By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks traded cautiously and bonds fell on Thursday while investors waited on more detail of China’s stimulus plans and for a European Central Bank meeting later in the session. The dollar bounced from lows after a survey showed U.S. business activity picking up in January. The Canadian dollar …
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By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks traded cautiously and bonds fell on Thursday while investors waited on more detail of China’s stimulus plans and for a European Central Bank meeting later in the session. The dollar bounced from lows after a survey showed U.S. business activity picking up in January. The Canadian dollar …
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By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was broadly steady near a six-week high on Thursday, as investors await GDP and other data this week to gauge where U.S. rates are headed, while the euro was soft ahead of the European Central Bank’s policy meeting later in the day. Data overnight showed U.S. business …
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By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was broadly steady near a six-week high on Thursday, as investors await GDP and other data this week to gauge where U.S. rates are headed, while the euro was soft ahead of the European Central Bank’s policy meeting later in the day. Data overnight showed U.S. business …
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By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles fell more than expected last week, while the Chinese central bank’s cut in banks’ reserve ratio reinforced hopes of more stimulus measures and economic recovery. The March contract for Brent crude gained 20 cents, 0.3%, to $80.24 a …
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By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles fell more than expected last week, while the Chinese central bank’s cut in banks’ reserve ratio reinforced hopes of more stimulus measures and economic recovery. The March contract for Brent crude gained 20 cents, 0.3%, to $80.24 a …
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By Sinéad Carew and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’s global equity index rose on Wednesday, hitting its highest level in almost two years, backed by positive earnings and economic data in both Europe and the United States as well as optimism China stimulus will support its stock markets. Treasury yields rebounded on Wednesday as …
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(Reuters) – Libya’s deadly flash flood in September constituted a climate and environmental catastrophe that requires $1.8 billion in reconstruction and recovery, an international report said on Wednesday. Huge swathes of the city of Derna were destroyed in the flood, after heavy rainfall from Storm Daniel crashed through two aging dams, sweeping entire districts into …
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(Reuters) – Libya’s deadly flash flood in September constituted a climate and environmental catastrophe that requires $1.8 billion in reconstruction and recovery, an international report said on Wednesday. Huge swathes of the city of Derna were destroyed in the flood, after heavy rainfall from Storm Daniel crashed through two aging dams, sweeping entire districts into …
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar dropped on Wednesday, taking a breather from recent gains, as investors consolidated positions and looked to economic data this week and the Federal Reserve policy meeting next week for more clues about the start of the easing cycle. The currency, however, cut its losses after data …
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