A look at the day ahead from Danilo Masoni. The days of wild swings aren’t over. And with bears and bulls still fiercely wrestling for control, investors could see their nerves tested again this week as geopolitical tensions build up and policy tightening remains centre stage. So while the Bank of England is set to…

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar lurched lower on Monday, stepping back from a 1-1/2 year high tested on Friday, as hawkish comments over the weekend by a Federal Reserve official sent the U.S. yield curve to its flattest levels in three months. While the Fed has clearly telegraphed a March interest…

By Farah Master and Twinnie Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Macau Legend,, which owns and operates a casino resort in Macau, said its chief executive resigned on Monday after he was arrested and detained by police in the world’s biggest gambling hub, sending shares down 19% to a record low. CEO Chan Weng Lin’s arrest https://www.reuters.com/world/china/police-arrest-macaus-no-2-junket-boss-crackdown-media-2022-01-30…

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Record euro area inflation rates mean price pressures will top the agenda for European Central Bank policymakers meeting on Thursday. No immediate policy action is expected since the ECB in December laid out plans https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/ecb-set-dial-back-stimulus-one-more-notch-2021-12-15 to wind up its 1.85 trillion euro ($2.09 trillion) pandemic stimulus scheme by end-March….

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch telecom company KPN said on Monday its core profit rose 4% in the fourth quarter, as revenues from mobile services to consumers and companies grew. KPN’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of 584 million euros ($651.92 million) were in line with the average expectation of analysts in…

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s factory output shrank for the first time in three months in December as a decline in machinery production outweighed a small rise in autos, casting a cloud over the strength of the economic recovery. Retail sales posted their third straight month of year-on-year gains in December as low coronavirus…

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar held most of last week’s gains on Monday but hung just off 18-month highs against major currencies as ebbing market turbulence took some of the bid out of safe-haven assets. The prospect that investors could see renewed volatility this week remains, however, with key Australian, UK…

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares swung higher on Monday as Wall Street futures stabilised, though tests loom ahead as UK interest rates are expected to rise this week and surging oil prices add to worries over inflation. Data out on Sunday showed China’s factory activity slowed in January as a resurgence of…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shares of cash-strapped Shimao Group rose on Monday after the Chinese developer and its chairman sold a Shanghai hotel and a stake in a Hong Kong development, respectively, for a total of $836 million, in their latest efforts to raise funds. The disposals come after Shimao put up its assets worth…