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Yen near Intervention Level; Dollar Up on Iran Conflict

Yen near Intervention Level; Dollar Up on Iran Conflict

The yen fell ‌to its weakest in nearly four weeks against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, inching towards levels that triggered official Japanese intervention last month, as markets weighed a renewed flare-up in the Iran war. The yen was steady at 159.40 per dollar , its weakest sinc...


May 27, 2026
Ferrari Aims to Prove Doubters Wrong after Divisive EV Debut
Ferrari Aims to Prove Doubters Wrong after Divisive EV Debut

If Ferrari wanted to grab the world's ​attention with the Luce, its first all-electric car, mission accomplished - even if much of the...

Exxon Wins Shareholder Backing for Legal Move to Texas
Exxon Wins Shareholder Backing for Legal Move to Texas

Exxon Mobil shareholders on Wednesday approved the company's plan to redomicile in Texas, marking a win for the top U.S. oil producer...

Eni-Petronas JV Seen Reaching $2.7B Net Income by 2030
Eni-Petronas JV Seen Reaching $2.7B Net Income by 2030

MILAN, May 27 (Reuters) - A planned joint venture between Eni and Malaysia's state energy company ​Petronas, named SEARAH, is...

ECB Tells Banks to Invest more to Get Grip on AI Security Risk
ECB Tells Banks to Invest more to Get Grip on AI Security Risk

Euro zone banks need to invest more in cybersecurity if they are to get a ​grip on new AI models that can find flaws in ‌software, the...

Gold Falls as Mideast Uncertainty Clouds Rate Outlook
Gold Falls as Mideast Uncertainty Clouds Rate Outlook

Iran says new US strikes violate ceasefire US April PCE data due on Thursday Fed's Kashkari calls for focus on inflation risk Traders see...

UK Shares Rally Further as Oil Drops; Midcaps Ggain
UK Shares Rally Further as Oil Drops; Midcaps Ggain

UK shares edged higher on Wednesday as hopes of a resolution to the Iran war pushed down crude prices and lifted risk ​appetite, with upbeat...

Sterling Dips as Iran Uncertainty Keeps Traders Wary
Sterling Dips as Iran Uncertainty Keeps Traders Wary

The pound fell for a second day against the euro ​on Wednesday and made little headway against the dollar, as doubts about the likelihood of peace...

Indian Stocks Set for 1st Yearly Drop in Decade; Funds Exit
Indian Stocks Set for 1st Yearly Drop in Decade; Funds Exit

Indian stocks are set for their first annual decline in more than a decade, a Reuters poll of equity ​analysts found, as an exodus of foreign...

India Rice Exports Fall as Iran War Curbs Gulf Basmati Trade
India Rice Exports Fall as Iran War Curbs Gulf Basmati Trade

India's ​rice exports in the first four months of 2026 fell marginally from a ‌year earlier as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran...

Investors Expect USD to Break Higher; Fed Battles Inflation
Investors Expect USD to Break Higher; Fed Battles Inflation

The U.S. dollar, long stuck in a tight trading range, could be in for a break higher as the Federal Reserve shifts its focus to fighting worrisome...

SK Hynix Joins $1Tn Club after Samsung, Micron on AI Boom
SK Hynix Joins $1Tn Club after Samsung, Micron on AI Boom

SK Hynix topped $1 trillion ​in market value for the first time on Wednesday, joining its memory chip rivals Samsung Electronics and Micron...

Samsung Pay Deal Sparks Seismic Change for S.Korea Unions
Samsung Pay Deal Sparks Seismic Change for S.Korea Unions

The deal Samsung Electronics struck with its union averts a massive strike and gives its memory chip ​workers eye-popping bonuses. It also...

Europe Stocks Set for Modest Gains as Iran War Hits Outlook
Europe Stocks Set for Modest Gains as Iran War Hits Outlook

European shares will struggle to post further gains for the rest of this year, a Reuters poll found, weighed down by the ​economic hit from the...

