Italian bonds, stocks and the euro rallied on Monday after President Sergio Mattarella rejected a eurosceptic candidate for economy minister, prompting the anti-establishment 5-Star and League part...
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Germany is seeking to end a dispute between the United States and the European Union over President Donald Trump’s decision to impose high tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Economy Minis...
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U.S. stocks fell Friday as geopolitical fears following President Donald Trump's move to cancel a key summit with North Korea weighed on solid corporate earnings.

The D...
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The S&P 500 and the Dow eased on Friday after a steep drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks, but losses were limited by gains in chipmakers and retail stocks.

US crude tumbled 4 ...
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Now, a surge in fuel prices has them tightening their budget while limiting their road plans as summer driving season arrives. “We’re not traveling to the East Coast anymore,” sai...
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The euro slipped on Friday and is set for a sixth consecutive week of losses as concerns over Italy’s debt outlook weighed on sentiment, although losses were checked after North Korea said it...
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Jean-Marc Decressonniere is probably the only banker in finance-friendly Switzerland who supports a vote next month that could transform how lenders operate.

Unlike virtually all his peer...
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The dollar index .DXY, which measures the currency against a basket of six major peers, rose 0.1 percent to 93.681. On Monday, the index set a five-month high of 94.058.

The increase mark...
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Trump’s proposal ran into immediate resistance in Congress, where Republicans and Democrats accused the president of bending to pressure from Beijing to ease up on a company that has admitted...
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Oil prices rose on Tuesday, with Brent edging closer to $80 per barrel, on concerns that Venezuela’s crude output could drop further following a disputed presidential election and potential U...
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The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday slapped steep import duties on steel products from Vietnam that originated in China after a final finding they evaded U.S. anti-dumping and anti-subsidy order...
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The dollar advanced against the yen on Monday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. trade war with China is "on hold", boosting risk sentiment amid hopes for an easi...
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The FTSE 100 was up by 0.47 percent and the CAC 40 in Paris was higher by 0.26 percent. The former hit a fresh intraday record high Monday. Meanwhile, the main Italian index fel...
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The dollar rose to a five-month high against a basket of major currencies on Friday, helped by weakness in the euro as investors fretted about political uncertainty in Italy.

The dol...
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite closed lower on Friday as tensions between the U.S. and China weighed on investor sentiment while both countries continued negotiations on t...
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Wall Street ended a choppy trading session lower on Thursday, as investors grappled with escalating trade tensions and rising oil prices.

Comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that Chin...
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Asian stocks edged up on Friday as investors kept a cautious watch on developments in US-China trade negotiations, while the dollar was perched near a five-month peak against a basket of currencies...
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U.S. government debt prices fell Thursday morning, as investors continued to monitor key economic data.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, fell Thursday morning, ...
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Oil prices firmed on Thursday, with Brent crude creeping ever closer to $80 per barrel, a level it has not seen since November 2014, as supplies tighten while demand remains strong.

Brent...
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Asian markets fell in early trade on Wednesday after Pyongyang called off talks with Seoul, throwing a major US-North Korean summit into question, and a spike in the US 10-year Treasury yield to a ...
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A surge in US government bond yields to their highest level in almost seven years sent Wall Street shares sliding on Tuesday after strong retail sales data stoked inflation concerns and investors f...
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The dollar inched up against a basket of currencies on Tuesday from its lowest level in more than a week as hopes for an easing of global trade tensions pushed U.S. bond yields higher.

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European markets opened lower on Tuesday morning, as investors monitored key political and economic risks while oil prices hovered close to multi-year highs.

The pan-European Stoxx 6...
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Most Asian stocks closed higher on Friday, with positive sentiment partially driven by gains seen on Wall Street following softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. Meanwhile, oil prices were sligh...
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The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.05 percent higher with the different sectors moving in opposite directions. Basic resources led the gains in early deals, up by 1.18 percent, on...
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Asian stocks rose on Thursday, with energy shares leading the way as crude oil prices bolted higher after US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of a nuclear deal with Iran.

Wall Street surged on Wednesday as surging oil prices boosted energy stocks following US President Donald Trump's decision the previous day to quit a nuclear agreement with Iran.

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Asian stocks were listless on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, with most markets recording slight ...
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Senior Canadian, U.S. and Mexican officials trying to rescue slow-moving talks to update the NAFTA trade pact met on Monday in a new bid to resolve key issues before regional elections complicate t...
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China’s exports rebounded more strongly than expected in April after a surprise drop the previous month, suggesting global demand remains relatively resilient and providing a cushion to the e...
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Gold prices hit their highest in a week on Monday, buoyed as the dollar slipped after marking its strongest level this year in the previous session.

Spot gold had risen 0.3 percent t...
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The dollar stayed near its 2018 peak on Monday after U.S. jobs and wages data did little to temper perceptions of strength in the U.S. economy, though renewed concerns about trade frictions could c...
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Global stock markets were mixed as investors stayed cautious on how central banks would move towards monetary tightening amid convincing growth and inflation risks.

Global cues were also ...
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U.S. stocks closed sharply higher Friday as Wall Street shrugged off lackluster numbers in the government's monthly jobs report while shares of Apple hit an all-time high to lead the technology...
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Buffett’s Apple commitment over the past two years has surprised many, given his historical aversion to companies associated with the technology sector.

Berkshire’s initial in...
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China, which has threatened retaliation in equal measure, including tariffs on U.S. soybeans and aircraft, has so far given no comment on how the talks are going.

