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Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares fall on dim trade outlook; dollar near 13-mth peak
SHANGHAI, Aug 10 Asian stock markets fell on Friday despite signs of greater government support for firms in China, with global trade tensions clouding the outlook for demand.
China shares swing back to red as fresh U.S. tariffs weigh
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Trump's trade 'extortion' won't work, China state media says
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China state banks seen selling dollars to arrest sharp yuan losses: traders
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares rise, but U.S. tariff plan puts focus back on trade war
SHANGHAI, Aug 1 Asian shares were higher on Wednesday, tracking the firmer Wall Street finish though reports that Washington plans to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods have put the focus back on volatile Sino-U.S. trade relations.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares rise on trade war relief as investors await data
SHANGHAI, Aug 1 Asian shares rose on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street, as a report of attempts to renew talks between the United States and China eased trade war fears, but investors will be keeping a close eye on data due today.
China's policy easing fails to whet appetite for private firms' bonds
SHANGHAI China's recent moves to ease credit conditions were supposed to support struggling private firms, but investors, spurred by easier cash, are instead pumping money into low-rated bonds issued by state-backed entities.
China's policy easing fails to whet appetite for private firms' bonds
SHANGHAI, July 27 China's recent moves to ease credit conditions were supposed to support struggling private firms, but investors, spurred by easier cash, are instead pumping money into low-rated bonds issued by state-backed entities.
China bond yields, stocks rise as Beijing signals policy shift
SHANGHAI Chinese government bond yields and stocks rose on Tuesday after Beijing vowed to pursue a more 'vigorous' fiscal policy, as authorities stepped up efforts to support growth amid rising economic headwinds.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
| DOW | 25,187.70 |
-125.44 |
-0.50% |
| S&P 500 | 2,821.93 |
-11.35 |
-0.40% |
| NASDAQ | 7,819.71 | -- | --% |
| TR US Index | 251.64 |
-1.11 |
-0.44% |
Sector Summary
| Energy |
+0.07%
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| Basic Materials |
+0.23%
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| Industrials |
+0.46%
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| Cyclical Goods & Services |
+0.26%
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| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services |
+0.41%
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| Financials |
+0.07%
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| Healthcare |
+0.20%
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| Technology |
+0.10%
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| Telecoms |
+0.69%
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| Utilities |
+0.39%
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