Euro rose in European trade on Wednesday on track for the third profit in a row against the US dollar, hitting a week high after data showed Spanish inflation rose past estimates in October, renewing the pressure on the European Central Bank. The odds of a 0.25% ECB interest rate cut in December dipped, with investors now waiting for official...

The Australian dollar tumbled in Asian trade on Wednesday to 2-⅕ month lows against the US dollar, sharpening the decline for the fourth straight session after inflation in Australia cooled to three-year lows, reducing the pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia. The new data boosted the odds of an interest rate cut by the RBA in December, as investors...

The Japanese yen skidded in Asian trade on Monday to three-month lows against the US dollar, after the election loss by the current Japanese parliamentary governing coalition, which could impede future interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. The yen is also pressured by a surge in US 10-year treasury yields, amid speculation about a cautious stance by the...

The euro rose in European trade on Thursday against a basket of major rivals after a wave of losses across three sessions, with the euro eventually settling above 3-⅕ month lows against the US dollar. It comes ahead of major data on the eurozone sectors later today, which would shed important light on the health of the European economy in...

* Futures off: Dow 0.58%, S&P 500 0.32%, Nasdaq 0.41% * Middle East conflict raises inflation concerns, complicating Fed's policy decisions * Broadcom jumps on strong AI chip revenue forecast * Energy and defense stocks edge up as Middle East conflict rages on (Updates to before markets open) By Johann M Cherian and Ragini Mathur March 5 (Reuters) - Wall...

09:22 AM EST, 03/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were falling premarket Thursday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLV ) 0.7% lower and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) down 0.4%. Kura Oncology ( KURA ) stock was down more than 4% after the company reported a wider Q4 net loss as revenue declined...

08:52 AM EST, 03/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.2% and the actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was 0.3% lower in Thursday's premarket activity as the conflict in the Middle East continues. US stock futures were lower, with S&P 500 Index futures down 0.3%, Dow Jones Industrial Average...

09:27 AM EST, 03/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks were edging higher premarket Thursday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF ( XLE ) advancing by 0.4%. The United States Oil Fund ( USO ) was 3.6% higher and the United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG ) was up 1.8%. Front-month US West Texas Intermediate crude oil...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft ( MSFT ) on Tuesday said it will release a new laptop and tablet with chips from Qualcomm ( QCOM ) at lower prices than before, aiming to get new AI features to a broader set of customers. The newest Surface 13-inch laptop and Surface Pro 12-inch tablet will go on sale on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Meta Platforms ( META ) won a $168 million verdict against the Israeli surveillance firm NSO, the company said Tuesday, capping a six-year arm wrestling match between America's biggest social networking platform and the world's best known spyware company. Meta had already won a December ruling finding that NSO had unlawfully exploited a bug in its messaging service...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems ( CSCO ) on Tuesday showed a prototype chip for networking quantum computers together and said it is opening a new lab in Santa Monica, California, to further pursue quantum computing. The chip uses some of the same technology as current networking chips and would help link together smaller quantum computers into...

(Reuters) -Gen Digital ( GEN ), which offers antivirus software such as Avast, Avira and Norton, forecast annual revenue and profit above analysts' estimate on Tuesday, signaling strong demand for its cybersecurity tools, sending its shares up about 4% after the bell. High-profile digital hacks and an increase in online scams have provoked companies to fortify their systems against evolving...

UK PM hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will face off head to head in their first publicly broadcasted debate, a high-stakes event which will be crucial for either to get the necessary votes in the upcoming Tory voting.

The final stretch of a weeks-long contest will pit Sunak, a former Goldman Sachs banker who has raised the tax burden towards the highest level since the 1950s, against Truss, a convert to Brexit who has pledged to cut taxes and regulation.

Despite the escalating tension between China and Taiwan and their rocky history, bilateral trade stands at roughly $320 billion as of now, with Taiwan firmly holding the semiconductor card. Read on to find out more about how the dollar equations stand.

Amid all the din of Chinese fighter jets and sabre rattling, a determined US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did land in Taiwan, albeit amid darkness — and the island nation conveyed its gratitude by granting her the Order of the Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon. 

DETROIT, April 2 (Reuters) - Factory workers at Mercedes Benz's assembly plant in Alabama are moving forward with efforts to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), and they plan to file a petition as soon as this week, a union leader said on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Reuters cited three people familiar with the matter saying employees at the SUV...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar was on the front foot on Wednesday, pinning the yen near its lowest its decades though the heightened threat of currency intervention by Tokyo capped further declines in the Japanese currency. The yuan was steady after a private-sector survey showed that China's services activity growth accelerated in March, in a sign sentiment was staging a tentative...

Beijing (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Thursday said it has received more than 100,000 orders for its first electric vehicle, the SU7, as it began deliveries. The first deliveries come from the first batch of 5,000 cars that the company has already produced. Xiaomi has advised potential buyers of its sedan that they could face waiting times of...

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co ( DIS ) has secured enough shareholder votes to defeat a challenge against its board mounted by Nelson Peltz's hedge fund Trian Fund Management, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Enough votes had been cast as of Tuesday evening to put Disney's ( DIS ) board directors safely ahead of Trian's two challengers,...

US Dollar Price, Analysis, and Charts Major central bank policy decisions next week.US dollar index nears a cluster of resistance points.British Pound edging lower ahead of UK inflation report. Recommended by Nick Cawley Building Confidence in Trading The latest US PPI report showed that wholesale inflation remains sticky, denting the recent disinflation story. US y/y inflation rose 1.6% in February,...

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has reached new all-time highs much faster than analysts had expected. A substantial upswing kicked off a few weeks after the approval of the Bitcoin Spot ETF. BTC started the week with an intense burst of volatility, as it topped $73K, tumbled to $69K, and then climbed its way back above $70K — all in...

“Its officially Fed week, the week weve all been waiting for,” exclaimed macroeconomics outlet The Kobeissi Letter on March 17. The US Central Bank will make its highly anticipated announcement on March 20, which will set the tone for the USs economic outlook going forward. Key Events This Week: 1. Housing Starts data Tuesday 2. Fed Interest Rate Decision Wednesday...

FTSE 100, Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 Daily Price and Charts ​​​FTSE 100 retreats from a ten-month high ​Wednesday saw the price reach its highest level in ten months, but a reversal on Thursday might suggest that more declines are in store, at least towards the 50-day simple moving average. ​Below this lies 7600, where buying pressure appeared in the second...