Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh Wednesday brushed off calls for a managed devaluation of the Lebanese currency, warning that such a step would be...
Saudi Arabia is struggling with rising U.S. rates as it tries to strike a balance between boosting growth and averting capital flight that would put pressure...
At least 77 lists had been registered with the Interior Ministry just hours before Monday’s midnight deadline, heating up the political battle for May’s...
The Republican tax plan that passed at the end of 2017 was a rare legislative victory for President DonaldTrump.
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them.
China Thursday raised the amount it charges lenders to borrow cash as it looks to prevent cash outflows after the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike.
Kuwait raised its key interest rate Wednesday for the first time in a year, tracking a quarter-point increase in the U.S. Federal Reserve benchmark rate.
China gingerly raised a key short-term interest rate on Thursday following the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's move overnight, in a symbolic reminder that Beijing...
Federal Reserve officials often say their 2 percent inflation target is “symmetric” – they are equally concerned if price pressures run above or below that...
Lebanon’s Central Bank has no intention to raise interest rates this year despite the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to hike its benchmark rate by 25 basis...
The threat of a global trade war pushed benchmark equity indexes in the United States and Europe deep into the red Thursday and cut into commodity prices, a...
Tokyo stocks closed one percent higher on Thursday as bargain-hunting after three straight days of losses offset a stronger yen.
The Federal Reserve began its two-day policy meeting Tuesday which is expected to produce the first of at least three increases in the key interest rate this...
Market participants are preparing for the Federal Reserve to raise its forecasts for interest-rate hikes when it releases its Summary of Economic Projections...
Europe's major stock markets rose in opening deals on Tuesday but investors remain on edge ahead of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting.
U.S. stocks are mixed Tuesday as energy companies climb with oil prices and banks move up along with interest rates.
The Federal Reserve’s first meeting under Jerome Powell’s leadership will likely end Wednesday with an announcement that the Fed will resume its modest...
The British pound recovered Friday from weakness prompted by a Russian decision to expel British diplomats, as the world rallied in support for London in a...
The Russian ruble hit a one-month low Friday as mounting tensions between Moscow and the West weighed on the currency.