Markets
Tokyo Stock Exchange kicks off carbon credit trading
TOKYO, Reuters - The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) started trading carbon credits on Wednesday, a key element in the world's fifth-largest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter Japan's strategy to tackle climate change.
IMF says global economy ‘limping along,’ cuts growth forecast for China, euro area
MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its growth forecasts for China and the euro area and said overall global growth remained low and uneven despite what it called the "remarkable strength" of the U.S. economy.
Attack on Israel could boost gold appeal, safe haven assets
Investors are closely watching events in Israel as a geopolitical risk to markets, with some expectation the violence could prompt a move into safe haven...
Oil prices jump as Middle East violence roils
Oil prices jumped more than $3 a barrel in early Asian trade on Monday, as dramatic military clashes between Israeli and Hamas forces over...
Fed policymakers see rates staying high for ‘some time’
U.S. Federal Reserve officials say that monetary policy will need to stay restrictive for "some time" to bring inflation back down to the Fed's 2 percent target, but their unity around that phrase masks an ongoing debate over another possible rate hike this year.
