By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United States and other western countries on Monday announced an alliance to produce…
U.S. Senate aims for stop-gap bill as funding deadline looms, Schumer says
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will aim to vote on a bill to keep the federal…
Wall St turns bullish ahead of inflation data, Fed action
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks, oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields all rose on Monday as investors took…
U.S. dollar rises vs most currencies ahead of inflation data, Fed meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained against most currencies on Monday in choppy trading ahead of…
Funds load up on exposure Down Under as China boost awaits
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia’s stockmarket is pulling in a growing slice of global investors’ funds, as the…
Oil up $2/bbl on supply risks amid ongoing Keystone outage
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled up about $2 a barrel on Monday on supply jitters, as…
Bank of Canada says higher rates are starting to work, frets over inflation risk
OTTAWA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada’s rapid-fire rate hikes are starting to slow the economy, the governor…
New Zealand house prices fall as interest rates bite -REINZ
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand house prices fell in November on the prior month as rising interest rates, access to…
Responsible investment group rejects activist complaint over TIAA
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – A United Nations-backed responsible investment group has sided with U.S. financial services provider TIAA and…
World Bank, Mali sign two financing agreements worth around $302 million -Mali govt
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The World Bank and Mali on Monday signed financing agreements for two projects worth around $302 million,…