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Dollar softens, yen set for weekly fall as US recession worries fade

Dollar softens, yen set for weekly fall as US recession worries fade

By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar fell against the yen on Friday, and was softer against other peer currencies after di..

Morning Bid: With US economy humming, a quarter point will do

Morning Bid: With US economy humming, a quarter point will do

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The U.S. economy is doing just fine and markets now accept a quarte..

STOXX 600 set for best week in more than 3 months on US rate cut hopes

STOXX 600 set for best week in more than 3 months on US rate cut hopes

  (Reuters) – European shares opened higher for the fourth straight session on Friday as upbeat risk sentiment prevailed ac..

COFFEE, PLANET & US 2024: Advancing Sustainability in the Coffee Industry

COFFEE, PLANET & US 2024: Advancing Sustainability in the Coffee Industry

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – 14 August 2024 – Coffex Coffee Malaysia is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the Coffee, Plane..

WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads

WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads

  By Anna Ringstrom and Julie Steenhuysen STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an in..

Japanese stocks head for best week in 4 years as fading growth fears lift markets

Japanese stocks head for best week in 4 years as fading growth fears lift markets

  By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asia shares were headed for a weekly gain on Friday and Japan’s benchmark Nikkei was pois..

Stocks gain, Treasury yields jump as US retail data reassures

Stocks gain, Treasury yields jump as US retail data reassures

  By Koh Gui Qing and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks rose on Thursday and Treasury yields spiked after sur..

Rallying-World rally championship promoter explores $550 million sale, sources say

Rallying-World rally championship promoter explores $550 million sale, sources say

  By Amy-Jo Crowley and Alexander Hübner LONDON (Reuters) – The owners of the World Rally Championship’s commercial a..

Google launches enhanced Pixel phones in bid to leverage AI tech

Google launches enhanced Pixel phones in bid to leverage AI tech

By Kenrick Cai and Max A. Cherney MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday unveiled a lineup of new Pixel ..

Morning Bid: US clears inflation decks, NZ cut surprises

Morning Bid: US clears inflation decks, NZ cut surprises

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Feeding off impressive disinflation and a growing list of central b..

Aviva tops earning forecasts on home, motor insurance price rises

Aviva tops earning forecasts on home, motor insurance price rises

  By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -British insurer Aviva beat first-half profit expectations following a rise in general insuran..

German property bank PBB’s profit plunges as US office loans sour

German property bank PBB’s profit plunges as US office loans sour

  By Tom Sims and Alexander Hübner FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (PBB), one of Germany’s top property financ..

Top VW investor Porsche SE eyes further investments

Top VW investor Porsche SE eyes further investments

  FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Porsche SE, the controlling shareholder in German automaker Volkswagen, is financially in a position to co..

Leasing model behind Europe’s EV drive at risk of breakdown

Leasing model behind Europe’s EV drive at risk of breakdown

  By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Low resale values for electric cars have pushed the leasing firms that drive Europe̵..

Pfizer’s RSV vaccine shows benefit in immuno-compromised adults in study

Pfizer’s RSV vaccine shows benefit in immuno-compromised adults in study

  (Reuters) – Pfizer said on Monday its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo generated a strong immune respons..

Citigroup’s head of digital assets for markets unit departs, memo says

Citigroup’s head of digital assets for markets unit departs, memo says

  NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citigroup’s head of digital assets for its markets unit, Shobhit Maini, is leaving the bank af..

Turkish gold demand lifts Italian jewellery exports as leather goods suffer

Turkish gold demand lifts Italian jewellery exports as leather goods suffer

MILAN (Reuters) – A surge in demand for gold from inflation-stricken Turkey boosted exports of jewellery from Italy’s indu..

European shares muted as investors brace for data-packed week

European shares muted as investors brace for data-packed week

By Pranav Kashyap and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -gtgEurope’s benchmark stock index was subdued on Monday, erasing early gains, wit..

Oil rises for fifth straight session on Mideast tensions and US data

Oil rises for fifth straight session on Mideast tensions and US data

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices were up by more than $1 a barrel on Monday, rising for a fifth consecutive session on ..

