Economy

By Matt Tracy WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Corporate bond market spreads tightened slightly on Wednesday after Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, as the market weighs the pros and cons of his…

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Wednesday after weeks of wrangling over the future economic direction of the government, two sources told…

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Politics is often a major driver of exchange rates in emerging economies where elections, leaders and government policies can play a big role…

By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – If inflation is as politically toxic as this week’s resounding U.S. election result suggests, the presumed impact of his economic policy proposals should make…

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Republicans looked set on Wednesday to possibly win control of both chambers of Congress, giving them sweeping powers for the first time…

By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Nov 6 Canada’s housing affordability cannot be resolved by changing the country’s unique mortgage structure, the Bank of Canada’s Senior Deputy Governor said on Wednesday, as…

LONDON (Reuters) – Fresh tariffs could be detrimental to global growth and lead retaliation and a vicious circle of trade war, European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said…

By Yoruk Bahceli and Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Investors are bracing for further economic pain in Europe that could deepen euro losses and hurt its stocks, as a second…

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she would make “strong representations” over the importance of free trade to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump who…