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Market stress indicators react sharply after U.S. bank failures

Market stress indicators react sharply after U.S. bank failures

By Amanda Cooper, Yoruk Bahceli and Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Financial market stress indicators reacted sharply on Monda..

Wall St flutters, Treasury yields ease as Powell resumes testimony

Wall St flutters, Treasury yields ease as Powell resumes testimony

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks struggled for direction and Treasury yields wavered on Wednesday as a barrage o..

Dollar jumps as Powell flags higher terminal rate

Dollar jumps as Powell flags higher terminal rate

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar extended gains against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after Federal Reserve..

Wall Street drops, Treasury yields gyrate on Fed Chairman Powell’s remarks

Wall Street drops, Treasury yields gyrate on Fed Chairman Powell’s remarks

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated and benchmark Treasury yields wavered on Tuesday as Federal Reserve C..

Hermes asks court to block ‘MetaBirkin’ NFT sales after jury win

Hermes asks court to block ‘MetaBirkin’ NFT sales after jury win

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -French luxury house Hermes International has asked a Manhattan federal court to block artist Mason Rothsc..

Wall Street stocks power higher as Treasury yields and dollar ease

Wall Street stocks power higher as Treasury yields and dollar ease

By Lawrence Delevingne and Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks posted strong gains while Treasury yields and the d..

Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down

Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slid from a 2-1/2-month high versus the Japanese yen on Friday,..

Cepsa to nearly double investments over next 3 years as profit soars

Cepsa to nearly double investments over next 3 years as profit soars

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa plans to nearly double its investments over the next three years to a total of 3.6..

Estonia’s pro-Kyiv government faces election test amid cost of living crisis

Estonia’s pro-Kyiv government faces election test amid cost of living crisis

By Andrius Sytas KOHTLA-JARVE, Estonia (Reuters) – One of Europe’s most staunchly pro-Ukrainian governments faces a challe..

Stocks mixed, dollar gains after robust inflation, jobs data

Stocks mixed, dollar gains after robust inflation, jobs data

By Lawrence Delevingne and Marc Jones (Reuters) -Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday, as investors weighed indicators of econo..

Volkswagen’s financial services undergoing reorganization

Volkswagen’s financial services undergoing reorganization

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen is reorganizing its financial services holding companies, Volkswagen Bank and Volkswagen Financ..

Dollar slips, yuan gains on China PMI; hot inflation lifts euro

Dollar slips, yuan gains on China PMI; hot inflation lifts euro

By Herbert Lash and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slid and China’s yuan gained on Wednesday after Chin..

Wall St indexes mixed, Treasury yields tick up as higher rates loom

Wall St indexes mixed, Treasury yields tick up as higher rates loom

By Lawrence Delevingne and Samuel Indyk (Reuters) – Wall Street indexes and global equities were mixed on Tuesday and bonds wrap..

Utilities call for more government funding and pilot projects to drive smart utility development – Wi-SUN Alliance survey

Utilities call for more government funding and pilot projects to drive smart utility development – Wi-SUN Alliance survey

  Senior professionals at utility companies are calling for more government funding to help drive smart utility development, acco..

Dollar edges down from six-week peak, Swedish crown jumps

Dollar edges down from six-week peak, Swedish crown jumps

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower on Monday but kept close to Friday’s six-week high, after a flur..

Shares steady, dollar dips as US holiday lifts rates gloom

Shares steady, dollar dips as US holiday lifts rates gloom

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares inched up on Monday as a U.S. holiday tempered volatility ahead of minutes of the lat..

Shares fall with oil prices amid concerns about U.S. Fed rate hikes

Shares fall with oil prices amid concerns about U.S. Fed rate hikes

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock markets around the globe fell on Friday and oil prices settled lower after U.S. econo..

Hawkish ECB comments push up rate-hike expectations

Hawkish ECB comments push up rate-hike expectations

By Leigh Thomas and Francesco Canepa PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank interest rates still have some way to ris..

Dollar advances as strong U.S. data backs higher rates backdrop

Dollar advances as strong U.S. data backs higher rates backdrop

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar held gains against a basket of currencies on..

Slowdown in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

Slowdown in UK inflation eases pressure on Bank of England

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation fell by more than expected in January and there were si..

Dollar hits six-week high vs yen, rallies from two-week low after U.S. inflation data

Dollar hits six-week high vs yen, rallies from two-week low after U.S. inflation data

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a six-week high against the yen and climbed from a roughly t..

Sterling gains after strong jobs data add to pressure on BOE

Sterling gains after strong jobs data add to pressure on BOE

LONDON (Reuters) – The pound rose against the dollar and euro on Tuesday after data showed British wages rose quicker than expec..

Love in a time of inflation: how much will Valentine’s Day set you back?

Love in a time of inflation: how much will Valentine’s Day set you back?

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -This Valentine’s Day is set to look different after a year of record food inflation that has se..

Japanese yen gains as Ueda set to be named next BOJ governor

Japanese yen gains as Ueda set to be named next BOJ governor

(Adds comment, U.S. data, NEW YORK dateline, byline, FX table, bullets, updates prices) By Samuel Indyk and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss L..

Bank of England officials split over future path for rates

Bank of England officials split over future path for rates

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymakers disagreed on Thursday about where interest rates need ..

First Abu Dhabi Bank could renew $35 billion offer for StanChart -Bloomberg News

First Abu Dhabi Bank could renew $35 billion offer for StanChart -Bloomberg News

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest lender, could renew a p..

Italy inflation-adjusted retail sales fell in 2022

Italy inflation-adjusted retail sales fell in 2022

ROME (Reuters) -Italian retail sales increased in value terms but decreased in volume in 2022 compared to the previous year, with cons..

European shares hit nine month high, dollar wobbles after Powell remarks

European shares hit nine month high, dollar wobbles after Powell remarks

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares jumped and most currencies rose against the dollar on Wednesday as investors disce..

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities edged lower and the dollar inched up on Tu..

FTSE 100 inches towards recent highs as BP shines

FTSE 100 inches towards recent highs as BP shines

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday as bumper earnings from oil giant BP and a rally in energy sto..

UK house prices stabilise after four-month fall, Halifax says

UK house prices stabilise after four-month fall, Halifax says

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices were unchanged in January after falling in month-on-month terms in each of the previous ..

Marketmind: Rates start to bite

Marketmind: Rates start to bite

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian stocks on Tuesday come off the..

Bank of England’s Mann doubles down on backing for rate hikes

Bank of England’s Mann doubles down on backing for rate hikes

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Bank of England rate-setter Catherine Mann on Monday backed further increases in interes..

Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming

Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming

LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks are steadily moving closer to a pause in their aggressive interest rate hiking campaigns...

Fed rates up, BoE up, ECB up, stocks up

Fed rates up, BoE up, ECB up, stocks up

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Higher stock markets showed the bulls were still firmly in charge on Thursday as the European C..

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar extended losses on Wednesday and fell to a nine-month low against a basket of ..