Global stocks tick up while yen slips in calm before U.S. data

Global stocks tick up while yen slips in calm before U.S. data

By Harry Robertson and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks edged higher on Monday while the yen slipped as a holiday ..

India’s Bharti Enterprises to buy Altice UK’s stake in BT Group

India’s Bharti Enterprises to buy Altice UK’s stake in BT Group

  (Reuters) – India’s Bharti Enterprises said on Monday it has agreed to buy an around 24.5% stake in BT Group from t..

Morning Bid: Markets shift to holiday mood

Morning Bid: Markets shift to holiday mood

  A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole It’s been a blessedly quiet start to the week in A..

Shell, PetroChina to expand Surat coal seam gas project in Australia

Shell, PetroChina to expand Surat coal seam gas project in Australia

  (Reuters) -Shell and PetroChina have decided to expand the Surat coal seam gas project (SGP) in Queensland, the British oil and..

Yen slips, markets brace for US inflation data

Yen slips, markets brace for US inflation data

  By Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen was a tad softer against the dollar in trading thinned by a Japanese h..

Oil holds on to last week’s gains buoyed by Mideast tensions, economic data

Oil holds on to last week’s gains buoyed by Mideast tensions, economic data

By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed in early Asian trading on Monday, holding on to most of last ..

French 2024 wine production seen falling after wet weather

French 2024 wine production seen falling after wet weather

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – Wine output in France, the world largest producer, is set to fall sharply this year a..

Stocks recoup most of week’s sell-off as nerves steady

Stocks recoup most of week’s sell-off as nerves steady

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares extended gains on Friday to erase nearly all of their losses from a big sell-off earlier ..

Dollar steady on US jobs relief as yen heads for first weekly drop in six

Dollar steady on US jobs relief as yen heads for first weekly drop in six

By Kevin Buckland and Sruthi Shankar TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar was close to a one-week high against other major currencies on Friday..

Factbox-Who is Tan Su Shan, Singapore bank DBS’s incoming CEO?

Factbox-Who is Tan Su Shan, Singapore bank DBS’s incoming CEO?

By Roushni Nair and Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s DBS Group has appointed Tan Su Shan, currently its i..

Dollar gains after US jobless claims fall more than expected

Dollar gains after US jobless claims fall more than expected

By Hannah Lang NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Thursday after new U.S. labor market data showed that unemployment benefi..

Global stock index rises with dollar, yields as data calms nerves

Global stock index rises with dollar, yields as data calms nerves

By Sinéad Carew and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A closely followed global equities index jumped more than 1% on Thursda..

Glencore to keep coal assets and stick with London listing

Glencore to keep coal assets and stick with London listing

By Felix Njini and Pratima Desai JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Glencore will keep its coal business after securing backing from a maj..

Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize posts Q2 margin beat

Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize posts Q2 margin beat

  By Stephanie Hamel and Charlotte Eugenie Yvette Bawol (Reuters) -Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize beat second-quarter core prof..

Bottler Coca-Cola HBC raises 2024 revenue and operating profit forecasts

Bottler Coca-Cola HBC raises 2024 revenue and operating profit forecasts

(Reuters) – Bottler Coca-Cola HBC boosted its annual operating profit and revenue forecast on Wednesday, as the Swiss group post..

Siemens Energy raises free cash flow outlook after solid Q3

Siemens Energy raises free cash flow outlook after solid Q3

  FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Siemens Energy on Wednesday raised its free cash flow outlook for the second time in three months, citing ..

Vans-parent VF Corp posts smaller Q1 revenue drop than expected, on better China demand

Vans-parent VF Corp posts smaller Q1 revenue drop than expected, on better China demand

  (Reuters) -VF Corp reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by improvement in its Chin..

Unwind of massive yen-funded carry has room to go, analysts say

Unwind of massive yen-funded carry has room to go, analysts say

NEW YORK (Reuters) – An epic unwinding of the yen-funded carry trade that has reverberated through global markets may have furth..