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Euro firms to 1-month high after ECB rate hike talk, dollar drifts

U.S. dollar note and a Euro coin are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Picture taken November 7. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The euro firmed to one-month highs against the dollar in Asian trading on Monday, after some European Central Ban... More »

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Asian shares edge up but caution prevails ahead of Fed

People walk past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian shares rose on Monday, taking their cue from gains on Wall Street after strong U.S. job data, t... More »

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Oil edges off three-month low but glut worries persist

A pump jack stands idle in Dewitt County, Texas January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Anna Driver Oil prices recovered a little on Friday after dropping to their lowest in more than three months, pressured by heavy oversupply despite OPEC-led production cuts. More »

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Dollar hits seven-week high versus yen, focus on U.S. jobs data

A man counts U.S dollar bills at a money exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The dollar firmed to seven-week highs against the yen on Friday, as investors awaited U.S. jobs data ahead of next week’s Federal Rese... More »

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G20 plan to stave off debt crises stalls as no country takes lead

File photo: Flags of G20 countries are seen outside the G20 venue before the start of the G20 Summit of major world economies in Cannes November 3, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Global efforts to create a market for growth-linked bonds that could help avert deb... More »

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Oil prices rise on output cuts, but U.S. stockpiles drag

FILE PHOTO – Pump jacks drill for oil in the Monterey Shale, California, U.S. on April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Oil prices climbed on Thursday after sharp losses the session before, buoyed by strong compliance with touted international produ... More »

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Dollar firm in Asia, resource shares on the run

A man stands in front of electronic boards showing stock prices and exchange rate between Japanese Yen and U.S dollar outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The dollar stood firm in Asia on Thursday and bond yields spiked... More »

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Dollar takes breather from Fed-inspired rally

FILE PHOTO: A teller holds U.S. $100 dollar at a bank in Taipei, Taiwan February 23, 2017. Picture taken February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo The dollar slipped in Asian trading on Monday, as investors locked in gains after its rise last week on gr... More »

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Stocks drop as markets wary of Fed, geopolitical tensions

People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai U.S. stock futures dropped and Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors weighed the near-certain pro... More »

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Oil ticks up on weaker dollar, stalled Russian output cuts

A worker walks past a pump jack on an oil field owned by Bashneft in Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo Oil markets rose on Friday as the dollar edged away from a multi-week high, but prices are being held in check by ... More »

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Dollar firm, shares slip as Fed rate rise looms

A man walks past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The dollar clung to broad gains on Friday as the risk of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike slugged sovereign bonds and comm... More »

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Oil drops for second day- market awaits U.S. stocks data

Chevron Corp’s refinery is shown in Richmond, California August 7, 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo Crude oil lost more ground on Wednesday with rising U.S. oil output adding pressure on the market, although OPEC production cuts continued to offer sup... More »

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Dollar perks up after Trump as Fed March hike comes in sight

A man counts U.S dollars at a money exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The dollar ticked up on Wednesday as Federal Reserve policy-setters fanned expectations of a rate hike this month, while U.S. President... More »

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Oil gains on supply cuts, but rising U.S. output caps gains

A natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen Oil prices rose on Monday, with the market set to rise for five of seven sessions as a global supply glut appears to ease, b... More »

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Financials push Asian stocks down for second straight day

Men walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks declined on Monday, led by financials, as a renewed drop in sovereign bond yields on political concerns pro... More »

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Dollar edges up as market awaits details on Trump`s tax plans

A man counts U.S dollars at a money exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The dollar recouped some ground after dipping to a two-week low against the yen in Asian trading on Monday, but it lacked momentum as in... More »

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Stocks fall, dollar poised for weekly loss as Trump rally pauses

A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Bond market jitters spilled over into stocks on Friday, pulling European indexes lower for a third straight session, and the dollar was poised for a ... More »

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Dollar hits one-week low as `Trumpflation trade` fades

U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar hit a one-week low on Friday and was set for its first week of falls in three, as the “Trumpflation trade” that took the greenback to 14-year h... More »

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Bitcoin hits record high above $1,200 on talk of ETF approval

FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Digital currency bitcoin jumped to a record high a... More »

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Crude oil rises after report shows drop in stockpiles

FILE PHOTO – A worker fills a tank with subsidized fuel at a fuel station in Jakarta April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Beawiharta Oil futures climbed nearly 1 percent on Thursday after data showed a surprise decline in U.S. crude stocks as imports fell, supporting the v... More »

