Stay up to date with free updates Simply sign up for the US Interest Rate myFT Digest – straight to your inbox. The dollar hit a three-month low on Tuesday and U.S. Treasury yields fell as investors became increasingly confident that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in mid-2024. The U.S. currency fell … [Read more…]
[1/3]The graphic of the German stock index DAX is shown on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on November 24, 2023. Portal/Staff acquire license rights European stocks down slightly; S&P futures fall 0.1% Gold climbs to six-month high in choppy trading Eyes on inflation data from the US and EU The oil market is tense ahead of … [Read more…]
Photographers take photos near a large screen showing stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) after the market opened on October 2, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Portal/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire License Rights SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Portal) – Asian stocks were dragged lower by China on Friday as Wall Street, closed for a holiday, was … [Read more…]
(Bloomberg) — The dollar weakened and stocks rose in Asia on increasing speculation that the Federal Reserve is nearing the end of its tightening cycle. Most read by Bloomberg The U.S. currency weakened against all of its Group of 10 currencies after dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials last week bolstered bets that the central … [Read more…]
A trader counts new 2,000 rupee notes at a wholesale vegetable market in Bangalore, IndiaAP Photo/Aijaz Rahi India’s efforts to achieve greater international acceptance of its currency are failing. According to the Press Trust of India, no oil transactions were conducted in rupees in the financial year 2022-2023. Countries from China to Russia and India … [Read more…]
Executives at bankrupt trucking company Yellow on Thursday rejected a billion-dollar offer from investors that could have revived much of the iconic trucking company’s network. When Yellow, founded in the 1920s, went out of business, it left 12,000 trucks, 35,000 trailers and 30,000 workers idle, which could form the basis for a new company. A … [Read more…]