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U.S. Wants Free But Fair and Balanced Trade

The United States remains committed to free trade but wants to re-examine some trade deals and correct their excesses,...

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Sterling Slips As Brexit Talks Get Green Light, Stocks Advance Before Fed

Sterling dropped on Tuesday after Britain's parliament paved the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch divorce...

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China’s Economy Gets Off To Strong Start In 2017 As Investment Rebounds

China issued a raft of upbeat data on Tuesday showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, supported by...

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Stocks Rise As U.S. Jobs Data Points To Rate Hike; Crude Slips

Crude oil resumed a sharp decline and global equity markets rose on Friday after a robust U. S. jobs report drove home...

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Trump To Meet With U.S. Community Bankers On Regulatory Costs

President Donald Trump will meet with Main Street community bankers on Thursday to learn more about their difficulties...

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Dollar Rises, Global Stocks Hold Highs On March Fed Rate Hike Bets

European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on...

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Fed Trumps Trump As Dollar, U.S. Treasury Yields Soar

The dollar and U. S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday, while stocks were mixed, as investors focused less on U.S....

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Trump’s Trade Czar Expected To Get Easy U.S. Senate Confirmation

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is expected to be easily confirmed as U. S. Commerce Secretary on Monday, clearing...

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French Yields Fall As Political Jitters Ease, World Stocks Mixed

French 10-year bond yields hit a one-month low on Monday, pushing other euro zone sovereign yields lower, while a more...

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Trump Calls Chinese ‘grand Champions’ of Currency Manipulation

President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his...

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Stocks Ease, Dollar Poised For Weekly Loss As Trump Rally Pauses

Commodity-related sectors led European shares lower for a third straight session on Friday while the dollar was poised...

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Trump Tax Cut Talk, Chinese Data Spur Risk Rally

European shares rose to within striking distance of their highest levels in more than a year on Friday while the dollar...

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European Financial Market Unnerved By French Politics

The increasingly unpredictable French presidential election race unnerved European financial markets on Tuesday,...

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Trump Ignites Political Fight Over U.S. Banking Law Reforms

U. S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered reviews of major banking rules that were put in place after the 2008...

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Ethics Lawyers To Sue Trump Over Foreign Payments

A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of...

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Iran To Expand Military Spending, Develop Missiles

Iranian lawmakers approved plans on Monday to expand military spending to five percent of the budget, including...

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Asian Stocks Cut Gains As Caution Grows; Dollar Eyed

Asian stocks cut early gains as investor caution grew before a news conference by President-elect Donald Trump on...

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Dollar Slips To Two-Week Low Vs Yen As Treasury Yields Fall

The dollar slipped to a two-week low against the yen on Thursday, mirroring a fall in U. S. bond yields as...

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Dollar Inches Higher In Holiday-Thinned Trade

The dollar inched higher against the yen and a handful of other major currencies on Tuesday in trade curtailed by...