off-the-wire

Trump's tariff threat on China sinks dollar

NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The dollar dropped on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs against China, reigniting concerns over how the trade war will impact the U.S. economy.

Oct 10, 2025 - 4:55 PM

TSX posts biggest decline in six months as global trade tensions rise

Oct 10, 2025 - 4:47 PM

Wall St Week Ahead Investors seek economic clues from bank earnings amid data fog

Oct 10, 2025 - 3:02 PM

Waller says interview for Fed chair went 'great', not political

Oct 10, 2025 - 2:46 PM

Canada-US sectoral deals likely to persist even if USMCA is revised, Carney says

Oct 10, 2025 - 1:54 PM

US to publish September CPI report this month despite government shutdown

Oct 10, 2025 - 1:51 PM

Goldman Sachs expects copper price to remain in $10,000-$11,000/t price range in 2026/2027

Oct 10 (Reuters) - Copper prices are expected to stay in a range of $10,000-$11,000 per metric ton in 2026/2027 due to a market surplus, though the long-term outlook remains positive, Goldman Sachs said in a note on Friday.

Oct 10, 2025 - 1:44 PM

Stocks, US yields, dollar fall as Trump threatens increase in China tariffs

NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Stocks fell sharply, with the Nasdaq down more than 2%, while Treasury yields dropped and the U.S. dollar weakened on Friday after President Donald Trump said he was weighing a "massive increase" in tariffs on Chinese goods.Technology-related shares were among the biggest decliners on Wall Street, with an index of semiconductors (.SOX), down 3.7%. U.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms also dropped. E-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding was down about 7% and JD.com Inc dropped 5.6%.

Oct 10, 2025 - 1:41 PM

Canadian dollar rebounds from six-month low on jobs gain

TORONTO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar rose against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as stronger-than-expected domestic jobs data reduced bets on another Bank of Canada interest rate cut this month, but the move was limited as oil prices declined.

Oct 10, 2025 - 1:37 PM

Canada posts surprise jump in job gains in September, unemployment rate unchanged

OTTAWA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Canada's economy posted a surprise 60,400 net job gains in September, almost entirely reversing the losses of the previous month, data showed on Friday, though the unemployment rate remained at a multi-year high.

Oct 10, 2025 - 11:18 AM

Fed's Waller: Labor market weak, but Fed should move in cautious quarter-point cuts - CNBC

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said private data shows the job market remains weak and buttresses the case for further rate cuts, but added the central bank need only move in "cautious" quarter percentage point steps as it evaluates the economy.

Oct 10, 2025 - 8:35 AM

Wall Street closes lower, pausing record-setting rally as earnings approach

NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended in negative territory on Thursday as investors, left with no economic data or any sentiment-swaying catalysts, took the opportunity to consolidate ahead of third-quarter earnings season.The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq eased back from Wednesday's record closing highs, but the blue-chip Dow closed with the deepest percentage decline.

Oct 09, 2025 - 5:30 PM

High US stock valuations bring back memories of dotcom exuberance

NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - In 1996, then-Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan wondered aloud how we could know when "irrational exuberance" had gripped financial markets, comments that led many to later describe him as a sage who anticipated the dotcom boom and bust.Now, when markets repeatedly peak as the prospects of artificial intelligence lift valuations of several technology heavyweights including Nvidia (NVDA.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O), and Oracle (ORCL.N), similar warnings are stacking up.

Oct 09, 2025 - 5:15 PM

Stock indexes fall; dollar gains again against yen, euro

NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Major stock indexes eased on Thursday, while the dollar climbed to its highest level against the Japanese yen since mid-February as investors weighed the outlook for Japan's fiscal policies.Stocks have been mostly rising in recent sessions, with the S&P 500 hitting a record closing high on Wednesday, despite an ongoing U.S. government shutdown and political risk in Japan and France that has made investors nervous.The euro was also down again against the dollar on Thursday.

Oct 09, 2025 - 4:12 PM

off-the-wire

Trump's tariff threat on China sinks dollar

TSX posts biggest decline in six months as global trade tensions rise

Wall St Week Ahead Investors seek economic clues from bank earnings amid data fog

Waller says interview for Fed chair went 'great', not political

Canada-US sectoral deals likely to persist even if USMCA is revised, Carney says

US to publish September CPI report this month despite government shutdown

Goldman Sachs expects copper price to remain in $10,000-$11,000/t price range in 2026/2027

Stocks, US yields, dollar fall as Trump threatens increase in China tariffs

Canadian dollar rebounds from six-month low on jobs gain

Canada posts surprise jump in job gains in September, unemployment rate unchanged

Major banks explore issuing stablecoin pegged to G7 currencies

Gold eyes eighth weekly gain on safe-haven rush; silver hovers near record

Global financial watchdogs to ramp up monitoring of AI

US stock index futures muted ahead of consumer sentiment data

US companies' profit growth seen softer, spotlight on AI spending

Yen and euro struggle as Japan and France's political dramas heat up

Fed's Waller: Labor market weak, but Fed should move in cautious quarter-point cuts - CNBC

Wall Street closes lower, pausing record-setting rally as earnings approach

High US stock valuations bring back memories of dotcom exuberance

Stock indexes fall; dollar gains again against yen, euro