Nikkei Retreats from Record High as AI Rally Sparks Caution
Nikkei Retreats from Record High as AI Rally Sparks Caution

Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a record peak to end nearly ​flat on Wednesday, as investor caution grew about the ‌fast-paced...

Chinese Brands Gain as Europe Car Sales Rise
Chinese Brands Gain as Europe Car Sales Rise

Demand for electrified cars kept Europe's auto market growing in April, offsetting weaker petrol and ​diesel demand and helping Chinese brands...

Stocks Scale new Peaks on Shaky US-Iran Truce; Kiwi Leaps
Stocks Scale new Peaks on Shaky US-Iran Truce; Kiwi Leaps

Asian shares climbed to record highs while oil prices remained elevated on Wednesday, as markets looked for signals that ​a shaky truce...

BlackRock Sees Merit in Large Scale Mining M&A
BlackRock Sees Merit in Large Scale Mining M&A

BlackRock would back consolidation among large miners ​because it would open the sector to generalist investors at a scale that would make ‌it...

Hong Kong Beats Switzerland as World's Top Cross-Border Wealth Hub on China Ties, Report
Hong Kong Beats Switzerland as World's Top Cross-Border Wealth Hub on China Ties, Report

Hong ​Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the top global booking centre for cross-border wealth, ‌a first that is unlikely to be reversed as...

S&P, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs as Micron Joins $1Tn Club
S&P, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs as Micron Joins $1Tn Club

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record closing highs on Tuesday, as AI-fueled optimism offset anxiety over Middle ‌East peace talks —...

Australia Consumer Inflation Slows in April, Core Creeps Higher
Australia Consumer Inflation Slows in April, Core Creeps Higher

Australian consumer prices increased by less than expected in April thanks to a government tax cut on fuel, data showed on Wednesday, while core...

China's Apr Industrial Profits Grow at Fastest in more than 2Y
China's Apr Industrial Profits Grow at Fastest in more than 2Y

China's industrial profits ​in April grew at the fastest pace since November 2023, despite financial pressures stemming from softening...

Micron Joins $1 Tn Club as AI Race Powers Memory Chip Boom
Micron Joins $1 Tn Club as AI Race Powers Memory Chip Boom

Micron Technology briefly topped $1 trillion in market value for the first time on Tuesday, crowning ​a dizzying rally that has cemented the...

May 26, 2026
BP Ousts Chair Manifold Citing Governance, Conduct Issues
BP Ousts Chair Manifold Citing Governance, Conduct Issues

BP has ousted Chair Albert ​Manifold with immediate effect, it said on Tuesday, citing governance and conduct issues, with four sources...

US Consumer Confidence Ebbs in May; Inflation Worries Mount
US Consumer Confidence Ebbs in May; Inflation Worries Mount

U.S. consumer confidence eased in May as worries about ​inflation linked to the war with ‌Iran intensified, offsetting an improvement in...

US Single-Family Home Prices Edge Up in March, FHFA Says
US Single-Family Home Prices Edge Up in March, FHFA Says

U.S. single-family house prices edged up in March, but further increases are unlikely as the war ​with Iran pushes mortgage rates higher, dampening...

Vanke Seeks 40% Payment, 1-Year Extension on June-July Bonds
Vanke Seeks 40% Payment, 1-Year Extension on June-July Bonds

Property developer China Vanke Co, is seeking to ​extend four onshore bonds by ‌one year, offering to repay 40% of principal upfront, sources...

European Stocks Fall, Oil Rises after US Strikes Iran
European Stocks Fall, Oil Rises after US Strikes Iran

European stock indexes gave up some recent gains on Tuesday and oil prices rose after new ‌U.S. strikes in southern Iran dampened...

Oil Gains 2% as US Strikes on Iran cloud Peace Deal
Oil Gains 2% as US Strikes on Iran cloud Peace Deal

Brent ​crude oil rose more than 2% on Tuesday after the U.S. military carried out strikes in Iran, ‌adding to uncertainty on whether a...

