Japan’s top currency diplomat escalates warning against weak yen
[1/2]Banknotes of Japanese yen are seen in this illustration picture taken September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration Yen at 7-mth low vs dollar, 15-yr trough to...
The Fed’s stages of inflation grief, in Powell’s words
WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers reached a milestone on Wednesday when they left the U.S. central bank’s benchmark overnight interest rate steady...
World stocks gauge pauses after big run, heavy central bank week
MSCI All-World index hovers near highest since April 2022 Wall St indexes drop; Europe’s Stoxx gains Yen falls to 15-yr low vs euro, 6-month low...
Major banks cut China 2023 GDP forecasts as recovery falters
BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) – Several major banks have cut their 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for China after May data showed a...
Central banks, still waiting for relief on inflation, lean higher on rates
[1/2] Euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT, June 15 (Reuters) – Two years into confronting rising inflation,...
Fed kicks off meeting-by-meeting policymaking amid high uncertainty
[1/2] The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger June 13...
Shares rise, Treasury yields fall as US jobless claims surge
US shares rise, European shares flat Treasury yields fall, jobless claims hit over 1-1/2-yr high Some bond investors reprice rate expectations after Canada surprise Turkey’s...
Binance.US halts dollar deposits, Robinhood delists tokens after SEC crackdown
June 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. affiliate of Binance said it was halting dollar deposits, while trading platform Robinhood Markets (HOOD.O) said it was delisting...
Bank failures, ‘hard landing’ still top-of-mind for hedge funds
NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – Big U.S. hedge fund and family office investors on Wednesday cautioned that despite the U.S. economy showing resilience, a...
US Congress averts historic default, approves debt-limit suspension
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt...