(Corrects to fix typographical error in paragraph 5) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s not every day you wake up to see the US long bond up 2 full points in price, but that’s what happened…
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Former New York Yankees player Hideki Matsui will become head coach of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. The Japanese slugger, nicknamed “Godzilla”, won World Series MVP honours in 2009, his last…
Oct 22 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Canadian jet maker Bombardier is investing $270 million in the United States, days after he dropped threats against the company to ban it from the country. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the investment…
By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom, Antoni Slodkowski and Ju-min Park WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) – US and South Korean officials see the chances fading of a meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, according to five people with knowledge of…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – The chief of New Zealand’s Defence Force resigned on Friday over an “inappropriate relationship” he failed to disclose while in a position of command. • Tony Davies has informed Defence Minister Paul Goldsmith of his resignation, the New Zealand Defence Force…
By Vibhuti Sharma MUMBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – In Asia’s richest family that controls the oil-to-retail Reliance empire, Mukesh Ambani’s eldest son Akash is set to take centre stage as their telecoms and digital unit nears a stock market debut. Akash Ambani, who turned 35…
BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The number of people injured in a magnitude 7 earthquake that struck the southwestern region of China’s Tibet has risen to 65, local government said in a social media post on Friday, while the death count remained unchanged at 16.…
Oct 23 (Reuters) – Australia’s Whitehaven Coal beat market estimates for quarterly output on Friday, supported by robust production from its Queensland operations, and said it expected stronger cash generation through the remainder of the year. The coal miner reported managed run-of-mine (ROM) coal production…
TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Asian Football Confederation head Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa said on Friday the regional body would support Gianni Infantino’s bid for reelection as FIFA president. Sheikh Salman had previously backed opposition to Infantino’s failed plan to sell off the commercial…
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Japanese yen hit its strongest level in more than a month on Friday, buoyed by safe-haven flows due to a fresh bout of risk aversion that also sent US Treasury yields sharply lower, pushing the dollar to a nearly…