The official China Daily...
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The Nifty which opened with a gap up failed to hold onto the momentum and closed just above its crucial support level of 10,700 making a Bearish Belt Hold kind of pattern on the daily charts.

Asian shares were subdued on Thursday ahead of anxiously-awaited Sino-US trade talks, while the US dollar consolidated recent bumper gains after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed the outlook for more ...
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European markets open higher Wednesday as investors keep their focus on earnings and monitor an upcoming Federal Reserve meeting.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.1 pe...
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Asian stocks were narrowly mixed in Wednesday trade following the mixed close on Wall Street as several markets in the region re-opened for trade after a holiday.

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Oil prices dipped on Monday after a rising rig count in the United States pointed to higher production there, but markets held near their highest in over three years and remained set for a second s...
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Business is coming in so fast and workers are in such high demand at AOW Associates Inc, an Albany, New York-based construction firm, that its chief financial officer hired a guy six weeks ago for ...
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Asia markets traded mostly higher on Friday, as investors watched for developments from the Korean peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met South Korean President Moon Jae-in&n...
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European markets are expected to begin Friday's session on a positive note, as investors delve through another batch of earnings while keeping a close eye on the political sphere.

The...
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European markets were slightly higher on Thursday morning, as investors monitored a fresh batch of corporate earnings.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 edged up around 0.2 percent dur...
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Asian stocks edged up on Thursday as robust corporate earnings helped Wall Street quell concerns over a surge in US bond yields, while the dollar hovered near three-month highs against a basket of ...
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European markets were lower Wednesday, as rising yields in the bond markets offset excitement surrounding corporate earnings.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.6 percent lower wi...
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Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as most global stock markets fell and as the U.S. dollar eased below an over three-month high hit in the previous session.

Spot gold was up 0.1 ...
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Asian stocks slipped and the US dollar advanced on Tuesday, as a deluge of US government debt this week and the spectre of inflation and a higher fiscal deficit drove US borrowing costs near four-y...
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Wall Street ended mixed on Monday as concerns about soft smartphone demand weighed on tech stocks and pulled the Nasdaq lower while earnings optimism protected against deeper losses.

Tech...
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Gold prices slipped to their lowest level in nearly two weeks on Monday as the dollar rose on the back of climbing U.S. Treasury yields and as global political concerns eased.

Spot gold&n...
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Oil prices were steady on Monday as a rising U.S. rig count pointed to further increases in American output, marking one of the few factors tamping back crude in an otherwise bullish environment. Read More

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund needed to “step up to the plate” to police large external imbalances, demand the dismantling o...
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U.S. consumers may be about to directly feel the effects of the trade fight started by U.S. President Trump with China and other countries this year when a new list of Chinese imports to be taxed i...
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Gold prices inched lower on Friday and were headed for the first weekly decline in three as expectations of higher U.S. interest rates and easing political tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Syri...
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after a major Asian chipmaker delivered a disappointing forecast which dragged the technology sector lower. Investors also fretted over rising interest rates.

Oil prices rose on Thursday to their highest in over three years as U.S. crude inventories declined and as top exporter Saudi Arabia pushes for higher prices by continuing to withhold supplies.

Resource stocks were on a roll in Asia on Thursday as oil prices hit heights not seen since late 2014 and ignited a rally across commodities, though the potential boost to inflation globally also p...
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The dollar edged up on Wednesday, as firm U.S. economic data supported the greenback against the yen and headline risks around U.S.-China trade relations and tensions in the Middle East appeared to...
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US stock indexes rallied on Tuesday on broad-based gains while Netflix and UnitedHealth earnings impressed investors and boosted optimism about the US corporate reporting season.

Shares i...
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European markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday morning, tracking modest overnight gains after data showed China's economy grew slightly more than anticipated in the first quarter.

US stocks closed higher on Monday, with the biggest boosts from technology and healthcare sectors as investors were optimistic about earnings season and appeared less worried about US-led missile a...
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Travel and leisure stocks led the gains, up more than 0.6 percent after shares of Britain's biggest hotel and coffee shop operator surged to the top of the European benchmark. A unit of U.S. ac...
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Asian share markets were mixed and oil prices fell on Monday as relief US-led strikes on Syria looked unlikely to escalate was tempered by concerns at Russia's potential reaction to new sanctio...
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The Trump administration again refrained from naming any major trading partners as currency manipulators on Friday, but the U.S. Treasury’s semi-annual currency report criticized China for th...
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Wall Street is hoping that first-quarter earnings growth and corporate forecasts are strong enough to bring the FAANG group of stocks back into favor and take the spotlight off worries that caused ...
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The dollar firmed against its peers on Friday, supported as an improvement in investor risk appetite lifted equities and pushed U.S. yields significantly higher.

Yields rose as Wall Stree...
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Asian shares traded mostly higher on Friday, with investor confidence improving amid a de-escalation in recent trade and geopolitical tensions.

China March exports in dollar terms decline...
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Wall Street stocks fell on Wednesday as possible U. military action against Syria stoked investor concerns about geopolitical risk to the American economy and minutes from the Federal Open Market C...
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Asian stocks came under pressure on Thursday as the threat of imminent US military action in Syria rattled investors and sent oil prices to their highest levels since late 2014 on concerns about su...
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Stocks rallied on Tuesday as Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief after China's president said he would work to "open" the country's economy, easing trade war fears.

Th...
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