NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors pulled $16.2 billion from U.S.-based equity funds during the latest week, according to Lipper on Thursday, marking the largest withdrawals since December 2016. Taxable-bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds recorded $1.2 bil... More »
A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – European shares fell on Friday despite strong euro zone factory data, after a delay to a keenly awaited U.S. tax reform bill... More »
People walk past an electronic board showing exchange rate between Japanese Yen and U.S. Dollar outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares pulled back on Monday with investor... More »
World stocks edged lower on Friday on signs that U.S. tax reforms could be delayed after Senate Republicans offered a plan that differed significantly from the House of Representatives' version. More »
The euro had its worst day against the dollar in 16 months on Thursday after the European Central Bank began weaning the euro zone off loose monetary policy, while U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly, hurt by weak demand at an auction of 7-year notes. More »
World equity markets held close to all-time highs on Tuesday, as investors latched on to rising bets on higher borrowing costs in the U.S. and Britain. More »
The S&P 500 posted its sixth straight record high close on Thursday, its longest run since 1997, as investors cheered increased prospects for a tax overhaul with Congress moving closer to agreement on a budget resolution. More »
An index of world stocks hit a record high on Monday and the dollar rose to a more-than seven-week peak against the yen as investors awaited clues from the U.S. Federal Reserve on the timing of further rate hikes, while tensions over North Korea eased. More »
China's President Xi Jinping said there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions. More »
The three major U.S. stocks indexes ended higher on Friday, snapping three days of losses, as investors bet on slower U.S. rate hikes, but gains were muted by increasingly aggressive exchanges between the United States and North Korea. More »
People walk past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. Asian shares rose on Tuesday as investors looked to a barrage of economic data around the world to confirm recent signs the g... More »
FILE PHOTO: Employees of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) work at the bourse in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato Asian stocks held two-years highs on Monday, starting the new month on a solid footing after two quarters of gains while expectatio... More »
A bank employee counts pound notes at Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, October 12, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang/File Photo Sterling steadied on Monday as British Prime Minister Theresa May scrambled to pick up the pieces and reunite her Conservative Party a... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday despite a sharp decline in energy shares after written testimony from former FBI director James Comey did no... More »
FILE PHOTO: A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo “Sell in May and go away” is perhaps the oldest saw on Wall Street, but it appears there’s n... More »
People are seen behind an electronic board showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks rose on Thursday, getting a lift from a record high close on MSCI’s global stocks benchmark ... More »
People walk through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File photo World stock markets dipped on Friday, as U.S. equities retreated after a soft reading on first-quarter economic growth, while the... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Major U.S. stock indexes fell on Thursday for a third straight day as investors weighed earnings reports from big U.S. banks and geopoli... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Wall Street indexes fell along with U.S. Treasury yields on Thursday on safe-haven demand spurred by geopolitical worries, and the U.S. ... More »
A woman walks past electronic boards showing stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Investors ducked for cover on Wednesday as a drumbeat of alarming geopolitical news sent the safe-haven yen and gold to five... More »
Investors grew more confident during the latest week, reversing last week’s withdrawals from U.S.-based stock funds, data from Lipper showed on Thursday. More »
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Equities in world markets edged higher on Thursday, led by gains on Wall Street after an upward revision to U.S. economic growth, whil... More »
Traders work on the trading floor at the opening of the markets at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly U.S. stock futures were ahead late on Tuesday, indicating a higher open on Wednesday... More »
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 »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The S&P 500 ended barely higher on Tuesday while the Nasdaq managed to scratch out a new record as gains i... More »
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 »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Declines in energy and financial stocks weighed on the S&P 500 on Monday and helped stall the Dow’s pursuit... More »
A man looks at an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asia stocks followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday, while the dollar firmed against the yen following the release ... More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is broadcast on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly U.S. stocks rose slightly on Tuesday, supported by upbeat consumer and housi... More »
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 »
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 »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Wall Street surged on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s prospects brightening ... More »
A man stands next to an electronic board showing stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Major U.S. stock indexes gained on Wednesday, boosted by financial shares amid encouraging economic data and by the energy sector as oil pric... More »
NEW YORK German bond yields climbed on Tuesday on optimism that inflation may have bottomed in the euro zone, lifting demand for the euro, while volatility in global bond markets weighed on stock indexes. U.S. 10-year Treasury yields hit six-month highs before... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – A rally in Chinese stocks led Asian equities to 7-year highs thanks to expectations of more stimulus from Beijing with stellar earnings from a few U.S. hi-tech giants further underpinning a broadly positive mood. Some markets were slightly mo... More »
