Markets South Korean stocks surge as Fed chief boosts rate cut expectations SEOUL, July 11 (Reuters) - Round-up of South Korean financial markets: ** South Korean shares soared on Thursday, aft Published 11 Jul, 2019 09:00am
Business & Finance Australian banks, shops hit by telecom outage SYDNEY: Australian banks and retailers were thrown into chaos on Thursday by a telecoms outage that knocked out electron Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:58am
World German inflation moves closer to ECB target, revised data shows BERLIN: German annual inflation accelerated to 1.5% in June but remained below the European Central Bank's target, final Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:56am
Markets Euro zone bond yields inch down as Powell flags July U.S. rate cut LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged down on Thursday after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell set the stage Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:56am
Markets Oil hits 6-wk high as rigs brace for Gulf of Mexico storm TOKYO: Oil futures hit a six-week high on Thursday as oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico were evacuated ahead of a storm, wh Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:53am
Markets China cuts 2019/20 corn use forecast by 2 mn T due to African swine fever BEIJING: China's agriculture ministry on Thursday said it was lowering its forecast for corn consumption in the 2019/20 Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:52am
Top News Dollar falls to five-day lows after Powell's comments LONDON: The dollar fell to a five-day low on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kept the door open for U Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:30am
World Turkish May current account surplus $151 mn, less than forecast ISTANBUL: The Turkish current account showed a less-than-expected surplus of $151 million in May, the central bank said Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:29am
World Norwegian Air CEO and co-founder Kjos quits top job OSLO: Norwegian Air's Bjoern Kjos stepped down on Thursday as chief executive of the airline he co-founded and turned in Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:27am
Markets South African rand stronger with Fed seen cutting rates JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's rand strengthened on Thursday after the chairman of the Federal Reserve set the stage for a Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:22am
Markets FTSE 100 rebounds from 4-day losing streak on Fed rate cut hopes, Reckitt settlement London's main index snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday as comments from the U.S. central bank reinforced bets Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:20am
Markets European shares break 4-day losing streak on Fed Powell's dovish remarks European shares rose on Thursday, breaking a four-day losing streak, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ceme Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:00am
World China Jan-June FDI up 7.2pc y/y in yuan terms BEIJING: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China rose 7.2% in the first half of the year to 478.33 billion yuan ($69. Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:00am
Markets CBOT corn target of $4.13-1/4 aborted SINGAPORE: A bearish target at the July 2 low of $4.13-1/4 per bushel has been aborted for CBOT September corn. It will Published 11 Jul, 2019 07:59am
Sports Federer wins 100th Wimbledon match to reach 13th semi-final London: Roger Federer racked up his 100th match win at Wimbledon on Wednesday to reach his 13th semi-final at the All En Published 11 Jul, 2019 07:29am
Sports Nadal to face Federer in Wimbledon semi-finals London: Rafael Nadal will play great rival Roger Federer in a blockbuster Wimbledon semi-final after beating Sam Querrey Published 11 Jul, 2019 07:28am
Business & Finance Firdous grieved over loss of precious lives in train accident ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Thursday express Published 11 Jul, 2019 07:27am
Markets Tokyo stocks close up on Fed chief's dovish signal TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose on Thursday, extending US rallies on growing expectations of a rate cut, while Nintendo surged Published 11 Jul, 2019 07:09am
Markets Hong Kong stocks head into break with gains HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks rose more than one percent in the morning Thursday, in line with a global rally fuelled by r Published 11 Jul, 2019 07:07am
Markets Asian equities rally, dollar extends losses on Fed rate cut bets HONG KONG: Asian markets rallied Thursday and the dollar suffered further across-the-board losses after the head of the Published 11 Jul, 2019 07:05am