Dollar slips on bets US rates have peaked

Dollar slips on bets US rates have peaked

A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) – The dollar slipped against a basket of currencies on Friday on news of steady U.S. business activity in November, but private sector employment … Read more

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums

A man walks past the new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – India’s stock market will hit new highs in the next six months and rise over 10% from here by end-2024, driven by a sustained expansion … Read more

Holiday thins trading after data nudges dollar higher

Holiday thins trading after data nudges dollar higher

A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Currency markets were lulled by holidays in Japan and the United States on Thursday, leaving the U.S. dollar revelling in its gains after … Read more

Dutch election: Wilders’ far-right party set for gains

Dutch election: Wilders’ far-right party set for gains

Dutch will get first new PM in over a decade Polls indicate at least three parties still battle for top spot Talks to form coalition government usually take months Far-right, left, up in recent polls AMSTERDAM, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Voters in the Netherlands cast their ballots on Wednesday in a close election which opinion … Read more

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums – Reuters poll

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums – Reuters poll

A man walks past the new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – India’s stock market will hit new highs in the next six months and rise over 10% from here by end-2024, driven by a sustained expansion … Read more

Morning Bid: AI buzzes but market shrugs at Nvidia beat

Morning Bid: AI buzzes but market shrugs at Nvidia beat

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The mercurial world of … Read more

Fed shifts into cautious policy mode as risks become more two-sided

Fed shifts into cautious policy mode as risks become more two-sided

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last policy meeting that they would proceed “carefully” and only raise interest rates if progress in controlling inflation faltered, the minutes of the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 gathering showed on Tuesday. “All participants agreed that the Committee was in a position to proceed carefully,” … Read more

Futures muted as rate-pause optimism wanes; Cisco drops

Futures muted as rate-pause optimism wanes; Cisco drops

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights Futures: Dow and S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.13% Nov 16 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday as optimism around a pause in interest rate hikes waned, … Read more

Morning Bid: Murky US inflation picture

Morning Bid: Murky US inflation picture

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan If investors were wondering … Read more

Dollar eyes best week against yen in three months; cryptos leap

Dollar eyes best week against yen in three months; cryptos leap

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The dollar was headed for its best week against the yen in three months on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and … Read more