China factory activity still contracts – PMI
China's manufacturing activity increased to 49.5 in May from 49.0 in April, remaining below the 50-mark that…
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Euro zone fails to reach a deal on new coronavirus stimulus
Euro zone finance ministers failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on how to provide additional stimulus to weather…
Egypt’s stock exchange climbs 3% buoyed by coronavirus stimulus plan
Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) closed higher on Monday triggered by stimulus announcement announced by President…
Egypt’s stock exchange jumps most globally on coronavirus stimulus
Egypt’s stock exchange (EGX) soared on Monday triggered by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s bourse stimulus…
ECB unveils stimulus to fight coronavirus impact
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday measures to support bank lending and expanded its asset…
Euro eases from 3-year highs; dollar edges up vs yen
Euro prices inched lower on Tuesday, taking a breather after having rallied on the back of optimism about the euro…
The Bank of Japan keeps its monetary policy steady
Bank of Japan said Tuesday it is holding its monetary policy steady, even as its peers in the U.S. and Europe begin…
European stocks close higher on earnings, dovish ECB; IBEX falls on Catalonia news
European stocks closed higher Friday, as investors tried to shake off political turbulence in the region and…
Dollar prices fall on perceived ECB path, US political roadblocks
The U.S. dollar hit its lowest level in more than a year against a basket of major rivals on Friday a day after…
Gold prices drop ahead of ECB meeting
Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, with the dollar steady as markets looked to a meeting of the European Central…
Euro clings to ECB tapering hopes, yen little moved after BOJ
The euro held near a 14-month high against the dollar on Thursday as investors look to hints from the European…
European markets seen lower, traders digest Draghi comments
European bourses are expected to open lower on Wednesday morning as investors digest comments from European Central…
Dollar inches up but US political woes keep it near 6-month lows
Dollar prices inched higher on Monday, but remained close to six-month lows against a basket of currencies as…
Dollar nurses losses as Washington rocked by new probe into Trump’s campaign
The dollar wallowed near six-month lows against a basket of major currencies on Thursday as the U.S. political…
Euro jumps on European inflation data, dollar climbs vs. yen
The euro rose against the U.S. dollar on Friday after strong euro zone inflation figures, while the dollar jumped…
Euro falls with French election in focus, dollar firms
The euro edged lower against the U.S. dollar on Friday as investors braced for Sunday's first round of a tight…
Dollar prices near to two-month low
U.S. dollar slid to a near two-month low against a basket of currencies on Monday as concerns mounted about the…
Dollar starts week on back foot as Trump policy detail awaited
Dollar started the week on the back foot in early Asian trade on Monday. Euro edged up to its highest in more than…
Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged; rates at -0.1%
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) held off Tuesday on expanding stimulus, despite pushing back the time frame for hitting its…
ECB likely to point to more easing as it charts steady course
The euro zone economy is widely expected to need more stimulus from the European Central Bank, but it may not come…
Nikkei’s gains unravel, sheds 2 pct on week as stimulus disappoints
Japan's Nikkei share average gave up early gains and ended lower on Friday, capping a week marred by a…
Asian stocks: bonds shaken by stimulus doubts, dollar on defensive
Asian shares slid on Wednesday while the yen lorded over a weakened U.S dollar as fears that the Bank of Japan may…
Pressure for BOJ easing intensifies as economy minister urges action
Political pressure on the Bank of Japan to expand stimulus on Friday is intensifying with the economy minister…
PM Abe’s plan for $265 billion stimulus puts pressure on BOJ to ease
Japan's prime minister unveiled a surprisingly large $265 billion stimulus package on Wednesday to reflate the…
Asia stocks settle near one-year highs on Japan stimulus
Asian stocks settled near one-year highs on Wednesday while the safe-haven yen slumped after Japan's government…
Yen hits six-week low as Japan stimulus hopes support risk sentiment
The dollar climbed to a six-week high against safe-haven yen on Thursday, as news of Japan's plans for an economic…
BOJ should refrain from easing, eye tapering: former board member Shirai
The Bank of Japan should refrain from expanding monetary stimulus, including at this month's policy meeting, as…
BOJ can stand pat if Brexit turmoil proves temporary- official
The Bank of Japan can hold off on expanding monetary stimulus if market turbulence caused by Britain's vote to…
Yen surges broadly as BOJ holds off from easing
The dollar hit a 21-month low against the yen on Thursday as the yen surged broadly after the Bank of Japan held…
BOJ holds off on easing despite weak inflation, sparks yen spike
The Bank of Japan refrained from offering additional monetary stimulus on Thursday despite external headwinds and…
FTSE 100 gains as Chinese hopes give miners a boost
U.K. stocks gained ground Monday, as mining stocks shook off downbeat Chinese data and as investors continued to…
European stocks climb as ECB chief Draghi hints at more stimulus
European stocks jumped Thursday, grasping onto a signal from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi that more…
FTSE 100 bounces up as China GDP data spur stimulus hopes on Tuesday
Stocks in the U.K. surged Tuesday, rising along with other global markets, as slowing growth in China raised hopes…
Asia gains as China stocks surge on stimulus hopes
Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday as Shanghai stocks surged after data pointing to slower Chinese economic…
China’s growth hits quarter-century low, raising hopes of more stimulus
China's economy grew at its weakest pace in a quarter of a century last year, raising hopes Beijing would cushion…
ECB lowers stimulus ambitions after hitting opposition – Reuters
Hints by Mario Draghi ahead of last Thursday's ECB rate meeting that the euro zone may need another big injection…
Fed will weigh up ECB’s stimulus push as it readies rates message
The European Central Bank's signal that more stimulus is coming for Europe's economy could complicate the U.S.…
European, Asian Shares Rise, Helped By Chinese Stimulus
Shares rose on Monday with Asian stocks buoyed by hopes for stimulus to boost China's economy, but the euro slipped…
Asia Stocks Jump As China, Europe Step Up Stimulus
Asian share markets were broadly higher on Monday as the prospect of further policy stimulus in China and Europe…
Egypt’s New FinMin Plans Stimulus, Not Austerity
Egypt interim government will seek to avoid major austerity measures and instead work to stimulate the economy by…