Tag: Focus

Futures mixed as inflation data, presidential debate in focus

(Reuters) – U.S. index futures were mixed at the start of a week marked with a crucial inflation print and other economic data that are poised to shed further light on the monetary policy outlook, with the first U.S. presidential debate also on the watch list. The biggest event on investors’ radar for the week […]

Asian Currencies in Focus as Japan Warns on Yen: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — A gauge of Asian currencies slipped for a third session, kicking off a week that includes measures of inflation that may help guide bets on the outlook for global interest rates. The yen was steady after Japan’s top currency official ratcheted up intervention rhetoric. Most Read from Bloomberg An index for the region’s […]

Southeast SD flooding claims at least one life as focus shifts to Dakota Dunes

A flood-affected segment of Interstate 29 on June 21, 2024. (Courtesy of South Dakota Department of Transportation) Federal, state and local officials are focusing their efforts on a voluntary evacuation of Dakota Dunes and a levee construction project across Interstate 29 near McCook Lake as they continue responding to historic rainfall and flooding in southeast […]

Oil prices slip as rate hike worries come into focus

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Crude oil futures slid in early trade on Friday on the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates in Asia and the United States, while falling U.S. oil inventories kept prices from moving lower. Brent futures for August delivery dipped 11 cents to $85.60 a barrel by 0013 GMT, while U.S. crude […]

Oil prices slip as rate hike worries come into focus

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Crude oil futures slid in early trade on Friday on the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates in Asia and the United States, while falling U.S. oil inventories kept prices from moving lower. Brent futures for August delivery dipped 11 cents to $85.60 a barrel by 0013 GMT, while U.S. crude […]