A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wildfire smoke wasn’t the only cloud from Canada that drifted over the United States this week. The Bank of Canada’s resumption of interest rate rises after a four-month pause blurred the horizon for Federal Reserve policy somewhat too, reminding markets that…
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said on Thursday it would block some payments to certain cryptocurrency exchanges as part of a suite of new anti-scam measures that would limit customer crypto payments. A spokesperson for CBA, the country’s largest bank, declined to name the crypto exchanges involved. The bank…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Thursday it would introduce laws to the parliament next week banning public displays and sales of Nazi hate symbols, citing a rise in far-right activities at home. The swastika, one of the most recognisable symbols of Nazi propaganda, and the insignia of Schutzstaffel (SS), the paramilitary wing of the…
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand, long known for its staunch independence in foreign policy, sees like-minded partners as key to helping it navigate a more strategically challenging environment in the Asia Pacific region, its foreign minister said on Thursday. The comments came as tensions mount between the United States and China and…
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hike its key interest rate once more by the end of September to 4.35% following a surprise hike on Tuesday and then hold policy for the rest of the year, according to economists in a snap Reuters poll. Having paused rate increases…
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. An interest rate decision from India and revised Japanese GDP will be the big local drivers for Asian markets on Thursday, with wider sentiment soured by a profit-taking slump in U.S. tech stocks and a surprising rate hike…
By Samuel Indyk and Koh Gui Qing LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks retreated from a 13-month high on Wednesday and the U.S. dollar drifted lower as attention turned towards next week’s pivotal inflation data and Federal Reserve meeting, where chances of a rate hike continued to ebb. On Wall Street, stocks ceded earlier gains, with the…
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged higher against the yen on Wednesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data for May and the Fed’s interest rate decision next week, while the Canadian dollar jumped after the Bank of Canada hiked rates. The U.S. central bank is expected to hold rates steady next…
(Reuters) -Australia’s trade minister Don Farrell has warned the European Union that he will not sign on a trade deal unless the bloc opens its market to more Australian farm products, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Farrell said an agreement with the bloc was possible only if the EU backed down on its demands…
By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group has offered to make concessions in its purchase of Australian medical researcher George Clinical to gain regulatory approval after an unusually long review, said two people with knowledge of the matter. Hillhouse will retain Australian directors and keep data…
