May 18, 2026
Investing.com– U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs against Colombia are now on hold after Bogota agreed to accept migrants
GENEVA -Switzerland’s President and Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter forecast higher annual budget deficits of around 3 billion Swiss Francs ($3.31
By Nandita Bose LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -President Donald Trump capped a frenzied first week back in office with a stop
Investing.com — Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent is widely expected to secure confirmation from congress, but just how will ‘Bessenomics’ be
(Reuters) – Ratings agency Moody’s (NYSE:) on Friday raised Argentina’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating to “Caa3” from “Ca”,
Investing.com — Brazil’s annual inflation rate in early January decelerated less than economists had anticipated, according to official data released
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday to their highest
By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Micheál Martin was elected Irish prime minister for the second time
Investing.com– Economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region is likely to face headwinds in 2025 due to potential U.S. tariff increases,
By Kevin Buckland, Greta Rosen Fondahn TOKYO/GDANSK (Reuters) -The dollar touched a fresh two-week low on Wednesday, as a lack
Investing.com– U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering imposing 10% tariffs on Chinese imports from February 1,
By Johann M Cherian and Sukriti Gupta (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures edged up in choppy trading on Tuesday, as
By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) – The South Korean economy barely grew last quarter as political chaos weighed on consumer
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England (BoE) is open to discussions with Britain’s government about ways to help boost
Investing.com– The People’s Bank of China left its benchmark loan prime rate unchanged on Monday, with Beijing likely keeping its
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Sunday aimed at
Investing.com — The announcement of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), spearheaded by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, has drawn
Investing.com — There has been widespread debate about the sustainability of recent increases in global bond yields, as well as
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied on Friday to close out a strong week on optimism
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial and Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Friday it would collaborate with the government on a
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States should keep oversight of potential problems in the U.S. bond market, President-elect Donald
(Reuters) – Difficult economic conditions and persistently weak demand for many products have forced companies across Europe to freeze hiring
TOKYO (Reuters) – Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation figures will be closely watched on Wednesday as a sharp jump in
(Updates story date to Jan 14 from Jan 13.) By Chad Terhune, Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Los Angeles firefighters
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment dipped for a second month in January as financial stress dominated at the start
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday as yields surged after robust payroll numbers released the previous week
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. If the reaction in U.S. stocks,
Investing.com — Inflation data this week will likely test investors mettle against the background of Friday’s robust jobs report and
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will forecast steady global growth and continuing disinflation when it
By Johann M Cherian, Sukriti Gupta and Carolina Mandl (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sold off on Friday, with the erasing its
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The U.N. aviation agency on Friday said that 11,929 individuals had been affected by the unauthorized release
Investing.com – UK government bonds, known as gilts, have sold off dramatically over the last week, pushing the associated yields
By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America’s bonus pool for investment bankers will probably rise 10% for
LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses expect to raise prices and reduce headcount in response to an increase in employers’ social
By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Matt Tracy (Reuters) – U.S. corporate debt markets continued to be peppered by new bond offerings
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A key indicator of the health of Germany’s property sector improved last year and will make modest
(Reuters) -U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Rostin Behnam will step down when President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone households increased their inflation expectations in November, a European Central Bank poll showed on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Gemini Trust Company agreed to pay a civil penalty of $5 million to settle U.S. Commodity Futures
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone labour market’s exceptional resilience is unlikely to last as the one-off factors driving its
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria headed on Sunday towards coalition talks led by the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) after
Investing.com — Goldman Sachs has outlined its top seven macroeconomic predictions for 2025, forecasting a year shaped by easing financial
VIENNA (Reuters) -Talks between the two biggest centrist parties in Austria on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday as investors neared the end of a holiday-shortened week
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar dipped on Friday but was on track for its strongest weekly performance
Investing.com – US stock index futures pointed up on Friday, suggesting a rebound from a negative start to the trading year
By Karen Brettell New York (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar hit a two-year high on Thursday in the first day of
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks began the year on a dour note on Thursday as they struggled
BEIJING (Reuters) – Casino (EPA:) revenues in Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, soared by nearly a quarter in 2024
By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company accounted for about 20% of the almost $136.1
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street moved lower on Tuesday as investors prepared to close the book on
(Reuters) -Kenya’s consumer price inflation inched up to 3.0% year-on-year in December, up from 2.8% a month earlier, the statistics
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street veered lower on Monday in light volume at the top of a
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares made a muted start to the week on Monday as high Treasury yields
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) -After closing the books on a banner year for U.S. stocks, investors expect to
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian Senate on Saturday passed the government’s deficit-cutting 2025 budget, giving parliament’s final approval to the
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian central bank said on Saturday it had left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 8%, adding
By David French (Reuters) -Wall Street’s holiday cheer ended abruptly on Friday, with all three main benchmarks closing lower in
(Reuters) -Tech and growth stocks dragged Wall Street’s main indexes lower on Friday, at the end of an upbeat holiday-shortened
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -The yen hovered near a five-month low against the dollar on Friday as the U.S.
