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March 15 Reuters Emerging market stocks started what promises to be an actionpacked week on the back foot on Monday, while currencies were helped by narrowing gains in the dollar, with rising oil prices lifting the Russian rouble and Mexicos peso. After posting their best week in a month on Friday, MSCIs index of EM […]

TOKYO, March 15 Reuters Japanese shares rose on Monday as optimism around the passage of a massive U.S. stimulus package boosted cyclical shares, although declines in tech stocks weighed on the benchmark. The Nikkei share average edged up 0.3 to 29,806.41 by 0219 GMT, while the broader Topix rose 0.66 to 1,963.81 Todays market in […]

SYDNEY, March 15 Reuters Australian threeyear bond futures dipped to a oneweek low on Monday, implying yields of nearly 0.3, as investors feared a stellar economic recovery would rekindle inflation and spur interest rate hikes. A global bonds selloff gathered momentum last month on worries massive U.S. fiscal stimulus and pentup consumer demand would flare […]

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap CAD is in focus this morning as USDCAD hits a threeyear low lowest since February 2018 highest for CAD. The move started on Friday when Canadian employment data turned out to be much better than expected. There were 259k new jobs in February, much more than the 75k […]

Asia’s emergence as global natural gas trading superpower will increasingly dictate market rates in Europe for a once-localized commodity that was simply linked to the price of oil.

China’s demand for domestic metal could slow during its 14th Five-Year plan ending 2025, as it focuses on improving product quality, rather than lifting output.