GBP Slips versus USD; Investors Watch Political Developments

LONDON, April 27 Reuters Sterling slipped against the dollar in early London trading on Tuesday, but remained within the previous sessions ranges and stabilised against the euro, still struggling to regain the momentum it had in the first quarter of 2021. Major currency pairs were little changed ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting on […]
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Japanese Shares End Higher, Led by TravelRelated Stocks

TOKYO, April 26 Reuters Japanese shares settled higher on Monday as travelrelated stocks bounced back from losses driven by fears of coronavirus curbs, and after ANA forecast a smallerthanexpected fullyear loss. The Nikkei share average inched up 0.36 to close at 29,126.23, while the broader Topix edged up 0.17 to 1,918.15. Travelrelated shares led the […]
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EUR Up, USD Down on Strong PMIs; US Durable Goods

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Betterthanexpected preliminary purchasing managers indices PMIs on Friday drove a riskon mood that lifted US stocks, the commodity currencies and the euro while depressing USD and the other two safehaven currencies, JPY and CHF. Only US manufacturing and German services missed expectations, the others all beat expectations, in […]
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