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Asia shares unsettled by Wall Street swoon, short seller squeeze
By Wayne ColeSYDNEY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares slid on Thursday while the safe-haven dollar rallied as a sudden sell-off on Wall…
Dollar on the defensive with Fed’s Powell likely to sound dovish note
By Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was trapped on the back foot against major peers on Wednesday as markets wait on comments…
UK jobless rate rises to highest since 2016
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's unemployment rate rose to 5.0%, its highest since 2016, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to take its toll…
Bitcoin, crypto inflows hit record last week: CoinShares
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment flows into cryptocurrency funds and products hit a record $1.31 billion last…
Big Oil hits brakes on search for new fossil fuels
By Ron BoussoLONDON (Reuters) - Top oil and gas companies sharply slowed their search for new fossil fuel resources last year, data…
ECB to delve into what ‘favourable financing’ means as questions mount: sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers are set to delve deeper at their next meeting into how they measure borrowing costs…
Bank of Japan revises up next year’s growth forecast, holds fire on policy
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and revised up its economic forecast for next fiscal year,…
Asian shares hit a record high after Yellen calls for big spending
By Hideyuki SanoTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares climbed to a record high on Wednesday as U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen…
Brent crude edges up as optimism over economy trumps demand concerns
By Florence TanSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude futures edged up on Tuesday as optimism that government stimulus will buoy global…
Exclusive: India’s budget seen raising import duties by 5%-10% on dozens of items, sources say
By Aftab Ahmed and Manoj KumarNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is considering hiking import duties by 5%-10% on more than 50 items including…