By Mark Miller (Reuters) – Social Security is an earned benefit. You become eligible by paying the payroll tax during
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia shares rose slightly in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, extending gains from earlier in
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s inflation has reached 9.5% this year, according to new weekly data showing that the consumer price
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central
By David French (Reuters) -Wall Street’s main indexes all ended higher on Tuesday, with gains in megacap and growth stocks
(Reuters) – Chinese authorities have agreed to issue 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) worth of special treasury bonds next year,
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods surged in November amid strong demand for
By Bing Hong Lok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 1.9% in November on a yearly basis,
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Stephen Miran, a Treasury Department adviser in his
Investing.com — The U.S. trade landscape is under scrutiny as investors brace for potential tariff escalations under a new administration. Barclays
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed
US stocks surge, dollar eases after cool inflation report
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – In rare criticism of its past policies, the Bank of Japan said former governor
By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress has two days to
By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan said unconventional monetary easing, such as its
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has approved California’s landmark plan to
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s exports rose faster than expected in November, data showed on Wednesday, helped by a
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s central bank left its base rate steady at the European Union’s
By David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with
(This Dec. 11 story has been corrected to change the title to Senior Vice President, not Vice Chairman, in paragraph
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank is expected to keep its policy interest rate unchanged this week and to stay
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named his social media platform CEO Devin Nunes to lead an intelligence
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in privatizing the U.S. Postal Service in recent weeks,
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is expected to grow by about 5% this year, the deputy director of the country’s
By Dominique Vidalon and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron named key ally Francois Bayrou as his fourth
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asia shares fell on Friday as a strong dollar kept risk sentiment fragile, while
(Reuters) -The U.S. watchdog agency for consumer finance on Thursday adopted new regulations capping the amount banks can charge for
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government is working on a plan to reduce bank fees and charges for retail transactions,
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stock markets and the dollar took a breather on Wednesday ahead of an
In a notable economic development, the National Federation of Independent (LON:) Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index experienced an eight-point
By Rahul Trivedi and Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU (Reuters) – India retail inflation likely fell to 5.53% in November after breaching
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – An extraordinary year for investors is poised to end with a monetary policy
Investing.com — President-elect Donald Trump has already signaled that trade tariffs are likely to form part of his political agenda,
Investing.com — BCA Research challenged the assumption that Trump’s immigration policies will tighten the labor market and stoke inflation in a
(Reuters) -The U.S. government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United
Investing.com — As Europe approaches 2025, Jefferies has outlined seven key factors it will be closely monitoring that could shape
By Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Friday began his latest search for a new prime
(Reuters) -Argentina’s central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate to 32% from a previous rate of 35%, as
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The economic impact of political turmoil in France on the rest of the European economy seems contained
By Lucinda Elliott, Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle MONTEVIDEO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -South America’s Mercosur trade bloc will meet in Uruguay on
US mortgage rates have seen a significant drop, reaching their lowest point since mid-October, which has led to an increase
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s economy grew by less than expected in the third quarter as a government splurge on defence
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission called on Tuesday for an additional 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) of EU funds
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers reported lacklustre sales in November, according to industry data on Tuesday affected by the timing
(Reuters) -The Indian government is taking steps to achieve its economic growth target of 6.5%-7% this fiscal year, the economic
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese corporate spending on plant and equipment rose 8.1% year-on-year in the third quarter,
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Michel Barnier must make further budget concessions to avoid a no confidence motion that
