Inflation data spurs stocks rally, drop in U.S. yields
U.S. inflation cools in February Two-year U.S. Treasury yield set for biggest monthly drop since 2008 S&P 500 records back-to-back quarterly gains NEW YORK, March...
Slower China factory activity growth challenges economic recovery prospects
Manufacturing PMI 51.9 in March vs 52.6 in Feb Non-manufacturing PMI expands at fastest pace in nearly 12 years BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) – China’s...
Riyadh joins Shanghai Cooperation Organization as ties with Beijing grow
RIYADH, March 29 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership...
Global equities fall, gold surges as banking worries linger
Wall Street, European stock indexes fall First Republic Bank gets $30 bln injection, worries linger Fed data showed banks sought record emergency liquidity Gold heads...
Wall Street ends sharply lower, Treasury yields dip ahead of jobs report
NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – Wall Street slid sharply on Thursday, pulled lower by bank stocks and jitters ahead of Friday’s employment report, while...
China says US should change attitude or risk conflict
BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) – The United States should change its “distorted” attitude towards China or “conflict and confrontation” will follow, China’s foreign minister said...
US prepares new rules on investment in technology abroad- WSJ
March 3 (Reuters) – The Treasury Department is preparing a new program that could prohibit U.S. investment in certain sectors of adversarial nations, the Wall...
Ex-BOJ gov Shirakawa urges re-examination of monetary framework, inflation targets
TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) – Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa called on policymakers to reconsider central banks’ monetary framework based on inflation...
Dollar clings to modest gains on data
U.S. jobless claims fall, showing labor market tightness Fed funds futures price in peak of 5.34% in July Stronger dollar will result in harder U.S....
Shares fall with oil prices amid concerns about U.S. Fed rate hikes
NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq finished in the red on Friday and oil prices settled lower after U.S....