Analysis: Currencies

Fed's independent structure has proved its worth, Waller says

PALO ALTO, California -The structure of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, with members who cannot be fired over policy disputes and serve for periods staggered across presidential terms, has...

Trading Day: Tariff tensions cool, markets sizzle

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Wot's ... uh the deal? A wave of trade...

US, Russia explore ways to restore Russian gas flows to Europe, sources say

LONDON/MOSCOW -With a frost covering Europe's energy relations with Russia, officials from Washington and Moscow have held discussions about the U.S. helping to revive Russian gas sales to the...

Bank of England set to cut rates amid worries about Trump tariff fallout

LONDON -The Bank of England is poised to extend its slow run of interest rate cuts on Thursday with investors watching for any signs that it could soon pick up the pace as U.S. President Donald...

Exclusive-Ukraine considers shift from dollar to euro amid geopolitical realignments

Ukraine is starting to consider a shift away from the U.S. dollar, possibly linking its currency more closely to the euro amid the splintering of global trade and its growing ties to Europe, Central...

Fed sees rising risks to economy as it leaves rates unchanged

WASHINGTON -The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the risks of higher inflation and unemployment had risen, further clouding the U.S. economic outlook as its...

Trade talks at last

What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Financial Industry and Financial Markets Wall Street's latest stutter seems to have been...

US, China move towards trade talks, but a deal seems distant

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook After a few weeks buying the rumour of U.S.-China de-escalation, markets gave a lukewarm welcome to news that...

Trading Day: Absent tariff clarity, nerves fray

TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Deep uncertainty, thin patience Investors...

US dollar's safe haven halo flickers amid Fed, fiscal and trade jitters - Reuters poll

Concerns are mounting about the dollar's safe haven appeal, according to a majority of FX strategists surveyed by Reuters who forecast the global reserve currency will decline further over the coming...

Asia FX rattles and Merz stumbles

A look at what matters in U.S. and global markets today from Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets World markets are getting nervy again on the back of fresh salvos in...

Taiwanese life insurers' portfolios have billions of unhedged dollars

SINGAPORE -Taiwan's currency is at three-year highs after notching unprecedented gains as insurance firms, pension funds and other investors quit U.S. dollar assets or scramble to hedge exposure.  ...

'Asian crisis in reverse' as currencies soar on the dollar

SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI -A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world's export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses...

Euro zone economic growth slows in April, services near stagnation, PMI shows

The euro zone economy continued to expand in April but at a slower pace as demand weakened and the dominant services sector nearly stagnated, suggesting the region's recovery remains fragile, a survey...

Taiwan dollar's record rally is a trade-war tremor

SINGAPORE/TAIPEI -An unprecedented two-day surge in Taiwan's currency is the latest leg of a scramble out of the U.S. dollar and signal of disquiet in markets as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade...

Trump says won't remove Fed chair Powell, says good parts of economy are his doing

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Board chairman before his term ends in May 2026 while describing the central banker as a total stiff...

Trump says US in transition period, downplays impact of short-term recession

WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump said on Friday the U.S. was in a transition period and was going to do fantastically while downplaying the impact any short-term recession may have. ...

Fed gets no reason to rush on rate cuts as job market holds up

Federal Reserve policymakers on the alert for possible cracks in the labor market as businesses adjust to President Donald Trump's erratic trade policy got some reassurance on Friday that so far...

April US payrolls growth slows before full tariff impact felt

U.S. job growth slowed marginally in April, but the outlook for the labor market is increasingly darkening as President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policy heightens economic uncertainty. ...