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Institute of Directors said on Sunday that optimism among its members had fallen
By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s two large centre-right parties looked on course to be returned
By Marcela Ayres SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s currency rebounded on Friday from record intraday lows after congressional leaders said they
(Reuters) – Financial markets head into a December laden with uncertainty over geopolitics, global trade and economic growth, particularly in
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Home prices in Australia will rise steadily over the coming two years, driven by
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish Central Bank said on Thursday that the impact of food prices on consumer inflation will
By Lucy Craymer and Renju Jose WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A top New Zealand central banker said on Thursday that U.S.
(Reuters) – Futures tied to Canada’s main stock index rose slightly on Wednesday, as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data
(Reuters) -Nordstrom slightly raised its annual comparable sales forecast on Tuesday owing to softness in some categories including footwear and
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials say they are likely to keep reducing interest rates for now,
(Reuters) -Unifor said on Monday its members at Canadian National Railway (TSX:) have authorized a strike action at the railroad
(Reuters) – Donald Trump on Friday said he would nominate Scott Bessent to be the 79th U.S. Treasury secretary and
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Emerging market investors will be hoping
Investing.com — J.P. Morgan’s 2025 U.S. economic outlook outlines two potential paths for the nation’s economy, hinging on the policy
(Reuters) – Adani Energy Solutions said on Saturday that Kenya’s cancellation of a $736 million transmission line project did not
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government tightened spending controls late on Friday, freezing expenditure at 19.3 billion reais ($3.33 billion) to
By Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – Investors are hoping President-elect Donald Trump will name a Treasury secretary soon who will assuage
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Private equity-owned Medline Industries is aiming to raise more than $5 billion in its
Investing.com — Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday he sees lower rates ahead, though cautioned that the pace of
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda’s central bank held its key interest rate at 6.5% on Thursday after cutting it at the last
By Simon Lewis (JO:) and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday threatened to seek to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Geopolitical jitters rippled through world markets
By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) – The second phase of Thailand’s “digital wallet” handout scheme will be
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investors in Asia will likely take
By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bank Indonesia will leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, aiming to protect the rupiah
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank announced the launch on Monday of an interest rate swaps market anchored to
Investing.com — The majority of gig workers worked for only one to three months in the past year, according to
(Reuters) – TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300 billion after a recent buyback offer, the
Investing.com – At a press conference following the Federal Reserve’s decision to slash interest rates by 25 basis points last week,
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Strong U.S. economic and inflation data continue to reshape the debate among Federal Reserve policymakers
(Reuters) – Europe’s opened lower on Friday, dragged by technology and healthcare stocks, keeping the index on track for its
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider DALLAS (Reuters) -Ongoing economic growth, a solid job market, and inflation that remains above
By Kate Abnett, Olesya Astakhova and Virginia Furness BAKU (Reuters) – Pay now to help poorer countries cope with climate
(Reuters) -Cisco Systems raised annual revenue forecast on Wednesday, a sign of improving demand as the computer networking equipment maker
By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop BAKU (Reuters) – COP29 negotiators welcomed as an early boost to the two-week summit
(Reuters) -Commonwealth Bank of Australia said on Wednesday its first-quarter cash earnings remained largely flat, but flagged that cut-throat lending
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE/ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) – State-owned aerospace company AVIC unveiled China’s first commercial uncrewed spaceplane at the country’s
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service-sector sentiment worsened and bankruptcy cases rose in October, data showed on Monday,
Investing.com – US stock futures rise, suggesting a possible extension to a rally in equities in the wake of Donald Trump’s
VIENNA (Reuters) – As things currently stand, there is no reason for the European Central Bank not to cut interest
Investing.com — In a Wednesday note to clients, Citi economists discussed the potential impact of a 60% tariff on Chinese
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) hopes to maintain its 2% inflation target even if
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in October while producer price deflation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. fiscal health is at higher risk after the election of Republican Donald Trump as
