FILE PHOTO: An investor looks at an electronic screen at a brokerage house in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/China Daily November 6, 2017 By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares stepped away from recent decade highs on Monday while the U.S. dollar staged a broad-based rally and […]
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Bank of Japan closely watching impact of easy policy on bank profits: Kuroda
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai November 6, 2017 NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the central bank was closely watching the potential damage a prolonged […]
Dollar near three-month highs, underpinned by Fed tightening view
Dollar banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration November 6, 2017 By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar traded near a three-month high against a basket of currencies on Monday, after the latest batch of U.S. data backed expectations for the Federal Reserve […]
Trump says to push Japan for more ‘reciprocal’ trade, in a friendly way
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to U.S. and Japanese business leaders at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst November 6, 2017 By Steve Holland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, charging “Japan has been winning” on trade in recent decades, said he […]
DBS third-quarter net profit falls unexpectedly, hit by oil and gas loans
A DBS logo in pictured in the backdrop of the central business district in Singapore July 10, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su November 5, 2017 SINGAPORE (Reuters) – DBS Group Holdings <DBSM.SI>, Singapore’s biggest lender, unexpectedly reported a 23 percent fall in quarterly profit, partly due to its exposure to the oil […]
Belgian judge releases ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont under conditions
Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont makes a statement in this still image from video calling for the release of “the legitimate government of Catalonia”, after a Spanish judge ordered nine Catalan secessionist leaders to be held in custody pending a potential trial over the region’s independence push, in Brussels, Belgium, […]
Amazon discounts other sellers’ products as retail competition stiffens
The logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration November 5, 2017 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> is cutting prices of products from third-party sellers on its website, moving beyond its more typical method of discounts on items it […]
Center-right leads narrowly in Sicily regional vote: exit polls
Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi (L) speaks next to local candidate Nello Musumeci during a rally in Catania, Italy, November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello November 5, 2017 PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right coalition has a narrow lead over the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in Sicilian regional elections held […]
Yellen’s bequest: A healthy economy but questions over future policy for Fed
FILE PHOTO: Jerome Powell arrives in the Rose Garden as he attends an announcement as nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve by U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo November 5, 2017 By Howard Schneider […]
Thousands of Romanians protest ruling party’s judicial overhaul plans
People march in protest against the ruling Social Democrats’ plans to overhaul judicial legislation in Bucharest, Romania, November 5, 2017. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea/via REUTERS November 5, 2017 BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Thousands of Romanians were protesting in the capital Bucharest and cities across the country on Sunday against plans by the […]