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Seeking signals from the noise

Seeking signals from the noise

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street and the Asian stock markets that were open ticked higher on Easter Monday, as investors shrugged off another rise in oil prices and more belligerent rhetoric from U.S.

Trading Day: Trump's Iran deadline looms

Trading Day: Trump's Iran deadline looms

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street recovered earlier losses to end mostly flat on Tuesday, as traders awaited the deadline later in the evening that U.S. President Donald Trump has given Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and get oil and gas supplies flowing again.

Dollar kept aloft as another Trump deadline looms

Dollar kept aloft as another Trump deadline looms

SINGAPORE, April 7 (Reuters) - The dollar stood just shy of recent highs on Tuesday as traders counted down to a U.S.-imposed deadline for Iran to open the Persian Gulf to shipping or face attacks on its infrastructure.

The Latest: Iran says it has accepted a 2-week ceasefire in the war

The Latest: Iran says it has accepted a 2-week ceasefire in the war

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war

From falling U.S. wealth to Indian factory closures, oil shock raises global recession risk

From falling U.S. wealth to Indian factory closures, oil shock raises global recession risk

By Howard Schneider, Timothy Aeppel, Sarah McFarlane and Sumit Khanna SAN FRANCISCO/AHMEDABAD, India, April 7 (Reuters) - Kevin Kelly is in a tough spot.

NZ central bank stands pat, treads cautiously as Iran war intensifies risks

NZ central bank stands pat, treads cautiously as Iran war intensifies risks

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank kept its policy rate at 2.25% on Wednesday for a second straight meeting, choosing to sit tight as it gauges the economic fallout from the Middle East war - but signalling it is ready to act if inflation pressures intensify.

US markets fall and oil prices jump again as Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen oil route nears

US markets fall and oil prices jump again as Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen oil route nears

Wall Street slid toward losses and oil prices jumped to their highest level in nearly four years as the U.S.’s deadline for Iran to reopen a crucial waterway to shipping traffic crept closer

Asian shares mostly higher ahead of Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen oil route

Asian shares mostly higher ahead of Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen oil route

Asian shares are trading mostly higher as oil prices continued to surge ahead of a deadline that U.S. President Donald Trump set for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or risk its power plants and bridges being bombed

Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump's Iran deadline looms

Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump's Iran deadline looms

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, April 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices were perched near $110 per barrel as the prospect of escalation in the war in the Middle East and the looming deadline for a deal to be reached kept nervy investors on the sidelines.

Dollar steady as traders fret about escalating Iran war

Dollar steady as traders fret about escalating Iran war

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) - The dollar was steady on Monday, while the yen flirted with the crucial 160 per dollar level as nervous investors took stock of the escalating Iran war, with all eyes on the latest deadline from U.S. President Donald Trump to reopen Strait of Hormuz.

JPMorgan's Dimon warns Iran war may drive inflation and interest rates higher

JPMorgan's Dimon warns Iran war may drive inflation and interest rates higher

By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Monday that the war in Iran risks oil and commodity price shocks that could keep inflation sticky and push interest rates higher than the market now expects.

India seen holding rates as 'Goldilocks' phase gives way to stress

India seen holding rates as 'Goldilocks' phase gives way to stress

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - India’s central bank is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Wednesday as policymakers assess the fallout from the war in Iran, which threatens the South Asian economy and has battered its currency and bond markets.