Global dealmaking sinks to lowest level in over a decade
NEW YORK/LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in the first...
Gold eases but remains on course for quarterly rise
Key U.S. inflation gauge slightly below expectations All precious metals set to gain in March March 31 (Reuters) – Gold prices were on track for...
Americans are wary of bailouts as banking concerns mount -Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) – A bipartisan majority of Americans oppose U.S. taxpayers footing the bill when bad management causes a bank to fail, though...
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...
Gold prices hold firm as banking worries persist
ECB pushes through 50 bps rate hike despite market turmoil Traders see Fed raising rates by 25 bps next week March 16 (Reuters) – Gold...
Gold rallies over 1% as Credit Suisse crisis hits risk appetite
Flagship Swiss bank Credit Suisse’s shares slump U.S. Treasury yields tumble, dollar soars Platinum, palladium also pressured by risk-off mood Market largely pricing in Fed...
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...
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....
Argentine savers ‘drown’ under spiraling prices as inflation hits 99%
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Argentina’s inflation rate has hit just shy of 100%, the government said on Tuesday, with savers feeling more pain...
Fed’s words in focus as markets bet rate hikes will soon end
Jan 30 (Reuters) – U.S. central bankers have unambiguously telegraphed this week’s policy decision: a quarter-of-a-percentage-point increase in their benchmark interest rate, the smallest since...