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HSBC sells Singapore insurance unit to Allianz in $2.1 billion deal
By Selena Li, Sneha Kumar and Yantoultra Ngui July 24 (Reuters) - HSBC has agreed to sell its life and health insurance business in Singapore to Allianz for S$2.7 billion ($2.1 billion), as it trims n...
Thomson Reuters 8h ago
Morning Bid: Oil batters bonds as AI burns cash
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu We are back to war watching, as if the June ceasefire never happened. After weeks of dozing through simmering U.S.-Iran tensions,...
Thomson Reuters 8h ago
Trump imposes forced labor tariffs, drawing protests from trading partners
By David Lawder WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries...
Thomson Reuters 9h ago
Exclusive-BOJ likely to keep inflation warning but expect no big build-up in risks, sources say
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely maintain its warning over the risk of inflation overshooting its 2% target next week, but signal that those risks have not incr...
Thomson Reuters 10h ago
Japan's Nikkei falls more than 2% on AI spending worries
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 2% on Friday, as a sharp decline in Google parent Alphabet shares spurred concerns about heavy AI spending. The N...
Thomson Reuters 11h ago
Brent hovers above $100/bbl, set for weekly rise on Middle East escalation
By Colleen Howe and Siyi Liu BEIJING/SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - Brent oil prices hovered above $100 per barrel on Friday while heading for their fourth week of gains, driven by concerns about disr...
Thomson Reuters 11h ago
Asian stocks sink, bonds struggle as oil spike stokes rate risks
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, July 24 (Reuters) - Asian shares sank on Friday as a near 40% rise in oil prices this month due to the intensifying conflict in the Gulf revived inflation fears, rattling bond ma...
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US, Mexico set more USMCA talks for September amid differences over autos content
By Emily Green and David Lawder MEXICO CITY, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. and Mexican officials said on Thursday they will meet for a fourth round of negotiations to revamp the North American trade pact i...
Thomson Reuters 12h ago
Dollar gets yields boost as Middle East and trade wars raise inflation stakes
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) - The dollar was underpinned by higher U.S. Treasury yields on Friday and hovered near a 40-year peak against the yen, as a spike in oil prices and a renewed gl...
Thomson Reuters 12h ago
Japan's factory activity stays firm as output surges in July, PMI shows
TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity remained broadly firm in July with output rising at its fastest rate since February 2014, while uncertainty about the Middle East situation co...
Thomson Reuters 12h ago





