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Tokyo stocks open higher as trade worries ease

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as trade worries receded after the United States and Mexico announced a breakthrou...

August 28, 2018 2 min read

Iran lawsuit against US sanctions opens at UN court

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Monday - Iran opened a lawsuit Monday demanding the UN's top court order the suspension o...

August 27, 2018 3 min read

John McCain's Hanoi Hilton jailor recalls 'stubborn' POW

As a prisoner of war in the "Hanoi Hilton", navy pilot John McCain was known as uncompromising, frank and an avid reader...

August 27, 2018 4 min read

Fed chief says will do 'whatever it takes' for US economy

Avoiding any direct reference to President Donald Trump's renewed criticism of the Federal Reserve's handling of the eco...

August 27, 2018 4 min read
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist

San Francisco, United States | AFP | Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars found...

Global stocks mostly fall after Fed, Bank of England statements

Global stocks mostly fell Thursday as markets digested comments from the Federal Reserve that dimmed hopes for a cut in ...

Malaysia halts intake of foreign workers after protests

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Malaysia on Friday said it would freeze recruitment of all foreign workers and review e...

February 21, 2016 2 min read

Asian shares slip from 3-week high as oil rally pauses

(Reuters) - Asian shares slipped from near three-week highs hit earlier this month on Friday, as a rally in oil prices p...

February 19, 2016 3 min read

Commodities' well-traveled road to nowhere. Rulers never learn: opinion

(Reuters) - Live and don't learn. That should be the motto of commodity producers who attempt to push prices higher by t...

By Clyde Russell
February 18, 2016 4 min read

China c.bank: speculators should not dominate sentiment

BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Speculators should not be allowed to dominate market sentiment regarding China's foreign exc...

February 14, 2016 2 min read

Shunned for years, gold stages comeback as equities melt down

NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Gold's prospects for a sustained price rally are better than they have been for years as a ...

February 14, 2016 4 min read

Yellen's dilemma: a downturn with no easy response

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's carefully scripted decision to raise interest rates last December, and begin a return ...

February 12, 2016 4 min read

BOJ's Kuroda says market rout not caused by negative rates

(Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda blamed investors' "excessive" risk aversion for pushing down global s...

February 12, 2016 2 min read

Scramble for safety boosts yen, gold and bonds

SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Fresh cracks appeared in global markets on Thursday as investors sought the safety of Japanes...

February 11, 2016 3 min read

Asia dips amid smouldering banking sector concerns, yen stands tall

(Reuters) - Asian stocks dipped early on Wednesday amid smouldering banking sector concerns, particularly banks in Europ...

February 10, 2016 2 min read

In boost to self-driving cars, U.S. tells Google computers can qualify as drivers

(Reuters) - U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google c...

February 10, 2016 4 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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8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
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Asia trade insurers keep close eye on China, India metals firms

MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - As rock bottom commodities prices and overcapacity weaken balance sheets at beleaguered com...

February 9, 2016 3 min read

Oil prices steady, weak fundamentals weigh after volatile week

(Reuters) - Crude oil futures steadied on Friday after earlier losses, as bearish fundamentals weighed on markets at the...

February 5, 2016 2 min read

China's teapots eat into crude glut, but build Asian fuel surplus

(Reuters) - Newly licensed Chinese oil importers are taking advantage of low crude prices and healthy domestic product m...

February 5, 2016 3 min read

US anti-Zika virus battles homes in on the 'dengue' mosquito

(Reuters) - Health experts are bracing for Zika virus to spread to the United States by April or May, borne by a mosquit...

February 3, 2016 5 min read

Oil falls on China economic woes, rising OPEC supply

(Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second session in Asian trade on Tuesday as worries about top energy consumer China an...

February 2, 2016 3 min read

Asia shares edge up, oil wobbles as markets await China surveys

(Reuters) - Asian shares started a new month on somewhat firmer footing on Monday, helped by accommodative monetary poli...

February 1, 2016 3 min read

Companies rush to Iran as sanctions are lifted

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Major international companies are rushing to establish a position in Iran as the Islamic Republic re-...

January 31, 2016 5 min read

Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads

(Reuters) - Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus ...

January 30, 2016 4 min read

Asia stocks wary before BOJ, oil extends rally

SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Asian shares crept cautiously higher on Friday as oil cobbled together another session of gai...

January 29, 2016 3 min read

Asia stocks fall as Fed adds to uncertainty, oil whippy

(Reuters) - Asian share markets slipped on Thursday after a late selloff on Wall Street, as investors were concerned the...

January 28, 2016 3 min read