President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile week on global bond markets, and insisting their trade war with China was doing no damage to the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a "cluster" of lung illnesses that it believes may be linked to e-cigarette use after such cases were reported in 14 states.
A Malaysian court on Monday postponed for a week the biggest of five trials linked to a multi-billion-dollar scam at state fund 1MDB and allegedly involving former prime minister Najib Razak.
Asian stocks rode a Wall Street rally on Monday and were also cheered by a decision from China's central bank to alter the way it sets a key interest rate benchmark, a move seen by analysts as reducing borrowing costs for companies.
Canada said on Sunday that Britain's decision to strip Jack Letts - dubbed "Jihadi Jack" by the media - of his British citizenship was an attempt to shift responsibility for what to do with him onto Canada, where he also has citizenship.
When Europe's tariffs on U.S. whiskey hit in June 2018, craft distillery Mountain Laurel Spirits LLC lost 10% of its sales overnight as its European distributor simply stopped buying its award-winning Dad's Hat Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey.
Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in parts of Kashmir's biggest city, Srinagar, on Sunday after overnight clashes between residents and police in which dozens were injured, two senior officials and eyewitnesses said.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+1.581
|
+0.041 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.662
|
+0.017 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.228
|
+0.005 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1100 | 0.0094 |
| EUR | 0.9006 | 1 | 0.0085 |
| JPY | 106.3500 | 118.0500 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,507.60
USD
|
-4.90
Exp: Aug 19
|
| Copper |
2.59
USD
|
+0.00
Exp: Aug 19
|
| Crude Oil |
55.64
USD
|
+0.77
Exp: Aug 19
|
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