The United States should increase and promote both official and unofficial contacts with Taiwan’s government and the Taiwanese military during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, regardless of the inevitable Beijing response…
Investing.com – US stock futures edge broadly lower ahead of the release of the all-important December nonfarm payrolls report on Friday. The data could have an impact on Federal Reserve interest…
(Reuters) – Global markets face a choppy ride ahead of U.S. inauguration day on Jan. 20, with Britain and the U.S. releasing key inflation data, China publishing growth numbers while…
Nigeria, US sign deal to return $52.88 million in assets forfeited by ex-official
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria and the United States have signed an agreement to repatriate about $52.88 million in assets forfeited by a former Nigerian oil minister and associates,…
Options market positioned for US Treasury 10-year yield to hit 5% in near term
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors in the futures options market are betting the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is headed higher to 5% in the near term,…
(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday ahead of a crucial labor market report, at a time when concerns around inflation and the incoming Trump administration’s policies have…
By Echo Wang, Tatiana Bautzer and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investment bankers are gearing up for a pickup in dealmaking activity in global equity capital markets this year,…
By Lewis (JO:LEWJ) Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. inflation data in the coming week could test the nerves of stock investors and further inflame worries about rising Treasury yields…
(Reuters) – U.S. investors pulled out of equity funds and moved to the safety of money market funds in the week to Jan. 8 driven by uncertainties about the Fed’s…
Investing.com – UK government bonds, known as gilts, have sold off dramatically over the last week, pushing the associated yields to their highest levels since 2008 and heaping the pressure…