The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 15, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – World shares fell on Friday and the dollar slipped against major and heavyweight emerging market currencies... More »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – A breakthrough in Brexit negotiations pushed sterling to a six-month high against the euro on Friday and add... More »
British Pound Sterling banknotes are seen in a counter machine at the Money Service Austria company’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger TOKYO (Reuters) – Sterling rose while the euro edged down on Friday, as traders wa... More »
A woman walks in strong wind caused by Typhoon Lan, past an electronic board showing the graphs of the recent movements of Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar bounc... 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 »
A manufacturer displays camera housing during the China Public Security Expo in Shenzhen, China October 30, 2017. Picture taken Octoberr 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in years last mo... More »
FILE PHOTO: The new iPhone X is pictured at the Apple Store Marche Saint-Germain in Paris, France, November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Apple is designing its own power-management chips for use in iPhones as early as 2018, ... More »
Passersby are reflected in an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares hovered below their 10-year peak on Friday while mainland Chinese shares dropped to three-mo... 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 »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen as window cleaners work on the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp’s plan to raise some $5.4 billion through a sale of new shares w... More »
Asian stocks put in a subdued performance on Tuesday as Chinese economic data disappointed and investors pondered whether a marked flattening in the U.S. yield curve might be a harbinger of a future slowdown there. More »
Kobe Steel Ltd said on Friday a lack of quality controls and a focus on profits was behind the widespread data tampering that has shaken up the supply chains of car and plane makers around the world. 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 »
Asian shares stepped back from recent decade highs on Monday while major currencies held in tight ranges and oil jumped to a more than two-year peak as Saudi Arabia's crown prince cemented his power through an anti-corruption crackdown. More »
Kobe Steel (5406.T) executives, including President Hiroya Kawasaki, will decide whether to resign to take responsibility for a cheating scandal after a report from independent investigators due by year-end, two sources told Reuters. More »
Embattled Kobe Steel Ltd has decided to withdraw its forecast for the current financial year as it struggles to quantify the impact of its data falsification scandal, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. More »
The dollar edged away from last week's three-month highs on Monday, while the euro nursed losses after the European Central Bank and unrest in Spain's Catalonia led it to post its worst week this year. More »
Asian shares climbed on Monday, as technology stocks were bolstered by solid earnings from U.S. tech stalwarts and on strong pre-orders for Apple's iPhone X, while oil hovered around a 2-year peak on supply fears. More »
Asian shares gained on Friday as technology stocks were boosted by upbeat earnings from U.S. high-tech giants while the euro hovered near a three-month low against the dollar after the European Central Bank extended its stimulus. More »
Subaru Corp (7270.T) failed to follow proper inspection procedures for vehicles destined for the domestic market at a factory in Japan, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. 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 »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's convincing election victory lifted the Nikkei to its highest in 21 years and world stocks to an all-time high on Monday, despite an escalation of Spain's constitutional crisis that weighed on the country's banks. More »
The dollar touched a three-month high against the yen on Monday, with investors betting that an emphatic election victory for Japan's ruling party would see a continuation of the ultra-loose "Abenomics" policy that have kept downward pressure on the yen. 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 »
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World stocks rose for a fourth straight day on Friday on expectations of broad-based global growth, while the dollar headed for its worst week in five as investors awaited U.S. inflation data. More »
Asian stocks rose on Friday and the dollar hit a seven-week peak, riding on economic optimism ahead of a U.S. job report later in the day. More »
World shares hit their latest in a run of record highs on Tuesday, while the dollar was at it loftiest in 1-1/2 months as encouraging U.S. data lifted it in tandem with global bond yields. More »
The dollar was set for its biggest weekly rise in 2017 and stocks rose across the world after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the biggest tax overhaul in three decades in the United States. More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will dissolve parliament's lower house on Thursday for a snap election, a party official said, in a move aimed at taking advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray. More »
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Monday said she will lead a new national party that will challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a general election expected to be called for next month. More »
