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Russell 2000 scales intraday peak weeks after war-driven slide into correction
April 17 (Reuters) - The small-cap Russell 2000 hit its first intraday record high on Friday since the U.S.-Iran conflict erupted, joining other major indexes at all-time highs and suggesting the rece...
Apr 17, 2026
Global markets surge as Iran says Strait of Hormuz open during ceasefire
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Stocks and bond prices jumped on Friday, while oil and the dollar fell sharply after Iran's foreign minister said passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of ...
Apr 17, 2026
State Street's profit rises on robust fee income
April 17 (Reuters) - State Street reported a rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, as market volatility lifted the custody bank's client activity and fee revenue. Shares of State Street were up 1.5%...
Apr 17, 2026
Iran war presents risk to euro zone growth and inflation outlook, Lagarde says
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The Iran war could drag euro zone growth lower and push inflation above already increased projections, requiring the European Central Bank to remain vigilant, ECB Pres...
Apr 17, 2026
Exclusive-US is leading G20 initiative to ensure fertilizer access, sources say
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. is urging G20 members and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take coordinated action to ensure fertilizer access amid disrupti...
Apr 17, 2026
Bank of England's Pill sees inflation focus as top priority over other trade-offs
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that the central bank's main focus should be getting inflation to its 2% target. "In my thinking, for all the discu...
Apr 17, 2026
Bank of England chief economist criticises colleagues' 'wait and see' messaging
By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla April 17 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill on Friday criticised his colleagues' "wait and see" messaging on keeping policy on hold while the Iran war...
Apr 17, 2026
Canadian housing starts decrease 6% in March
TORONTO, April 17 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts posted a surprise decline in March, falling 6% from the previous month, data from the national housing agency showed on Friday. The seasonally adj...
Apr 17, 2026
UBS capital rules could hurt Swiss economy, bank-commissioned study finds
ZURICH, April 17 (Reuters) - Capital requirements proposed by the Swiss government for UBS could have a sustained drag on Switzerland's economy, a study commissioned by the bank found, as a showdown o...
Apr 17, 2026
Anthropic CEO to meet White House chief of staff amid Pentagon dispute, Axios reports
April 17 (Reuters) - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is slated to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Friday, in a sign of a breakthrough in the artificial intelligence startup's dispute with th...
Apr 17, 2026
