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IMF expects ECB to raise rates by half a percentage point in 2026
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should lift its key interest rate twice this year to combat an energy-driven inflation surge, but should then reverse the...
Apr 17, 2026
Morning Bid: Markets catch their breath as weekend diplomacy beckons
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets slipped into TGIF mood as the possibility of a deal between the U.S. and Iran lifted hopes and kept oil below $100 a ...
Apr 16, 2026
Wall Street banks trade derivatives to bet on private credit stress, FT reports
April 17 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and other Wall Street banks have started trading credit default swaps linked to flagship private credit funds run by Blackstone, Apollo Global and Ares Ma...
Apr 16, 2026
Analysis-As commodities reshape geopolitics, currency pecking order gets a reset
By Sophie Kiderlin and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - The war in the Middle East is the latest reminder of how commodities are reshaping the geopolitical landscape, leaving currencies f...
Apr 16, 2026
Malaysia's economy grew 5.3% yr/yr in Q1, official advance estimate shows
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Reuters) - Malaysia's economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Friday, moderating from its pace at the end of 2025 as ac...
Apr 16, 2026
Iran war drives up costs, spoils the mood at China's largest trade fair
By Ellen Zhang, Xihao Jiang and David Kirton GUANGZHOU, China, April 17 (Reuters) - Shao Haixia's plastics factory in China has seen raw material costs jump 20% since the Iran war started and has not ...
Apr 16, 2026
Drone maker AEVEX raises $320 million in US IPO
April 16 (Reuters) - Drone maker AEVEX said on Thursday that it had raised $320 million in its U.S. initial public offering after pricing shares at $20 each. The Solana Beach, California-based company...
Apr 16, 2026
Philippines, US to build industrial hub to strengthen supply chain security
MANILA, April 17 (Reuters) - The United States and the Philippines will build a 4,000-acre (1,620 hectares) industrial hub after Manila joined a Washington-led initiative to secure AI and semiconducto...
Apr 16, 2026
South Korea draws back investors even as Iran war exposes cracks
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's capital markets are luring back foreign buyers after a brutal March, as hopes of stability in the Middle East, a red-hot AI memory...
Apr 16, 2026
Asia stocks set for weekly gain, oil under $100 on peace deal hopes
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters) - Asian stocks headed for a second week of strong gains on Friday while oil prices were pinned below $100 a barrel with investors dialling back risk ahe...
Apr 16, 2026
