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Euro weighs down as US says Russia increasing troops near Ukraine

The standoff on Europe's eastern edge is one of the deepest crises in East-West relations for decades, and markets had rallied in relief at earlier Russian statements about a military pullback

Gold rises as concerns over Ukraine resurface; Fed minutes in focus

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Russia has been moving critical units closer to Ukraine's border, despite Moscow's insistence it was pulling back

US retail sales rebound sharply to increase 3.8% in January: Govt data

December retail sales revised to show steeper decline; core retail sales jump 4.8%

Better.com CEO's infamous firings in US added 1,000 employees in India

Factors including the workforce reduction and negative media coverage 'detrimentally affected Better's productivity and financial results,' the company said

Ukraine tension reins in euro, drives rush to safe-haven currencies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who heads to Kyiv on Monday and Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, warned of sanctions if Moscow invaded Ukraine

Dollar posts solid gains after higher-than-expected US CPI data in Jan

CPI rose 0.6% last month from December, the Labor Department said, while in the 12 months through January, the CPI jumped 7.5%, the biggest year-on-year increase since February 1982

RBI must focus more on inflation to combat spiking yields, say traders

The benchmark 10-year bond yield spiked to a 2-1/2-year high after the government announced a borrowing target of 14.95 trillion rupees ($199.84 billion) for the next fiscal year

Markets drop for a second day on global cues; eke out 2.5% weekly gain

In the preceding two weeks, domestic markets had crashed 7 per cent spooked by the US Federal Reserve's decision to start raising interest rates to cool down inflation

Gold steady as dollar slides in run-up to United States jobs data

If the jobs report out of the United States encourages the Fed's hawkish mood, it should lead to a significant breakdown in gold, DailyFX currency strategist Ilya Spivak said

Asia stocks make tentative gains, Brent tops $91

The standoff over Ukraine remains a thorn in the market's side, with concerns a Russian invasion would also cut vital gas supplies to western Europe

US dollar holds near 18-month high ahead of busy central bank week

Market pricing now suggests a more than 90% chance of at least four Fed rate hikes by the end of the year and a 67% chance of at least five.

Dollar posts biggest weekly rise in 7 months on rate bets

Dollar steadily rose in a week highlighted by a more hawkish tone coming out of a Federal Reserve meeting

Oil rises for sixth week as growing chorus predicts $100 price

Oil's stellar start to the year comes despite a soft patch in global equity markets after the Federal Reserve signaled it's ready to tackle inflation

US dollar set for biggest weekly rise in seven months on rate bets

The dollar was in the limelight even as broader currency markets quietened somewhat after an eventful week in global markets punctuated by a hawkish Federal Reserve meeting

Euro on defensive as traders fret over Ukraine tension, hawkish Fed

TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro hovered near its weakest in a month versus the safe-haven dollar and yen on Wednesday as traders fretted over a potential military conflict in Ukraine and the possibility of accelerated Federal Reserve policy tightening.

Investors seek refuge in China as Fed, inflation roil other markets

Major central banks are preparing to withdraw the excess stimulus measures of the past couple of years.

Gold drops as Fed set to lay out rate hike path; Ukraine fears curb losses

(Reuters) - Gold fell on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields gained on expectations of faster U.S. rate hikes, but bullion held above its $1,830 key level as safe-haven assets were still in demand amid escalating tensions over Ukraine.

European stocks up, losses in Asia ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

European stocks opened higher Tuesday after a day of steep losses in Asia as markets waited to hear from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell after a two-day policy meeting that ends Wednesday. The possibility of conflict between Russia and Ukraine and concern over coronavirus outbreaks also were adding to uncertainties. France's CAC 40 edged up 1.1% to 6,861.14 in early trading, while Germany's DAX added 0.6% to 15,100.95. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.5% to 7,334.99. The future of the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 1.1% lower, while the S&P 500 future fell 1.6%. On Monday, a late buying spree pushed the benchmark S&P 500 index to a 0.3% gain after pulling it out of so-called correction territory a drop of 10% or more from its recent high. The Fed meeting will provide an update on policymakers' latest thinking on the economy and interest rates. Some economists worry the Fed is moving too slowly in tamping down inflation by raising rates that have been kept low for nearly two ...

Shares lower in Europe, Asia ahead of US Federal Reserve meeting

Shares were mostly lower in Europe and Asia on Monday after Wall Street logged its worst week since the pandemic began in 2020.

Gold dips as Treasury yields advance on US Fed rate-hike prospects

Gold prices fell towards previous session's one-week low as the prospect of aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve sent benchmark Treasury yields to two-year highs