May 11, 2023
Stocks, yields fall after data seen halting more Fed rate hikes

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -A gauge of global stock performance slid on Thursday after U.S. jobless claims and a modest rise in producer prices suggested a slowing economy, which also pushed Treasury yields lower as it could allow…

May 11, 2023
Dollar stronger as market rethinks monetary policy outlook

By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose against the euro and sterling on Thursday and set a more than one-week high against a basket of its major peers as traders sought safety after a series of…

Mar 10, 2023
Instant View: SVB meltdown triggers gyrations in global bank shares

(Reuters) - California banking regulators on Friday closed SVB Financial Group, the largest bank failure since the financial crisis, moving quickly to protect depositors as a crisis at the startup-focused lender rippled through global markets and hit banking stocks. The…

Mar 01, 2023
US stocks mostly decline, Treasuries dip as inflation worries linger

By Lawrence Delevingne and Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) -Two of three major Wall Street stock indexes declined on Wednesday, while Treasury yields marched higher, as new inflation indicators from China, Germany and the U.S. hardened expectations that high interest rates would…

Aug 15, 2022
Stocks, dollar gain despite surprise weak China data

By Chibuike Oguh New York (Reuters) - Global equities and the U.S. dollar advanced on Monday despite weaker-than-expected economic data in China that prompted its central bank to cut its lending rate, stoking concerns of a global recession. The People's…

Jul 22, 2022
Global slowdown fears darken as cost of living bites

By Jonathan Cable, Leika Kihara and Dan Burns LONDON/TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The global economy looks increasingly likely to be heading into a serious slowdown, just as the highest inflation in a generation prompts central banks to aggressively reverse the ultra-loose…

Jun 07, 2022
Buy now, pay later stocks roiled by Apple’s entry

(Reuters) - Shares of buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies stumbled on Tuesday as the entry of Apple Inc threatened to ratchet up competition in a sector reeling from geopolitical tensions, regulatory scrutiny and rising interest rates. The service, called…

May 30, 2022
Dollar resumes slide as stock markets tentatively pick up

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar resumed its slide on Monday as risk appetite across markets tentatively strengthened, supported by encouraging economic data and bets that the Federal Reserve will tighten policy at a slower pace. The…

May 26, 2022
Dollar eases as traders scale back bets on Fed tightening

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar edged lower on Thursday as markets considered whether the Federal Reserve might slow or even pause its tightening cycle in the second half of the year, which would weaken the…