The euro slipped on Monday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term but faced a fractured parliament as support for the far-right surged, while Asian shares pulled back, weighed by concerns about China's economy. 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 »
World stocks hit another record high on Monday and the dollar reached an eight-week peak against the yen on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will unveil plans this week to trim its bloated balance sheet. More »
The dollar rose on Monday and world shares climbed back towards record highs, on relief that North Korea did not conduct a further missile test at the weekend when it celebrated its founding anniversary. More »
U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management Corp said on Monday it has a stake of just over 5 percent in Hitachi Kokusai Electric (6756.T), further complicating a stalled bid by U.S. buyout firm KKR & Co LP (KKR.N) to acquire the company. More »
The U.S. dollar won a reprieve from risk aversion on Monday after North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un decided to hold a party over the weekend rather than launch another missile, tempering safe havens such as the yen and Treasuries. More »
The dollar remained mired near its lowest levels since early 2015 as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's suggestion that it may begin tapering its massive stimulus programme this autumn continued to underpin the euro. More »
Asian shares eked out small gains on Tuesday as expectations that Beijing will maintain support for its economy ahead of a key congress supported Chinese stocks and metals prices, but worries about North Korea kept many investors on edge. More »
The dollar rebounded from a 2-1/2-year low on Wednesday, and Asian stocks took their cue from Wall Street's stronger close, as concerns about North Korea's firing of a missile over Japan ebbed. More »
U.S. gasoline futures rose to a two-year high on Monday as Tropical Storm Harvey pummeled the heart of America's energy sector, while the euro hit a 2-1/2-year peak after the European Central Bank president refrained from talking down the currency. More »
Asian shares were fragile on Monday as investors remained unconvinced about U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to fulfill his economic agenda, even as the departure of his controversial policy strategist raised hopes of some progress. More »
World stocks rose on Monday, recovering some of their poise after fears of a U.S.-North Korea nuclear standoff drove them to the biggest weekly losses of 2017, while the dollar too rose off four-month lows it had hit against the yen. 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 »
Asian investors, wary that the region’s stock markets and currencies have run up too far too fast and wondering whether it is time to take some money off the table, are finding that their concerns are not being reflected in major gauges of volatility and fear.... More »
Asian stocks advanced on Monday, taking their cue from Wall Street, while the dollar moderated but retained most of its gains after a stronger-than-expected July job report. 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 »
Traders work in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, July 11, 2017. Strong data from China kept world shares near a record high on Monday, sent copper to a 4-1/2 month peak while emerging market stocks ... More »
People walk through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 25, 2015. The dollar was stuck near its lowest level in more than a year against the euro on Wednesday while stocks edged higher in light trading ahead of Janet Yellen’s testi... 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 Monday thanks to a robust Wall Street performance at the end of last week, while the... More »
Picture of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote World stocks are poised to end the week at six-week lows in the face of oil weakness, a spike in bond yields and anticipation of... More »
FILE PHOTO – A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian share markets inched back into the black on Wednesday as investors wagered the latest flare-up of tensions on the Korean peninsula... 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 »
FILE PHOTO: Passersby walk past in front of stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato Asian shares edged up on Monday on optimism for global growth, while the dollar was on the defensive as a subdued U.S.... More »
A stock quotation board displaying Japan’s Nikkei average is seen 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 shares flatlined on Friday but remained on trac... More »
Traders work in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Stocks rose on Wednesday, but worries about stretched valuations and caution before a near-certain rate hike by t... More »
FILE PHOTO: Men look at an electronic board showing stock market information at a brokerage house in Beijing, China January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Asian stocks fell on Monday, with electronics heavyweights such as Samsung Electronics knocke... More »
People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian shares wobbled on Thursday as investors braced for any surprises from the UK elections, the European Central Bank’s p... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind a traffic light at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Shares of Toshiba Corp jumped on Thursday after people familiar with the matter said it aims to name... More »
Women holding parasols walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average rate outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Escalating tensions in the Middle East, the impending testimony of the former FBI director, British el... More »
