Analysis: Currencies

China's retaliatory tariffs to squeeze EU pork producers

PARIS -European pork producers face a squeeze on profit margins after China, their largest market, imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on imports of EU pork products. The...

US 30-year mortgage rate slides to 11-month low, MBA data shows

The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan dropped by the most in six months last week after a weak employment report drove benchmark Treasury bond yields down in anticipation of a Federal...

Bad news bulls

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets, Reuters Open Interest  Global equities rose early...

Specter of stagflation clouds Fed cut optimism

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Rising equities and falling bond prices portray the market's sanguine view on monetary policy, with a rate cut...

Von der Leyen to outline EU priorities after US trade deal backlash

STRASBOURG -The European Union's chief executive, Ursula von der Leyen, sets out her priorities for the year ahead on Wednesday after a bruising summer dominated by a much-criticised trade deal with...

US payrolls benchmark revision estimate suggests labor market weaker than previously thought

The U.S. economy likely created 911,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the government said on Tuesday, suggesting that job growth was already stalling before...

US employment growth through March revised sharply lower

WASHINGTON -The U.S. economy likely created 911,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months through March than previously estimated, the government said on Tuesday, suggesting that job growth was already...

Stocks upbeat as prospect of Fed easing outweighs political uncertainty

Asia stocks rose on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations of a U.S. rate cut as early as next week, even as political upheavals around the world kept currency and bond investors on edge. ...

Political turmoil comes thick and fast

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The political noise just keeps coming. Over the span of a few days, British Deputy Prime Minister Angela...

US job growth through March expected to be revised down sharply

WASHINGTON -The level of U.S. employment for the 12 months through March could be slashed by as many as one million jobs when the government publishes its preliminary nonfarm payrolls benchmark...

US dollar falters on rate outlook, yen retreats amid Japan uncertainty

The dollar extended its decline on Monday in the wake of Friday's weak U.S. jobs report, which all but cemented an interest rate cut this month, even as the yen fell after Japanese Prime Minister...

Instant View:French government loses no-confidence vote in parliament

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a confidence vote on Monday, plunging the euro zone's second largest economy deeper into political crisis. The euro showed little initial...

Tankmaker KNDS to decide on IPO within months, Germany could take stake, CEO says

AMSTERDAM -Franco-German defence supplier KNDS will decide in the coming months whether to launch an initial public offering next year, CEO Jean-Paul Alary said on Monday, and suggested the German...

US dollar drops on rate cut outlook; yen down amid political uncertainty in Japan

The U.S. dollar fell on Monday, extending losses after Friday's weak U.S. jobs report that reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month, while the yen fell broadly after Japanese...

Yen dented by Japan PM's resignation announcement; dollar wobbles

The yen fell on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would resign, while the dollar remained on shaky ground after Friday's weak U.S. jobs report, which cemented expectations of...

StanChart expects Fed to cut rates by 50 bps next week after weak jobs data

Standard Chartered expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 50 basis points at its policy meeting this month, double its earlier projection of a 25-bp reduction, following a soft...

India's chief economic adviser says Trump's tariffs could shave 0.5% off GDP, Bloomberg News reports

U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on India could reduce the country's gross domestic product by half a percent this year, the nation's Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said in a...

Yen slides after Japan PM Ishiba resigns, dollar wobbles

The yen fell sharply on Monday following the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, while the dollar remained on shaky footing after Friday's weak U.S. jobs report cemented...

Fed rate cut optimism lifts sentiment, yen slips on political uncertainty

Stocks rose and the dollar wobbled on Monday after dismal U.S. labour data sealed the case for an interest rate cut this month, while the yen fell as investors girded for uncertainty in Japan...