Dollar retains strength ahead of CPI, Fed speakers; euro heads lower
Investing.com – The U.S. dollar rose Monday, continuing the positive tone generated by the new Trump presidency ahead of the…
Budget meeting scrapped as German parties wrangle over election timing
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) – German legislators on Monday (NASDAQ:MNDY) scrapped a crucial budget planning meeting as parties continued…
China to step up idle land reclaim to support property market
BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to utilize funds from local government special bonds to increase efforts to reclaim and acquire…
‘Blinders on’ but be prepared: In 2016, Fed took note of Trump’s plans
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Within weeks of Donald Trump’s 2016 election, U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers began mulling the…
In South America, Trump already losing a trade battle with China
By Marco Aquino and Eduardo Baptista LIMA/BEIJING (Reuters) – In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White…
Crime costs Latam and Caribbean almost what region spends in education, IDB says
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – Violence and crime absorb almost 3.5% of Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC)…
Spain announces 3.76 billion euros in new aid to Valencia after floods
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday (NASDAQ:MNDY) announced 3.76 billion euros ($4.01 billion) in additional measures…
Brazil’s Lula urges Congress to cut spending to help ‘beat’ financial markets
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s president vowed to beat the “speculative greed” of financial markets in an interview broadcast late…
Japan to propose $65 billion plan to aid domestic chip industry, draft shows
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government will propose a $65 billion plan to boost its chip industry with…
Moncler not in talks to take over Burberry, sources say
By Helen Reid and Elisa Anzolin LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Moncler (MI:MONC) is not in talks to take over Burberry (LON:BRBY)…