India's 5th Spot in Global Market Cap Under Taiwan Threat
India's 5th Spot in Global Market Cap Under Taiwan Threat

India's position as the fifth-largest global market by capitalisation is under threat as Taiwan closes in on the South Asian nation's spot,...

London's FTSE 250 Midcap Index Scales near Three-Month High
London's FTSE 250 Midcap Index Scales near Three-Month High

UK shares rose ​on Tuesday, with the FTSE 250 hitting a near three-month ‌high, as investors returned from a long weekend and caught up on...

Rupee Falls with Asian Peers as US-Iran Peace Hopes Dim
Rupee Falls with Asian Peers as US-Iran Peace Hopes Dim

The Indian rupee slipped on Tuesday as crude oil prices rebounded on waning optimism about the chances of an imminent U.S.-Iran peace ​deal. The...

Sterling Dips as Hopes of Imminent Iran Peace Deal Fade
Sterling Dips as Hopes of Imminent Iran Peace Deal Fade

The pound slipped on Tuesday after optimism about an Iran peace deal was tempered by U.S. attacks on Iranian targets and comments from...

UK CBI Retail Data Recovers from Record Low, Consumer Demand still Weak
UK CBI Retail Data Recovers from Record Low, Consumer Demand still Weak

British retailers reported lower sales in May against a backdrop of weak demand, but not the record downturn they had reported a month earlier,...

RBI's $5B FX Swap Subscribed nearly Twice Over
RBI's $5B FX Swap Subscribed nearly Twice Over

The Reserve Bank of India's three-year dollar/rupee buy-sell swap drew strong demand on Tuesday, with the auction receiving ​bids of nearly $10...

UK Shop Price Inflation Rises, Retailers Ask Govt Help
UK Shop Price Inflation Rises, Retailers Ask Govt Help

British shop price inflation sped up in May on the back of disruption and ​higher energy costs caused by the Iran ‌war, according to a retail...

Spain's April Factory Prices Up 8.3%, Fastest since Dec 2022
Spain's April Factory Prices Up 8.3%, Fastest since Dec 2022

Spanish industrial prices rose 8.3% in ​the 12 months through ‌April following a revised 3.1% increase in the ​12 months through ​March, the...

India's Kent RO Puts Off IPO as Mideast War Hits Market
India's Kent RO Puts Off IPO as Mideast War Hits Market

Kent RO Systems has shelved plans to go public, its chairman told Reuters, as the Indian water-purifier maker becomes ​the latest company to delay...

Gold Slips; US-Iran Tensions Lift Oil, Stoke Inflation Fears
Gold Slips; US-Iran Tensions Lift Oil, Stoke Inflation Fears

Gold fell on Tuesday as ‌fresh U.S. attacks in Iran pushed oil prices higher, fuelling concerns around inflation and higher-for-longer...

Dollar Finds Footing on Wavering Hopes for a Peace Deal
Dollar Finds Footing on Wavering Hopes for a Peace Deal

The dollar steadied on Tuesday as investor hopes of an imminent deal to reopen the crucial ‌Strait of Hormuz and end the Iran...

Oil Rises, Stocks Waver as US Strikes Hit Peace Hopes
Oil Rises, Stocks Waver as US Strikes Hit Peace Hopes

Oil prices rose on Tuesday and stocks dithered as investor optimism over an imminent U.S.-Iran peace deal was tempered ‌by new U.S. strikes in...

India Proposes Broad Industrial Output Index Revamp
India Proposes Broad Industrial Output Index Revamp

India's statistics ministry has proposed changes to the way it calculates the monthly industrial output, including expanding sector coverage...

S.Korea to Hold Rate May 28, Hikes Expected from Q3
S.Korea to Hold Rate May 28, Hikes Expected from Q3

South Korea's central bank will keep ​its key policy rate unchanged at a review on Thursday, according to economists ‌in a Reuters poll,...


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