February 27, 2016 2 min read

Global regulators may propose rules for fintech - FSB's Carney

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Global regulators may propose rules to prevent "fintech" innovations from destabilizing the b...

February 27, 2016 3 min read

G20 to say world needs to look beyond ultra-easy policy for growth

SHANGHAI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The world's top economies declared on Saturday that they need to look beyond ultra-low inte...

February 27, 2016 4 min read

Sovereign funds may pull US$400bn out of stocks if oil price stay low

(Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) might take a further $404 billion out of global listed equities in 2016 if oil...

February 23, 2016 2 min read

Oil prices fall as global glut offsets prospect of lower US output

SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Oil futures fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday amid worries rising Iranian output would d...

February 23, 2016 2 min read

China replaces stock market regulator after burst bubble

SHANGHAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - China major stock indexes opened up on Monday, as investors welcomed news over the weekend ...

February 22, 2016 1 min read

Australia issues alert on possible attack on Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The Australian government warned on Sunday that terrorists may be planning attacks in a...

February 21, 2016 1 min read

Cost push fallacy; Venezuela sells diesel half a US cent but inflation at 180-pct

CARACAS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government, which sharply hiked gasoline prices on Friday, will not increase the...

February 21, 2016 2 min read