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Venezuelan business leaders lambast Maduro's new banknotes

New banknotes stripped of five zeros entered circulation in Venezuela on Monday as part of President Nicolas Maduro's ra...

August 21, 2018 4 min read

Most Asian markets start week on positive note, oil down

Most Asian markets rose on Monday as investors grow hopeful that China and the United States will resolve their trade di...

August 20, 2018 3 min read

'Crazy Rich Asians' sparkles at North America box office

Highly anticipated rom-com "Crazy Rich Asians" -- the first Hollywood film with an mainly Asian cast in a generation -- ...

August 20, 2018 2 min read

Venezuela's hyper-inflating central bank slashes zeros of bolivar

Venezuela will start issuing new banknotes on Monday after slashing five zeroes off the crippled bolivar, but analysts w...

August 18, 2018 4 min read
Asian markets fluctuate as dealers brush off Wall St record

Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday following a record-breaking close on Wall Street that was fuelled by strong earnings ...

Oil extend gains after Trump ban on Iran, US stocks lifted to records

Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Tuesday following a plethora of mostly good quarterly earnings that reinfo...

China Dec factory activity shrinks, more stimulus needed in 2016

BEIJING, Jan 1 (Reuters) - China looked set for a soggy start to 2016 after activity in the manufacturing sector contrac...

January 2, 2016 4 min read

Gold slips with oil; softer dollar fails to lift metal

SINGAPORE, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Gold slipped on Monday, tracking lower oil prices, but failed to get safe-haven bids despi...

December 28, 2015 3 min read

Star Wars: The Force Awakens' smashes box office records

(Reuters) - The Force remains strong with the new "Star Wars" movie, which is on track to top $1 billion in global ticke...

December 27, 2015 2 min read

In an M&A boom year, deals-driven hedge funds are burned by bad bets

(Reuters) - This year, betting on corporate takeovers and restructurings should have been a sure thing for investors as ...

December 26, 2015 6 min read

China state firms' profits down 9.5 pct y/y in Jan-Nov

BEIJING, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Profits at China's state firms dipped 9.5 percent in the first 11 months of 2015 from a year...

December 25, 2015 1 min read

Japan inflation edges up but weak spending keeps BOJ pressured

TOKYO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose for the first time in five months in November but household ...

December 25, 2015 2 min read

China says "clean, green" AIIB up and running in the new year

(Reuters) - The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been formally established and is expected t...

December 25, 2015 2 min read

Asia stocks climb after Fed hike; oil takes a spill

(Reuters) - Asian stock markets jumped on Thursday as investors chose to take an historic hike in U.S. interest rates as...

December 17, 2015 3 min read

Fed raises interest rates, citing ongoing U.S. recovery

Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Wednesday, signalin...

December 17, 2015 4 min read

Confident and clear, Yellen says rate path will be well signaled

(Reuters) - The unanimous backing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen got for the Fed's first rate hike since the financi...

December 17, 2015 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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Gold edges up ahead of Fed rate hike decision

(Reuters) - Gold ticked higher on Wednesday as investors awaited the conclusion of a Federal Reserve policy meeting at w...

December 16, 2015 3 min read

China economy shows signs of steadying, more policy support needed

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China's activity data was stronger than expected in November, with factory output growth pic...

December 12, 2015 4 min read

On brink of climate deal, nations set turning point from fossil fuels

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Climate negotiators in Paris appeared on the verge of clinching a landmark accord on Saturday ...

December 12, 2015 6 min read

German robots to make first Adidas running shoes in 2016

(Reuters) - A German factory operated largely by robots will make its first 500 pairs of running shoes for Adidas early ...

December 10, 2015 3 min read

South Korea names Dec 15 date for sovereign "Panda" bond issue

(Reuters) South Korea has set December 15 as the date it will issue 3 billion yuan ($467.45 million) worth of yuan-denom...

December 9, 2015 2 min read

Japan's securities watchdog to recommend $59.8 mln fine for Toshiba-source

TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's securities watchdog will recommend that Toshiba Corp should be fined 7.37 billion yen (...

December 5, 2015 1 min read

Climate talks enter next phase, toughest decisions ahead

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Global climate change talks in Paris moved into a new, tougher phase on Saturday as negotiators...

December 5, 2015 4 min read

Zuckerberg's donation latest in string of gifts by technology mavens

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Mark Zuckerberg's pledge on Tuesday to give away most of his Facebook shares, a roughly...

December 2, 2015 2 min read

China's AIIB eyes lending of $10-15 bln a year: president-designate

BEIJING, Dec 1 (Reuters) - China's new international development bank expects to lend $10 billion-$15 billion a year for...

December 1, 2015 1 min read

Japan govt to cut corp tax to below 30 pct in April -sources

TOKYO, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The Japanese government is likely to cut the effective corporate tax rate to below 30 percent ...

November 28, 2015 1 min read