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Shares, bonds rally as markets await Fed signals; yen jumps

Shares, bonds rally as markets await Fed signals; yen jumps

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Shares and bonds staged a relief rally in Asia on Thursday while the yen added to gains as investors awaited fresh U.S. data and central banker comments for signals that could determine whether the Federal Reserve tightens policy this month.

Shares, bonds rally as markets await signals for Fed rates

Shares, bonds rally as markets await signals for Fed rates

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Shares and bonds staged a relief rally in Asia on Thursday while the yen held on to gains as investors awaited fresh U.S. data and central banker comments for signals that could determine whether the Federal Reserve tightens policy this month.

Morning Bid: Bonds breathe sigh of relief

Morning Bid: Bonds breathe sigh of relief

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift Battered bond markets licked their wounds on Thursday, with yields in the U.S. and Japan edging lower, but little has changed to improve the overall picture for debt investors.

Stocks fall, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

Stocks fall, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

By Gregor Stuart Hunter and Medha Singh Sept 2 (Reuters) - World stocks fell on Wednesday as fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iran pushed oil prices to five-week highs, stoking inflation concerns and extending a global bond selloff.

Stocks slide, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

Stocks slide, bond rout deepens as US and Iran trade attacks

By Gregor Stuart Hunter and Medha Singh Sept 2 (Reuters) - World stocks fell on Wednesday as fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iran pushed oil prices to five-week highs, stoking inflation concerns and extending a global bond selloff.

Dollar hits 7-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

Dollar hits 7-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo and Satoshi Sugiyama Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a seven-week high on Wednesday as investors turned to the U.S. currency amid growing concerns about the economic impact of the energy shock and weighed diverging monetary policy paths across major economies.

Dollar holds firm at nearly two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

Dollar holds firm at nearly two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar held near a two-week high on Wednesday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, reviving inflation concerns and adding upward pressure on bond yields.

Dollar hits two-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

Dollar hits two-week high, Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

(Corrects milestone to 'two-week high', not 'seven-week high', in headline and first paragraph) By Stefano Rebaudo and Satoshi Sugiyama Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a two-week high on Wednesday as investors turned to the U.S. currency amid growing concerns about the economic impact of the

Dollar steadies near two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

Dollar steadies near two-week high as Middle East hostilities lift oil

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The dollar held near a two-week high on Wednesday as renewed hostilities in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, reviving inflation concerns and adding upward pressure on bond yields.

Yen jumps, oil pumps

Yen jumps, oil pumps

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen leaped against the dollar on Wednesday, its biggest rise since joint U.S.-Japanese intervention a month ago, while U.S.

Asian markets tumble as US-Iran fighting lifts oil and bond yields

Asian markets tumble as US-Iran fighting lifts oil and bond yields

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Stocks slumped at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday as a bond market-induced panic on global markets spilled over into the region, after renewed attacks by the U.S. on Iran pushed oil prices higher.

Bond selloff deepens as rising energy prices stoke inflation fears

Bond selloff deepens as rising energy prices stoke inflation fears

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Selling drove global bond yields to major new highs on Tuesday as renewed fighting in the Middle East lifted oil prices above $90 a barrel and put pressure on stock markets around the world.