Pound Firms, Oil Drops As Markets Await British Vote, Comey Hearing
The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US ...
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Markets Falter As Investors Eye UK Election, ECB, Comey
Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony from fired former FBI ...
Equities Advance Despite Weak US Jobs Report
Global stocks rallied Friday, with US and German markets hitting records after a lackluster US jobs report raised expectations the ...
Political Risk Weighs On European Stocks
European stocks slid on Tuesday as political risk once again returned to the fore with Italy nearing a deal for ...
Wall Street Forges Higher Despite Oil Market’s Glum Mood
Buoyant trading in New York saw Wall Street set fresh records on Thursday, with US stocks recording their sixth consecutive ...
Asian Energy Firms Lead Market Gains On Hopes For Oil Ouput Cut
Energy shares led a broad rally across Asian markets on Monday as oil prices were boosted by growing hopes that ...
Most Asian Markets Retreat After Upbeat Week
Most Asian markets turned lower Friday following a healthy run-up in the week, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street where ...
Asian Markets Go Into Reverse With Questions Over Trump Tax Plan
Asian markets took a step back Thursday after a four-day rally, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street, as traders ...
US Stocks Shake Gloom As Oil Tops $50/barrel
Wall Street stocks rallied Thursday, shrugging off uncertainty over President Donald Trump's agenda and advancing as US fourth-quarter growth was ...
Asian Markets Mostly Down On Fears About Future of Trump Agenda
Most Asian markets fell Monday and the dollar struggled on fears the collapse of Donald Trump's repeal of Obamacare could ...
World Equities Wobble As Trump Health Bill Vote Canceled
World equity markets wobbled Friday, with US stocks finishing mostly lower, as investors monitored a swirl of negotiations surrounding President ...
Asian Markets Starts Week With Fresh Losses
Asian markets kicked the week off with broad losses Monday, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen, as the global ...
Fresh US Drilling Capping Oil Price
Renewed drilling by US oil producers is keeping a ceiling on a global crude price recovery, cutting into the impact ...
OPEC Delivering On Agreed Oil Output Cuts
The OPEC oil cartel has implemented more than 90 percent of its agreed output cuts aimed at curbing a glut ...
OPEC To Cut Output By 750,000 Barrels Per Day
Algiers (AFP) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to cut production by 750,000 barrels a day, ...
OPEC Agrees Surprise Oil Output Cut
Algiers (AFP) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed Wednesday to cut oil production, ministers said, in a ...