Stocks muted as investors eye US trade talks
London (AFP) - Global equities steadied Monday as investors kept tabs on countries' efforts to strike trade deals with the ...
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US Treasury signals G7 deal excluding US firms from some taxes
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday that a deal is forthcoming among G7 nations allowing US ...
Dollar holds losses on rate cut bets, trade hope boosts stocks
Hong Kong (AFP) - The dollar held around three-year lows Friday as traders ramp up bets on US interest rate ...
Oil slides, stocks rise as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds
New York (AFP) - Oil prices sank for a second straight day and stock markets mostly rose Tuesday as a ...
US existing home sales little-changed on sluggish market
Washington (AFP) - Sales of existing homes in the United States were tepid in May, according to industry data released ...
Stocks drop after Fed comments as Mideast fears lift crude
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve warned Donald Trump's trade war could reignite US inflation ...
US retail sales slip more than expected after rush to beat tariffs
Washington (AFP) - US retail sales declined more than expected in May, government data showed Tuesday, dragged by a slowdown ...
US inflation edges up but Trump tariff hit limited for now
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation ticked up in May, in line with analyst expectations, government data showed Wednesday as ...
US inflation edges up as Trump tariffs flow through economy
Washington (AFP) - US consumer inflation ticked up in May, in line with analyst expectations, government data showed Wednesday as ...
US aerospace industry anxious as tariffs loom
New York (AFP) - US airlines and aerospace manufacturers insist they have no use for tariff protections, warning that the ...
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