US weekly jobless claims dive to a more than three-year low

US weekly jobless claims dive to a more than three-year low

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a more than three-year low last week, allaying fears of a sharp deterioration in labor market conditions after...
December 04, 2025 at 08:42 am
Economists double down on December Fed cut despite policymaker divide:  Reuters Poll

Economists double down on December Fed cut despite policymaker divide: Reuters Poll

The U.S. Federal Reserve will reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point at the December 9-10 policy meeting to support a cooling labour market, according to a majority of over 100...
December 04, 2025 at 08:42 am
Canadian dollar forecasts turn less bullish as trade deal remains elusive- Reuters Poll

Canadian dollar forecasts turn less bullish as trade deal remains elusive- Reuters Poll

The Canadian dollar will strengthen less than previously expected over the coming year if the time it takes for Canada to reach a trade deal with the U.S. raises prospects of additional Bank of Canada...
December 04, 2025 at 06:38 am
Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms

Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms

Russia has blocked Apple's video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said on Thursday, as part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms that authorities allege are...
December 04, 2025 at 03:49 am
Brazil judge orders government to add JBS subsidiary to 'dirty list' for slavery

Brazil judge orders government to add JBS subsidiary to 'dirty list' for slavery

A federal labor judge in Brazil ordered the government to add a poultry unit of meatpacker JBS to a so-called dirty list of employers responsible for subjecting workers to slavery-like conditions,...
December 03, 2025 at 03:59 pm
US import prices unexpectedly flat in September

US import prices unexpectedly flat in September

U.S. import prices were unexpectedly unchanged in September as high costs for consumer goods, excluding motor vehicles, were offset by cheaper energy products. The flat reading in import...
December 03, 2025 at 09:01 am
Fed data suggests central bank has stopped losing money

Fed data suggests central bank has stopped losing money

The Federal Reserve appears to have finally turned the corner on a three-year-long string of unprecedented loss-making tied to how it has implemented monetary policy in the wake of the COVID-19...
December 03, 2025 at 06:02 am
Toronto home sales hit five-month low in November

Toronto home sales hit five-month low in November

Greater Toronto Area home sales fell to a five-month low in November and prices declined as an uncertain economic outlook kept homebuyers on the sidelines, Toronto Regional Real Estate Board data...
December 03, 2025 at 05:03 am
DAX Expected to Open Higher - Focus on Ukraine and ECB Policy

DAX Expected to Open Higher - Focus on Ukraine and ECB Policy

The DAX is set to open Wednesday's trading session with gains, according to developments in the futures markets. On Tuesday, Germany's leading index closed half a percent higher at 23,710.86 points....
December 03, 2025 at 01:56 am
Wall St opens higher as markets mull Fed's next step

Wall St opens higher as markets mull Fed's next step

U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, steadying after Wall Street's first pullback in more than a week in the previous session, on growing bets of rate cuts ahead of fresh inflation data later this...
December 02, 2025 at 09:35 am
Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth's resilience, OECD says

Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth's resilience, OECD says

Global growth is holding up better than expected as an artificial intelligence investment boom helps offset some of the shock from U.S. tariff hikes, the OECD said on Tuesday, nudging up its outlook...
December 02, 2025 at 05:04 am
US manufacturing stuck in doldrums as tariff headwinds persist

US manufacturing stuck in doldrums as tariff headwinds persist

U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted. The...
December 01, 2025 at 10:02 am
Wall St opens lower ahead of Powell speech, manufacturing data

Wall St opens lower ahead of Powell speech, manufacturing data

Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Monday as investors stood on the sidelines ahead of fresh economic data and a closely watched speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to gauge the...
December 01, 2025 at 09:36 am
US equity funds see first weekly outflow in six weeks

US equity funds see first weekly outflow in six weeks

U.S. equity funds witnessed their first weekly outflow in six weeks in the week through November 26, as concerns over lofty tech valuations prompted investors to take profits and overshadowed...
November 28, 2025 at 08:10 am
US defense firm Anduril faces setbacks from drone crashes

US defense firm Anduril faces setbacks from drone crashes

NEW YORK -A U.S. military plane soared over Florida's Eglin Air Force Base earlier this month and released a drone made by the defense tech giant Anduril Industries to test whether it could take...
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 am
Brazil seeks US cooperation in money-laundering probe

Brazil seeks US cooperation in money-laundering probe

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO -Brazil will seek U.S. cooperation in fighting organized crime in its fuel sector, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday, after a police operation flagged money...
November 27, 2025 at 08:53 am
BOJ preps markets for near-term hike as weak yen overshadows politics

BOJ preps markets for near-term hike as weak yen overshadows politics

TOKYO -The Bank of Japan is preparing markets for a possible interest rate hike as soon as next month, sources say, reviving previous hawkish language as worries about sharp yen declines return and...
November 25, 2025 at 08:31 pm
EU missing the boat on AI, jeopardising its future, Lagarde warns

EU missing the boat on AI, jeopardising its future, Lagarde warns

FRANKFURT -Europe is jeopardising its own future by missing the boat on artificial intelligence and must quickly remove obstacles that prevent the diffusion of this new technology, European Central...
November 24, 2025 at 09:47 am
TSX opens higher as investors weigh Fed rate-cut prospects

TSX opens higher as investors weigh Fed rate-cut prospects

Canada's main stock index opened higher on Monday, with mining stocks leading the gains, as investors weighed growing odds of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December. At...
November 24, 2025 at 09:38 am
DAX Rises After a Week of Losses - Interest Rates and Ukraine in Focus

DAX Rises After a Week of Losses - Interest Rates and Ukraine in Focus

Following a string of losses last week, the DAX rebounded on Monday. Germany's leading index opened trading about one percent higher at 23,280.32 points, after shedding nearly 3.5 percent over the...
November 24, 2025 at 04:18 am