Morning Bid: Trump trades shine, China data darkens
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Harry Robertson From U.S. small-cap stocks to bitcoin to the dollar, some investors are seeking out assets that…
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Exclusive-Some ECB governors wanted to drop pledge to keep policy tight, sources say
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Some European Central Bank governors at Thursday’s rate-setting meeting made the case for dropping a pledge to keep policy tight as…
Analysis-Investors buy, then bide time on China
By Tom Westbrook, Dhara Ranasinghe and Naomi Rovnick SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – Global investors are buying China and betting last month’s rally has legs, but few are willing to go large…
ECB to keep options open in face of undershooting risk, Villeroy says
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is keeping its options fully open at upcoming interest rate meetings as the risk of undershooting its inflation target is now as big…
Take Five: Up and away
(Reuters) – Start your electric engines, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is the first of the “Magnificent Seven” to report earnings, while finance chiefs descend on Washington and markets get a taste of…
UK consumers defy their budget worries to shop more
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales unexpectedly rose in September, according to official data published on Friday that contradicted signs that consumers were downbeat about possible tax rises…
ECB survey shows quicker return of inflation to target
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation could return to the European Central Bank’s 2% target sooner than earlier thought and will likely hover around this level even in the longer…
Japan’s biggest union group targets 5% wage hikes next year
By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s largest labour union group said on Friday it will seek wage hikes of at least 5% in 2025, similar to this…
European shares headed for weekly gains after ECB rate cut
(Reuters) – European shares opened muted on Friday, after the European Central Bank’s latest rate cut and upbeat earnings prompted strong gains in the previous session, with the main stocks…
Malaysia plans record budget spending in 2025 as reforms boost revenue
By Danial Azhar and Ashley Tang KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia announced on Friday record budget spending of 421 billion ringgit ($98 billion) for 2025, with the government boosting salaries…