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Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

By Jan Lopatka, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept throug..

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

By Linda Pasquini and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan signalled it was i..

Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

By Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) – Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern in 1988 but steadily scaled its ranks, banking on v..

Sterling rises vs dollar, euro boosted by strong UK retail sale data

Sterling rises vs dollar, euro boosted by strong UK retail sale data

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) – Sterling edged up against the dollar and the euro on Friday, as strong UK retail sale data provide..

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Friday, but were on track to register gains for a second straight week following a lar..

Stocks pinned near all-time highs, yen slips after Ueda’s comments

Stocks pinned near all-time highs, yen slips after Ueda’s comments

By Sruthi Shankar and Stella Qiu (Reuters) – World stocks hovered near record highs on Friday, underpinned by a big interest rat..

European shares slip but set for weekly gains; Mercedes drops

European shares slip but set for weekly gains; Mercedes drops

By Shubham Batra (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday after a rally in the previous session spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserv..

London blue-chips slip as sterling jumps after retail sales beat

London blue-chips slip as sterling jumps after retail sales beat

(Reuters) – UK shares slipped on Friday while the British pound jumped, though the stock index was set to eke out weekly gains r..

Global investors brace for turmoil as big Fed cut sows confusion

Global investors brace for turmoil as big Fed cut sows confusion

By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -Big global investors are on alert for wild market swings after a jumbo U.S. rate ..

Morning Bid: BOJ brings yen into sharper focus

Morning Bid: BOJ brings yen into sharper focus

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It was left to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to end “central b..