The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs will not change anytime soon, with moderate economic growth and historically low unemployment expected to persist through the 2020 presidential election.
Mexican business leaders on Wednesday began poring over texts of a new stricter trade deal with the United States and Canada, looking for details of how more intrusive enforcement of labor rules in Mexico would affect their operations.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with top trade advisers on Thursday to discuss planned Dec. 15 tariffs on some $160 billion in Chinese goods, three sources familiar with the plans said, as markets braced for potential negative impacts.
With memories of September's historic spike in short-term funding costs still raw, Wall Street and the Federal Reserve are gearing up for another potential cash crunch at year end.
Asian stocks rose on Thursday to the highest in a month after the Federal Reserve signalled rate settings were likely to remain accommodative, but the imminent UK election and a deadline for Sino-U.S. trade talks kept investors cautious.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it was investigating production issues involving Boeing Co's 737 MAX and confirmed the agency will not approve the grounded commercial jet for flight before year end.
Australia said on Thursday technology giants such as Facebook Inc and Google will have to agree to new rules to ensure they do not abuse their market power and damage competition, or the government will impose new controls on them.
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| S&P » | 3,141.63 | +0.29% |
| Dow » | 27,911.30 | +0.11% |
| FTSE 100 » | 7,216.25 | +0.03% |
| Nikkei 225 » | 23,424.81 | +0.14% |
| US 10YR |
+1.802
|
+0.012 |
| DE 10YR |
-0.326
|
-0.004 |
| JP 10YR |
-0.014
|
-0.013 |
| USD / EUR » | 0.8977 | -0.07% |
| USD / GBP » | 0.7568 | -0.12% |
| USD / JPY » | 108.6000 | +0.06% |