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Far from soothing anxieties about mounting sovereign debt, the world’s biggest economies appear to
Investing.com — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday as ongoing progress against inflation and
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific equity markets were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed the implications of a
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Republicans looked set on Wednesday to possibly win control of both chambers
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues meet this week to discuss
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris locked in a dead heat in the
By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday, as expected, and
By Sarah Marsh and Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s economy minister made a key concession in talks over how to
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Financial markets began the week on a cautious note, though moves in currencies stole the
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad canceled a trip to Europe this week, the ministry said in
Investing.com — While recent economic data has shifted market expectations toward the Federal Reserve potentially pausing its rate cuts, conditions
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:) extended their retreat from stocks in the third quarter, further
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) -Intel will be replaced by Nvidia (NASDAQ:) on the blue-chip index after a 25-year run, underscoring
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 35% in a surprise move
BEIJING (Reuters) – China aims to step up supervision of government debt and plans to revise the law to do
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Many U.S. companies have stepped up reporting on environmental and social matters in recent years
By Roushni Nair (Reuters) – Australia’s biggest banks are expected to report lower annual earnings next week, with investors focused
By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – UK markets were spared painful blows from the new Labour government’s
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve risks moving beyond its role as a lender of last resort to
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping urged senior provincial government officials to “pool their strength” to pursue the country’s
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mixed in volatile trading on Tuesday as investors girded for three
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Treasury Department may offer fresh guidance on expected increases in its 2025
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank launched a new lending tool on Monday to inject more liquidity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -South African-born billionaire businessman Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States during a brief period in the
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s voters decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government on Sunday in
Investing.com — As the U.S. election draws near, tariffs and taxes have emerged as key issues with implications for the
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal, Purvi Agarwal and Carolina Mandl (Reuters) -The Nasdaq ended higher on Friday, driven by megacap shares,
(Reuters) – Global investors channelised large investments into the safety of money market funds in the week through Oct. 23
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed recent exchange-rate moves,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistan is targeting around $1 billion in a formal request for funding from the IMF facility that
By David Milliken WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rachel Reeves said she would be presenting her upcoming budget as
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada is likely to cut its key policy rate by 50
BANGKOK – Thailand’s economic growth may not reach 3% this year but should come in above that level next year
(Reuters) – Commercial insurer W R Berkley reported nearly a 10% rise in the third-quarter profit helped by strong returns
VILNIUS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is likely to cut its key interest rate down to its “natural” level
HAVANA (Reuters) – Millions of Cubans awoke on Sunday to find their homes still without power after another partial grid
Investing.com — Wells Fargo analysts expressed their skepticism regarding the recent high-profile policy announcements from China, suggesting in a recent note
(Reuters) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center said tropical Storm Nadine is expected to make landfall near Belize City on
Investing.com — Deutsche Bank flagged a growing set of risks that could drive inflation higher in the coming months. While
Investing.com — The recent wave of stronger-than-expected economic data has cast doubt on the rate cut path ahead, but these worries are
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is keeping its options fully open at upcoming interest rate meetings as the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Data showed that China had a significant overcapacity and was making far more goods than it needs
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian gross domestic product growth will be “very close to zero” in the third quarter, significantly below
DAKAR (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said a staff team had visited Senegal to start assessing the
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate at a policy review on Wednesday, a move long