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Global stocks top 2016 gains, dollar up before Fed minutes

A trader walks past the German DAX Index board on the trading floor at the Frankfurt stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Global stocks hit record highs on Wednesday, pushing gains for the year above those for all of ... More »

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Oil slips but close to multi-week highs

A woman pumps gas at a station in Falls Church, Virginia December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Global oil prices slipped on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar [.DXY], in which payments for crude are made, rose but they traded broadly at multi-week highs after OP... More »

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Global stocks hit record highs, dollar rises on rate-hike view

A woman walks past the London Stock Exchange building in the City of London, Britain, January 16 , 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville Stock prices across the world climbed to record highs on Tuesday on news euro zone business activity accelerated to a six-year high, ... More »

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Hints of March rate rise drive dollar higher

U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Picture taken November 7. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar rose broadly on Tuesday after two Federal Reserve policymakers pointed to the potential for U.S. interest rates to ri... More »

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Crude prices rise as investors bet big on oil strength

Oil pump jacks are seen next to a strawberry field in Oxnard, California February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Crude futures rose for a second day on Tuesday, with data showing hedge funds are betting big across oil markets following OPEC production cuts a... More »

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Asia stocks consolidate recent gains- China shines

An investor walks in front of an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song Asian stocks held ground on Tuesday though Chinese equiti... More »

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How do you say deja vu in Greek?

FILE PHOTO:A Greek flag flutters in front of the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill archaeological site in Athens, Greece, June 26, 2015. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/File Photo It seems as if we have been here before: the euro zone fretting that a cris... More »

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Oil firms as OPEC floats extended output cut- markets still bloated

A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer’s car at PetroChina’s petrol station in Beijing, China, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Oil prices edged up on Friday, lifted by a report that producer club OPEC could extend an output cut aimed at rein... More »

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Dollar wallows near one-week low, policy concerns limit bounce

U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar wallowed near a one-week low against a basket of currencies on Friday after upbeat economic data failed to lift Treasury yields, with underlyin... More »

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Big banks avoid hiring spree despite trading boom

FILE PHOTO: The Canary Wharf business district is seen reflected in windows at dusk in London, Britain December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Market trading is booming at U.S. and European banks thanks to Donald Trump and Brexit, and yet the glory... More »

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Oil slips further below $56 on report of U.S. inventory jump

FILE PHOTO – A drop of diesel is seen at the tip of a nozzle after a fuel station customer fills her car’s tank in Sint Pieters Leeuw December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Yves Herman Oil slipped further below $56 a barrel on Wednesday as an industry report showing a larg... More »

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Dollar racks up eleventh day of gains ahead of CPI data

United States one dollar bills are seen on a light table at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington in this November 14, 2014, file photo. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/Files The dollar ground out an 11th straight daily rise on Wednesday, as investors’ focus... More »

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Asia shares eke out 19-month top, cautious ahead of Yellen

A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian shares inched to 19-month highs on Tuesday as the potential for economic stimulus in the United States underpinned the dollar, bond yields and ... More »

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Dollar edges lower ahead of Yellen, pressured by Flynn resignation

FILE PHOTO – An employee checks U.S. dollar bank-notes at a bank in Hanoi, Vietnam August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Kham The dollar extended losses on Tuesday after President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn quit, with investors waiting to see wh... More »

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Oil stable as OPEC`s cuts bite, although bloated market still weighs

A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer’s car at PetroChina’s petrol station in Beijing, China, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Oil prices were stable on Monday on signs that OPEC-led production cuts were reducing global overproduc... More »

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Asian shares at 1-1/2-year high, yen sags after Trump-Abe meet

South Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen notes are seen on U.S. 100 dollar notes in this picture illustration taken in Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Asian stocks rallied to 1-1/2-year highs on Monday, helped by renewed hopes... More »

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Dollar hits two-week high vs yen on U.S.-Japan summit relief

A U.S. one-hundred dollar bill (C) and Japanese 10,000 yen notes are spread in Tokyo, in this February 28, 2013 picture illustration. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano The dollar rose to a two-week high versus the yen on Monday, with the market breathing a sigh of relief ... More »

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Oil up on U.S. gasoline stocks, but market bloated

FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack can be seen in Cisco, Texas, August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Stone/File Photo Oil prices rose on Thursday, supported by an unexpected draw in U.S. gasoline inventories, although bloated crude supplies meant that fuel markets remain u... More »

