Dollar steady as traders brace for labour data deluge
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar held close to a two-week high against the yen and the euro on Tuesday as investors geared up for a slew of economic data, including Friday’s U.S. payrolls, that will influence the…
Thai PM says part of $13 billion digital wallet stimulus to be in cash
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday that a part of the government’s flagship 450 billion baht ($13.1 billion) digital wallet stimulus handout will be made in cash. Details are still being finalised and will be…
Morning Bid: ISM kicks off the dollar’s big week
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Today’s U.S. ISM manufacturing survey is the first major indicator out in a big week for U.S. data and, likely, the dollar. Investors and the Federal…
Conflict, creditors and a car crash: How Ukraine clinched a wartime debt restructuring
By Marc Jones and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Just a few months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the country’s financial adviser, Rothschild & Co, handed Kyiv’s debt chief a thick black folder detailing major sovereign debt restructurings of the past…
China, South Africa agree to seek balanced trade, more investments
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed boosting two-way investments between their industrial and commercial communities, a joint statement on Tuesday showed. President Xi…
Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.08%
Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Staples, Metals & Mining and Resources sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.08%. The best performers of…