Indexes close higher as data keeps Fed rate cut expectations elevated
U.S. stocks advanced to close higher on Wednesday, as a flurry of economic data kept expectations elevated for an interest rate cut by the Federal
December 03, 2025U.S. stocks advanced to close higher on Wednesday, as a flurry of economic data kept expectations elevated for an interest rate cut by the Federal
December 03, 2025
Lower interest rates would likely eliminate the need for a 50-year mortgage floated by President Donald Trump to boost housing
December 03, 2025
The Swiss National Bank will stick to its 0% interest policy next week and well into 2026 rather than opting for negative rates, economists said on Wednesday,
December 03, 2025
China is likely to stick to its current annual economic growth target of around 5% next year, government advisers and analysts said, a goal that would require authorities to
December 03, 2025
Greater Toronto Area home sales fell to a five-month low in November and prices declined as an uncertain economic outlook kept homebuyers on the sidelines,
December 03, 2025
Global shares were on steadier footing on Wednesday, helped by an overnight rebound on Wall Street as a brief selloff in bond markets and cryptocurrencies
December 03, 2025
The first job for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's new chief as she starts work on Monday is to make the central bank boring again, following a
December 01, 2025
BofA Global Research on Monday said it now expects the U.S.
December 01, 2025
Nippon Steel sees the weak performance at its newly acquired U.S.
December 01, 2025
The dollar regained ground against the yen, recovering from Monday's selloff, even as expectations for a December rate hike by the Bank of Japan
December 02, 2025
The U.S. stock market held steadier as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilized
December 02, 2025
British house prices rose slightly faster than expected in November, defying concerns about the impact of finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget, and higher wages were
December 02, 2025
Euro zone inflation unexpectedly ticked up last month, likely solidifying bets that no further European Central Bank rate cuts are coming anytime soon, data from Eurostat
December 02, 2025
Inflation in the euro zone is practically at the European Central Bank's 2% target and will fluctuate around it despite a tariff-induced price rise in the United States,
December 02, 2025
Brazil's economy is predicted to have expanded modestly in the third quarter, weighed down by a seasonal drop in agricultural output, a Reuters poll
December 02, 2025
U.S. stocks ended higher in a truncated, post-holiday session on Friday that was complicated by an outage at an exchange operator as investors closed the book on a
November 28, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee On perhaps the slowest trading day of the year, investors are dealing with an outage on CME Group platform affecting
November 28, 2025
BofA Global Research became the latest brokerage to forecast an interest rate cut by the U.S.
March 20, 2025
Japan must take steps to maintain market trust in its finances even as it ramps up spending to revive growth, private-sector members of a key government panel said on
November 27, 2025
Britain's tax-raising budget reduces near-term uncertainty, but doesn't change JPMorgan's expectations for government bond yields to rise next year, the bank's head
November 27, 2025
Shares in Europe are mixed following gains in most Asian markets
November 27, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook As markets settled in for the U.S.
November 27, 2025
A dramatic boom-bust cycle in New Zealand's housing market has left many Kiwis and investors scarred and an economy struggling to fire, turning what was once a
November 27, 2025
Global stocks rallied for a fourth straight day on Wednesday as expectations for a U.S.
November 26, 2025
A senior Australian central banker said on Wednesday the country's financial conditions were influenced by global factors, with low equity risk premia and credit spreads suggesting
November 26, 2025
A leading indicator of Japan's services sector prices rose 2.7% in October from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday, a sign labour shortages continue to prod companies to pass on
November 26, 2025
Australian consumer inflation accelerated for a fourth straight month in October, a new data series showed on Wednesday, a hot result that has markets giving up hopes
November 26, 2025
U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in September, suggesting consumer fatigue amid higher prices because of tariffs, though the moderation did not
November 25, 2025
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he was concluding a second round of interviews later in the day for a new U.S.
November 25, 2025
Stocks climbed again on hopes for a coming cut to interest rates
November 25, 2025
Oil prices settled over 1% lower on Tuesday after Ukraine hinted that an intense diplomatic push by the U.S. administration to end Russia's war against it could be
November 25, 2025
German home prices will rise around 3% annually over the coming years, according to property analysts polled by Reuters, outstripping overall inflation and further
November 25, 2025
The Bank of Korea will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 2.50% on Thursday as policymakers grapple with a volatile currency and an overheated
November 25, 2025
The yuan has shrugged off a trade war, slow growth, rock-bottom interest rates and a slump in foreign investment, to head for its sharpest annual gain since the pandemic year of 2020.
November 24, 2025
Russia's economy is seeing "continued cooling" with growth likely to remain at around 1% next year and business activity remaining weak for
November 24, 2025
Brazil's central bank remains dissatisfied with progress toward bringing inflation back to its target, its governor said on Monday, stressing that policymakers will maintain a data
November 24, 2025
Mexico's annual inflation rate stood above expectations at 3.61% in the first half of November, official data showed on Monday, affected by sticky core
November 24, 2025
Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Friday as rising expectations of a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve offset concerns over lofty tech
November 21, 2025
The dollar weakened against the yen on Friday, after Japanese officials stepped up verbal intervention to stem the currency's decline, even as the greenback
November 21, 2025
Asian and European shares extended a global rout on Friday and U.S. stock futures also pointed to a weak opening on Wall Street as investors continued to offload richly valued
November 21, 2025
Global brokerages are split over whether the U.S.
November 21, 2025
Reflationist advisers of Japan's new prime minister Sanae Takaichi will speak on a panel hosted by Keidanren on December 17 on the new administration's strategy to strengthen the
November 21, 2025
Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Anna Paulson said on Thursday she is approaching the U.S. central bank's next meeting "cautiously," despite supporting its last two interest rate cuts
November 20, 2025
Wall Street stocks slid on Thursday in a sharp reversal from an early rally, as technology gains faded after a boost from Nvidia's earnings and U.S. jobs
November 20, 2025
The pace of U.S. job growth accelerated more than expected in September, and the unemployment rate increased, indicating the labor market remained on the sluggish side, while
November 20, 2025
The dollar firmed against most major currencies on Thursday, after losing some ground as signs of faster U.S. job growth in September suggest the Federal Reserve
November 20, 2025
South Africa's central bank cut its main lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% on Thursday at the first meeting since its
November 20, 2025
The Trump administration's mammoth fiscal legislation will boost economic growth next year, but the impact will be partially undercut by Federal Reserve
November 20, 2025
New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down on Oct. 1
November 20, 2025