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Oil fuels stocks rally, bond market pressure eases

A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Stocks rose in Europe and Asia on Thursday and yields fell on some of the euro zone’s battered low-rated bonds as investors put aside the political r... More »

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Kiwi clattered by central bank steer, U.S. dollar dips

Reserve Bank of New Zealand dollar notes are pictured in Singapore June 22, 2006. REUTERS/Dennis Owen/File Photo The New Zealand dollar was by far the biggest faller among major currencies on Thursday, down almost a full percentage point after its central bank... More »

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Political jitters keep euro, French debt under pressure

Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Political uncertainty ahead of European elections prompted nervous investors to sell the euro a... More »

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Political risks weigh on euro, yen gains

A man counts U.S dollars and Euros at a money exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany The euro fell another third of a percent against the dollar on Wednesday, as concerns around a resurgence in political risk t... More »

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Oil prices stable, but kept in range by mixed price signals

FILE PHOTO: An employee pumps petrol into a car at a petrol station in Hanoi, Vietnam December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo Oil was stable on Tuesday after falls the previous session, with markets torn between mixed price indicators that have kept crude r... More »

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Asia stocks, euro pressured by economic, political uncertainty

A man using mobile phone walks past at an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato Appetite for Asian stocks and the euro ebbed on Tuesday as a rising tide of economic and polit... More »

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Oil steadies as Iran and OPEC offset by U.S. drilling rebound

A general view of a crude oil importing port in Qingdao, Shandong province, in this November 9, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/Files Oil steadied near $57 barrel on Monday as OPEC supply cuts and rising tensions between the United States and Iran were count... More »

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Euro fades in face of French election risks

FILE PHOTO: Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, shot January 25, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo The euro fell around half a percent on Monday as concerns over French politics ahea... More »

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Oil extends declines on rising U.S. output

A pump jack stands idle in Dewitt County, Texas January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Anna Driver Oil prices extended declines on Monday, dragged down by signs of growing production in the United States that could partly offset output cuts by OPEC and other producers. More »

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Asian shares, dollar retreat on Trump travel ban, U.S. GDP

Visitors use their mobile phones before a ceremony marking the end of trading in 2016 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian share markets and Wall Street stock futures fell on Monday after immigration cur... More »

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Dollar slips, shares wobbly after Trump`s protectionist address

People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices after the New Year opening ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), held to wish for the success of Japan’s stock market, in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon The dollar sli... More »

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Dollar drops as investors await details of Trump`s policies

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo The dollar skidded in Asian trade on Monday, with the euro hitting its highest levels in more than a m... More »

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Allianz economy adviser says strong U.S. dollar biggest risk in 2017

FILE PHOTO – Mohamed El-Erian speaks during the ”Financial Recovery: When and How?” panel at the 2009 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 27, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo Global growth could be better than expected i... More »

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Sterling skids on Brexit anxiety- investors hope for Trump clarity

Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Sterling slid to three-month lows in Asia on Monday with investors spooked anew by concerns over... More »

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Sterling slides to three-month lows on `hard Brexit` fears

Bank notes of Euro, Hong Kong dollar, U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, GB pound and Chinese yuan are seen in this picture illustration, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo Sterling wallowed at three-month lows in Asian trade on Monday after m... More »

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Oil prices edge up on weaker dollar, expected crude output cuts

FILE PHOTO: A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at the Lukoil company owned Imilorskoye oil field outside the Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo Oil prices inched up on Monday, supported by a weaker dol... More »

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Stocks steady, oil in flux, sterling suffers `hard` Brexit fears

An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday while crude oil prices languis... More »

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Sterling attempts to steady, dollar pulls further away from highs

A picture illustration of U.S. dollar, Swiss Franc, British pound and Euro bank notes, taken in Warsaw January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Sterling steadied somewhat in Asian trade on Tuesday after weekend comments from British Prime Minister Theresa May s... More »

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Oil prices rise as markets eye OPEC, non-OPEC production cuts

A flame rises from a chimney at Taq Taq oil field in Arbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, August 16, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari Oil prices rose in the first trading hours of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut production, ... More »

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Stocks, oil, gold start 2017 on firm footing, dollar resumes climb

A man looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Global markets marched confidently into 2017 on Tuesday, with Asian stocks extending gains after... More »

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Dollar holds ground, upbeat China factory activity lifts Aussie

South Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen notes are seen on U.S. 100 dollar notes in this file photo illustration shot December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji The U.S. dollar held quietly firm on Tuesday as the prospect of rising U.S. interest rates this ... More »

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Bitcoin jumps above $1,000 for first time in three years

A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Digital currency bitcoin kicked off the new year by jumping a... More »

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New Year, new high for euro zone stock markets

Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Euro zone stocks opened 2017 by climbing to their highest in more than a year on Monday after ... More »

Oil prices edge down ahead of OPEC, non-OPEC production cuts

Plants are pictured near an oil pump, owned by oil company Rosneft, in the settlement of Akhtyrskaya in Krasnodar region, southern Russia, December 21, 2014. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko Oil prices edged down on Wednesday as the market waits to see how OPEC and n... More »

Dollar edges higher against yen on strong U.S. indicators

U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The dollar inched up against the yen on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. economic data reinforced expectations for economic growth under Donald Trum... More »

Stocks tick up, oil gains in thin holiday volume

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as trading in some of the world’s major financial markets resumed after a Christmas break... More »

Dollar pulls away from 14-year peak as investors take profits

U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Picture taken November 7. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar edged lower in Asian trading on Monday as some investors took profits after its rise last week to a 14-year peak agai... More »

Asia stocks slip to four-week low as higher U.S. rates bite

A man looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian shares slipped to four-week lows on Monday as the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates a... More »

Oil prices rise in anticipation of tighter 2017 market

An employee at a Total fuel station waits for customers in south Jakarta February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside Oil prices rose on Monday in anticipation of tighter crude supply going into 2017 following the decision by OPEC and other producers to cut out... More »

Oil surges after output cuts, strong dollar weighs

A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer’s car at PetroChina’s petrol station in Beijing, China, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Oil prices jumped to their highest levels in a year and a half on Monday after OPEC and non-OPEC producers agreed ... More »

Oil prices soar on global producer deal to cut crude output

An employee holds a gas pump at a petrol station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker Oil prices shot to their highest levels since mid-2015 on Monday after OPEC and other producers reached their first deal since 2001 to jointly reduc... More »

Dollar hits 10-month high vs yen as oil spurs reflation bets

U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Picture taken November 7. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The dollar rose to its highest since February against the yen on Monday as U.S. bond yields climbed on the back of expectations ... More »

Oil prices fall over doubts of planned crude output cut

An employee holds a gas pump at a petrol station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo Oil prices fell on Monday, adding to Friday’s steep losses as doubts re-emerged over the ability of major producers to agree output cuts ... More »

Dollar, U.S. bond yields drop as oil tumbles on output cut doubts

Men walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The dollar and U.S. bond yields fell on Monday as investors reversed a “Trumpflation” trade that has gripped markets sin... More »

Oil prices climb on expectation of OPEC-led production cut

The OPEC flag and the OPEC logo are seen before a news conference in Vienna, Austria, October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Oil prices rose around 1 percent on Monday as OPEC moved closer to an output cut to rein in oversupply that has pressured prices for... More »

Dollar hoisted higher as U.S. yields rise on Trump bets

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo The dollar held near 13 1/2-year highs against a currency basket in Asian trading on Monday, as invest... More »

Politics set to trump data as Fed hike looks dead cert

The Federal Reserve Building stands in Washington April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Clues on future U.S. policy under Donald Trump rather than economic data are likely to dominate minds and markets in the week ahead, given a U.S. interest rate h... More »

Oil pinned near three-month lows as gloom grows over OPEC

A pump jack stands idle in Dewitt County, Texas January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Anna Driver Oil fell to its lowest in three months on Monday, as the prospect of another year of oversupply and weak prices overshadowed chances that OPEC will reach a deal to cut output... More »

Dollar soars as U.S. yields spike- shares divided

The German share prize index (DAX) board is seen at the trading room of Frankfurt’s stock exchange (Boerse Frankfurt) during trading session in Frankfurt Germany, October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach The U.S. dollar hit an 11-month peak on Monday as the r... More »

In wake of Trump win, focus may drift back to Fed and inflation

U.S. President elect Donald Trump speaks at election night rally in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo After Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the U.S. presidential election, investors may refocus in the coming week o... More »

Oil prices steady ahead of U.S. election, weak China data weighs

A worker takes oil samples from a well at the Gazpromneft-owned Yuzhno-Priobskoye oil field outside the West Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo Oil prices were stable on Tuesday as financial investor... More »