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Shares dither, oil slips in wait for US details of Iran sanctions

Shares dither, oil slips in wait for US details of Iran sanctions

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Share markets were hesitant in Asia on Monday and oil prices eased as investors awaited details of threatened U.S. sanctions on Iran due later in the session, while the Canadian dollar dipped as a trade war loomed with its southern neighbour.

Shares, oil slip awaiting US details of Iran sanctions

Shares, oil slip awaiting US details of Iran sanctions

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Share markets slipped in Asia on Monday and oil prices eased as investors awaited details of threatened U.S. sanctions on Iran due later in the session, while the Canadian dollar dipped as a trade war loomed with its southern neighbour.

Analysis-Trump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

Analysis-Trump's Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

By John Geddie, Yukiko Toyoda, Ben Blanchard and Aftab Ahmed TOKYO/TAIPEI/NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's olive branch to North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the expense of a long-standing ally comes at a pivotal moment for U.S. security ties in Asia, as partners from Japan to India reassess

Dollar trading near multi-month lows, restrained by debt nerves

Dollar trading near multi-month lows, restrained by debt nerves

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A wavering dollar teetered near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by the U.S. Treasury's promise to buy back more long bonds, while traders awaited details of sanctions on Iran and on policy speeches this week in the U.S. and Japan.

Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market

Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market

By Anna Szymanski Aug 21 (Reuters) - From the Editor I was reminded this week of the famous quip from Democratic political strategist James Carville: "I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody."

Over 750 US troops have been wounded since the Iran war began, Pentagon says

Over 750 US troops have been wounded since the Iran war began, Pentagon says

Pentagon data shows more than 750 U.S. troops have been wounded during operations against Iran

Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July as bond yields, oil stay high

Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July as bond yields, oil stay high

By Wayne Cole and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were set for their biggest weekly fall since mid-July on Friday, as strain in global bond markets showed little sign of abating, while diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf lifted oil prices to one-month highs and kept inflation

Global stocks close out a tough week as bond yields, oil stay high

Global stocks close out a tough week as bond yields, oil stay high

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were headed for a mostly lower week on Friday, as strain in global bond markets showed little sign of abating and the diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf lifted oil prices to one-month highs.

Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July, dollar on the defensive

Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July, dollar on the defensive

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were set for their biggest weekly fall on Friday since mid-July amid continued strains in global bond markets and a diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf that has lifted oil prices to one-month highs and kept inflation risks in

World shares are mixed and US futures edge higher, while oil prices slip

World shares are mixed and US futures edge higher, while oil prices slip

World shares are mixed following a retreat on Wall Street, as the U.S. Treasury Department's plan to expand government debt buybacks appeared to have only limited capacity to calm markets

Analysis-Trump wants a new meeting with Kim Jong Un. North Korea says not so fast

Analysis-Trump wants a new meeting with Kim Jong Un. North Korea says not so fast

By Kyu-seok Shim, Brenda Goh and Trevor Hunnicutt SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year.

Gas Prices are about to defy everything drivers expect

Gas Prices are about to defy everything drivers expect

Middle East conflict poised to disrupt seasonal price patterns.