WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Friday unanimously approved Janet Yellen’s nomination as the first woman Treasury secretary, indicating that she will easily win full Senate approval,
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Bets on for Macau's Sands China after U.S. billionaire Adelson's death
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Sands China Ltd’s adjustment to life after the death of billionaire founder Sheldon Adelson, coming a year before the firm’s gaming licence expires, could open up
Stocks climb, bonds fall after Democrats win Senate
LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bonds licked their wounds and stocks rose on Thursday as investors bet Democrat control of the U.S. Congress would enable President-elect Joe Biden to borrow and spend
Dollar drops on Democrat gains in U.S. senate election
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar hit its lowest level in nearly three years on Wednesday with markets pricing in a Democrat win in the U.S. Senate election in Georgia that
Asia shares given pause by Tokyo lockdown talk
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets hit pause on Monday as reports of a possible tightening in coronavirus emergency rules for Tokyo pulled Japanese stocks off 30-year highs, while also
Asian shares set to finish 2020 at record high, riskier currencies in favor
HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Asian shares edged up on Thursday and were set to end a tumultuous 2020 at record highs, while growing investor hopes for a global economic recovery
World stocks near record peak, dollar stumbles again
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks edged closer to recent record highs and Asian shares hit a record peak on Wednesday, as investors bet on a strong economic recovery next year,
Shares lifted by U.S. stimulus cheer and Brexit relief
MILAN/TOKYO (Reuters) – Global shares rose and the dollar softened on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $2.3 trillion spending package and as investors continued to celebrate a
Brexit deal fuels sterling while stocks edge higher ahead of holiday
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The British pound rose on Thursday as Britain and the European Union clinched a free trade deal, while a global gauge of stocks edged upward amid investor
Stocks and sterling pin hopes on Brexit, regulator probe stings Alibaba
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares and the British pound rose on Thursday ahead of the Christmas break, as Britain and the European Union closed in on a free-trade deal