WARSAW, June 2 (Reuters) – Central European currencies rose on Tuesday, continuing a strong run supported by increased risk-appetite in global markets as investors bet that the worst of the […]
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks pare losses after Trump's Hong Kong response
(Adds details from Trump statement, gold and oil settlement prices) * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh * U.S. to no longer recognize Hong Kong as autonomous * U.S. […]
Asia shares tread lightly, await China policy meeting
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Asian shares and Wall Street futures stepped back on Thursday as resurgent concerns about the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak offset some of this week’s earlier […]
Stocks adrift as vaccine rally falters
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – European stocks slipped lower on Wednesday and gold gained as a sceptical press report undermined some hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine and concern about obstacles to a […]
MORNING BID-EU rescue proposal, vaccine hope lifts spirits
A look at the day ahead from emerging markets chief correspondent Karin Strohecker. The views expressed are her own. Following two months of hesitation, a joint EU response to the […]
Asia shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, euro at two-week highs
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares jumped on Tuesday and oil extended gains on optimism the global economy would recover quickly following a successful early-stage trial of a coronavirus vaccine, while […]
EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks, FX surge as commodity prices rally
By Susan Mathew May 18 (Reuters) – Latin American stocks and currencies roared higher on Monday, with Brazil shares rising 3.5% as a commodity prices surged on hopes of economic […]
UPDATE 1-South Africa's rand weakens on coronavirus rebound fears
(Adds latest prices) JOHANNESBURG, May 15 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand fell on Friday and ended lower on the week as fears about a resurgence of coronavirus infections hurt sentiment […]
China to launch IPO reform on Shenzhen's ChiNext in Aug: sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China plans to officially implement initial public offering (IPO) reforms on Shenzhen’s start-up board ChiNext in August, three sources told Reuters on Friday. China last week announced […]
Dollar firm but stocks, oil under pressure as U.S.-China tensions rise
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar rose, oil fell and stock markets were poised to slip on Monday as rising U.S.-China tensions over the coronavirus – and growing unease at the […]