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5 Min Read NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Commodity prices jumped, the dollar slid to a two-month low and major global equity indexes scaled record peaks on Friday after weak U.S. jobs data for April tamped down fears that a booming economy would spark inflation and higher interest rates. The data eased worries the Federal Reserve would reduce its massive stimulus program anytime soon and was seen as helping President Joe Biden push through his plans for trillions of dollars in new spending on infr...

Article content NEW YORK — The dollar fell and a gauge of global equity markets edged higher on Thursday as surging commodity prices spurred the prospect of rising inflation and led investors into economically sensitive stocks on the reflation trade. Aluminum prices approached levels last seen in 2018 and copper prices flirted with 10-year peaks. Gold jumped more than 1% as the weaker dollar and easing Treasury yields propelled the precious metal, an inflation hedge, above the key $1,800 an o...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks gain, commodities rise on inflation worries Reuters 5/6/2021 Popular Searches * Euro zone retail sales beat expectations * Gold gains, oil and dollar ease * Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn * World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - The dollar fell and a gauge of global equity markets edged higher on Thursday as surging commodity prices spurred the prospect of rising inflation and led investors into economically...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares falls as Nasdaq tumbles, dollar edges higher Reuters 5/4/2021 (Adds close of European markets) Popular Searches * Commodities consolidate gains * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - World share indexes slid and U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as low trading volume, a lull in economic news and lack of a catalyst to lift stocks higher sparked a sell-off by investors worried further upside i...

Stocks gain as investors eye economic recovery, gold shines By Herbert Lash and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Gold prices rose and a gauge of global equity markets closed not far from a record high on Monday as investors bet corporate results and U.S. data will underscore the strength of the economy’s rebound from pandemic-induced shutdowns. The dollar eased against a basket of currencies as the yield on Treasury bonds retreated on data showing U.S. manufacturing activity grew at...

NEW YORK/LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose and a gauge of global equity markets on Monday was not far from a record as investors remain bullish about the economic recovery ahead of U.S. data that is expected to underline the strength of the rebound. The dollar eased against a basket of currencies as the yield on Treasury bonds retreated on data showing U.S. manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in April. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note traded 1.9 basis points lower at 1.6...

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally as investors eye economic rebound, gold gains Reuters 5/3/2021 * UK, Chinese, Japanese markets closed for holidays * MSCIs all-country world index gains, off record peak * German yields hit highest since March 2020 * Graphic: Global asset performance http://tmsnrt.rs/2yaDPgn * Graphic: World FX rates http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh By Herbert Lash and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose and a gauge of global equity markets on Monday was not fa...

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equiem, an Australian firm whose software improves communication between office building owners and their tenants for multiple services, has acquired the property management platform of the British Land Co Plc, the two companies said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Gabrielle McMillan, chief executive of Equiem, poses in New City, New York, U.S., January, 15, 2019. REUTERS/Herb Lash/File Photo Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. British Land, the...

* Dollar, oil on track for weekly declines (Updates prices, adds comment) NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday as solid economic data reversed a Wall Street decline in the previous session, setting up a global stocks index for a fifth consecutive week of gains. Oil prices rose more than 1% but were on track to end negative for the week, while the strong data lifted the euro and the dollar index fell as it lost some of its safe haven appeal. Stocks rose sharply on Wall Street a d...

* U.S. weekly jobless claims decline further * Indexes down: Dow 0.94%, S&P 500 0.92%, Nasdaq 0.94% (Adds prices after 4 p.m. market close) NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dived on Thursday on reports President Joe Biden planned to almost double the capital gains tax, news analysts said provided an excuse to take profits in a directionless market ahead of big tech’s earnings next week. The three main indexes on Wall Street also fell on reports that Biden planned to raise income tax...