A man cycles in front of electronic boards showing Japan’s Nikkei average (R) and the Dow Jones average (L top) outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks handed back earlier modest gains and drifted lower on Monday... More »
People are reflected in a display (top) showing the current exchange rate between U.S. dollar and Japanese Yen outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Resilient Asian stocks edged up to a two-year high on Monday, shaking o... 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 »
People walk past an electronic board displaying various Asian countries’ stock price index and world major index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Asian shares eased from a near two-year high on Thursday as a l... More »
FILE PHOTO: Detail of a European map is seen on the face of a euro coin in London, Britain, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo The euro briefly vaulted to five-month peaks on Monday after the market’s favored candidate won through the first rou... More »
A logo of Japan Exchange Group Inc. is seen next to a woman at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Asian stocks erased early losses and edged higher on Thursday as steadying commodity prices, especiall... More »
A currency dealer works in front of electronic boards showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) (L) and the exchange rate between the South Korean won and the U.S. dollar at a bank in Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan... 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 »
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 Stocks fell and bonds rose in Asia on Thursday, with risk appetite soured by signs the Federal Reserv... More »
A Chinese investor monitors share prices at a securities company in Shanghai November 12, 2003. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV/File Photo Asian shares started the week modestly higher on Monday after a bumper quarter as investors look to the shape of U.S. trade and e... More »
The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind a traffic light at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato Shares in Toshiba Corp tumbled on Monday after sources told Reuters that the troubled Japanese conglomerate would likely mi... More »
Japanese manufacturing activity expanded in March at a slightly slower pace than the previous month as growth in new export orders and output slowed, a revised survey showed on Monday. 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 »
A woman walks past electronic board showing stock prices and Japanese Yen’s exchange rate outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian shares turned lower on Thursday after earlier briefly nudging u... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo All eyes in global financial markets were fixed on stuttering Republican efforts to pass a replacement for Obamacare on Friday, wit... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The dollar edged up against the yen on Friday, recovering from its worst run of daily losses versus the safe-haven currency since 2... More »
FILE PHOTO – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a sub-unit under KPA Unit 1344 in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang November 9, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA/File Photo min Park More »
A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average (top L), the Dow Jones average (top R) and the stock averages of other countries’ outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks posted their bigges... More »
An employee checks U.S. dollar bank-notes at a bank in Hanoi, Vietnam August 12, 2015. REUTERS/Kham The dollar struggled near a four-month low against the yen on Wednesday as a bout of investor risk aversion hit U.S. stocks and sent U.S. Treasury yields sharpl... More »
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average (top L), the Dow Jones average (top R) and the stock averages of other countries’ outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks advance... More »
A man (3rd L) looks at an electronic stock quotation board as passers-by walk past, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U.S. central bank policy meeting that coul... More »
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 »
Reporters raise their hands for a question during a news conference by Toshiba Corp CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa and other senior sompany officials at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Shares in Toshiba Tec Corp (6588.T)... More »
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 Stocks rose, t... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly U.S. stock futures pared gains on Wednesday on disappointment that President Donald Trump did not offer further d... More »
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 »
A man talks on the phone as he stand in front of an advertising poster of the SoftBank telecommunications company in Tokyo October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is close to making an investment in U.S. office-sharing start... More »
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 »
A woman walks past electronic boards showing stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks steadied on Thursday after earlier losses, aided by a weaker dollar as markets studied Federal Reserve meeting ... More »
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 »
FILE PHOTO – A logo of Toshiba Corp is seen outside an electronics retail store in Tokyo, Japan, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) wants to raise at least 1 trillion yen ($8.8 billion) by selling most of its flash m... More »
A pedestrian stands to look at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino Asian stock markets took a breather on Friday from their recent surge as investo... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
