(Reuters) – Asian equities made early trading gains on Thursday after a mixed session Wall Street buoyed by expectations of a U.S. stimulus package even as political events in Washington […]
Asia shares given pause by Tokyo lockdown talk
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets hit pause on Monday as reports of a possible tightening in coronavirus emergency rules for Tokyo pulled Japanese stocks off 30-year highs, while also […]
Asian shares set for mixed open on resurgent virus worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares were set for choppy trade on Wednesday as the investor focus swung between concerns about a new faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus and hopes […]
Asia stocks climb on vaccine, U.S. stimulus optimism; dollar skids
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks were buoyant on Wednesday and the dollar eased as hopes of effective coronavirus vaccines and the growing prospect of more U.S. fiscal stimulus cheered investors […]
Stocks hover near flat, sterling up after recent weakness
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity indexes were mostly near flat on Wednesday as upbeat COVID-19 vaccine news was offset by lingering concern about the economic recovery, while sterling gained […]
Stocks ease as virus cases climb further; sterling slips
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity indexes were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors struggled to keep the rally of recent weeks going with COVID-19 infections still surging, while Brexit […]
Stocks take a breather, Brexit weighs down sterling
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks sagged on Tuesday as investors struggled to keep the thundering rally of recent weeks going with COVID-19 infections still surging and London and Brussels stuck […]
World shares reaching peaks, dollar in trough
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares held at record highs on Friday, buoyed by growing prospects of a U.S. economic stimulus package, while desire for riskier assets kept the safe-haven dollar […]
Stocks touch record high as investors cheer Biden transition, vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares on Wednesday hit record highs and were on course for their best month ever, with investors cheering the prospect of a smooth handover of power […]
World stocks edge higher on vaccine hopes, dollar slips
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares edged higher and the dollar slipped on Wednesday as weak U.S. retail sales and a surge of new coronavirus cases tempered market euphoria after recent […]