Dollar gains before Fed meeting, jobs data
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose to an almost two-week high against a basket of currencies…
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Australia to reveal huge budget rebound, pledge restraint in response
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Labor government is set to reveal a vast improvement in the budget bottom…
Australia’s home prices rise again in sign of market bottom
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian home prices rose for a second straight month in April, in a further signal that the…
North Korea blasts U.S.-South Korea summit deal for escalating tension
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American…
Biden, India’s Modi to meet Pacific island leaders, Papua New Guinea PM says
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, will join Pacific Islands…
Tesla Models S, X unavailable in some Asia-Pacific countries, website shows
(Reuters) – Tesla’s Model S and Model X were not available for order in some Asia-Pacific countries, including Australia, Thailand,…
Wall St ends higher, posts weekly, monthly gains on solid earnings, Fed pause hopes
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied to a higher close on Friday and benchmark Treasury yields…
US dollar firms as inflation data backs Fed hike; yen plunges
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose on Friday after data showed inflation grew in March,…
TIM to seek new round of higher bids for landline grid – sources
MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM)’s CEO Pietro Labriola is expected to propose to directors to seek further improvements of…
Wall Street ends sharply lower, Treasury yields slide as recession fears mount
(This April 25 story has been corrected to rectify the name of the firm to Morgan Stanley Investment Management, not…