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Global stocks stay buoyant as dollar, bond yields rise
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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South Korea seeks bigger warheads, North Korean ICBM reportedly on the move
South Korea said on Tuesday an agreement with the United States to scrap a weight limit on its warheads would help it respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threat after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test two days ago. More »
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Global stocks on defensive after selloff on North Korea fears
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 »
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Healthcare vote delay worries stocks, dollar
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 »
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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 »
Dollar hits new peak versus yen, Aussie jumps after RBA’s guarded comments
TOKYO/SYDNEY The dollar scaled a fresh 12-1/2 year high against the yen on Tuesday, breaching a key threshold along the way as it extended a strong run after upbeat U.S. data. Dollar bulls latched onto a survey showing a pick up in U.S. manufacturing activity ... More »
Dollar climbs following upbeat data- Greece talks eyed
NEW YORK The U.S. dollar gained on Monday after a round of economic data kept expectations alive for an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this year, while the euro fell on worry about Greece’s financial crisis and soft euro zone data. The strengtheni... More »
