• Asia shares drop on Fed minutes, oil edges up after big drop

    6 Jul 2017 09:09 AM |

    By Reuters : Most Asian stock markets fell on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting showed a lack of consensus on the future pace of U.S. interest rate increases, while oil prices inched higher following a steep decline a day earlier.

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  • BOJ to cut inflation forecasts, hold off on easing: sources

    5 Jul 2017 12:15 PM |

    By Reuters : Japan's central bank will cut its inflation forecasts but hold off expanding stimulus this month, people familiar with the matter say, in another sign the bank is retreating from Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's initial pledge to do whatever it takes to achieve his ambitious inflation target.

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  • Asia learns to adapt to Korean tensions; Fed views awaited

    5 Jul 2017 09:44 AM |

    By Reuters : Asian share markets inched back into the black on Wednesday as investors wagered the latest flare-up of tensions on the Korean peninsula would fade away like so many others.

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  • French PM says time to end addiction to public spending

    4 Jul 2017 05:20 PM |

    By Reuters : Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told lawmakers on Tuesday that it was time to end France's addiction to public spending and rein in debts that he said were at an unacceptable level.

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  • Oil prices fall on U.S. holiday after eight days of gains

    4 Jul 2017 12:22 PM |

    By Reuters : Oil prices fell on Wednesday, halting a run of eight straight days of gains on signs that a persistent rise in U.S. crude production is running out of steam.

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  • Asian shares stumble as North Korea fires missile into Japanese waters

    4 Jul 2017 09:25 AM |

    By Reuters : Asian shares turned lower on Tuesday as earlier gains were quashed by tensions on the Korean peninsula after North Korea fired a missile that landed in Japanese waters, deepening concerns over the isolated nation's nuclear capabilities.

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  • Expect one more US rate hike this year even if Ivanka Trump is leading the Fed, UBS economist says

    3 Jul 2017 11:58 AM |

    By CNBC : The Federal Reserve has locked itself into a strategy to raise rates one more time this year despite whoever is leading the central bank, a global economist at UBS Wealth Management said.

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  • Asian stocks start new month on steady footing, bonds pressured

    3 Jul 2017 09:09 AM |

    By Reuters : Asian stocks hardly budged on Monday on the first day of a new quarter while expectations of credit tightening by the world's major central banks kept global bond markets under pressure.

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