Gold futures traded slightly lower Monday morning after Easter, with a rise in yields and U.S. stocks perhaps undercutting bullish appetite for the haven metal after a report on Good Friday, when markets were mostly closed, showed a seasonally adjusted 916,000 jobs added in March, marking the best gain since August. Markets in Europe are closed […]

Gold prices edged lower in holidaythinned trading on Monday as robust U.S. jobs data fuelled hopes for a rapid economic recovery and bolstered global equities, denting bullions appeal. Spot gold was down 0.1 at 1,726.80 per ounce, as of 1132 GMT. U.S. gold futures were unchanged at 1,727.80 per ounce. Most markets in Europe were […]

GameStop Corp shares fell 12 on Monday after the video game retailer said it may sell up to 1 billion worth of stock as it takes advantage of a dizzying rally in its shares this year on the back of a Redditdriven retail trading frenzy. The company said it would sell up to 3.5 million […]

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Sometimes thin markets make for volatile trading as a few large orders hit a market without many participants to absorb the flow. Other times they just mean little movement as no one is around to trade. Friday was the latter, suggesting that maybe today will be too. A […]

Investments into money market funds surged to the highest this year in the week ended March 31, as investors favoured safety amid a fall in bond prices and fresh lockdowns in Europe, with the region grappling to contain a rising number of coronavirus infections. Global money market funds received inflows of 44.7 billion in the […]

Japanese shares closed higher on Monday, as strong U.S. jobs data lifted optimism about a recovery in the worlds largest economy, prompting investors to buy index heavyweights SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing along with chiprelated stocks. The Nikkei share average ended 0.82 higher at 30,089.25, hitting the 30,000mark for the first time in more than […]

TOKYO, April 5 Reuters Yields on Japanese government bonds were flat on Monday as investors held their bets until they could confirm the direction of the U.S. Treasury yields after strongerthanexpected U.S. job data was released on Friday. The 10year JGB yield was unchanged at 0.115, while the 20year JGB yield was also flat at […]

The dollar was largely steady on Monday as investors soaked up last weeks strong U.S. employment report and looked ahead to data on the U.S. services sector for affirmation of a solid economic rebound from the coronavirus shock. The greenback posted its best quarter against major currencies in almost three years in JanuaryMarch thanks to […]

TOKYO, April 2 Reuters Japanese shares closed higher on Friday, with the Nikkei hitting a twoweek high, due to hopes of earnings recovery and gains in semiconductorrelated shares as they look to raise their outputs to deal with a global shortage of chips. The Nikkei share average ended 1.58 higher at 29,854.00. The broader Topix […]

BEIRUT, April 2 Reuters Lebanon will run out of money to fund basic imports by the end of May and delays in launching a plan to reduce subsidies are costing 500 million a month, the caretaker finance minister, Ghazi Wazni, said. As Lebanons economy crumbles, the central bank has asked the caretaker cabinet to decide […]