Yen gains on reports of possible BOJ hike to 0.25%

By Karen Brettell (Reuters) – The Japanese yen weakened on Tuesday before the Bank of Japan’s decision on whether to hike rates while the dollar gained before the Federal Reserve’s…

Oil prices slide 1% to 7-week low as China concerns weigh

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices slid about 1% to a seven-week low on Tuesday on worries about weaker demand from China and a stronger U.S. dollar,…

US to spend $10 million to curb bird flu in farm workers, including vaccine push

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it plans to spend $10 million to curb farm worker bird…

US to spend $10 million to curb bird flu in farm workers, including seasonal flu vaccine push

By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it plans to spend $10 million to curb farm worker bird…

Washington mulls individual sanctions following Venezuelan election

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is considering fresh sanctions on Venezuela following disputed results in the country’s presidential election, with measures to be released if President Nicolas Maduro fails to…

US must do more to counter China’s actions, No. 2 diplomat says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that the United States needs to do more to counter Chinese actions, including its strategy for creating…

Japan’s new currency diplomat keeps intervention on table to stabilise yen

By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will retain its basic approach on the yen with intervention remaining an option to tackle excessively volatile moves in the…

Yen weakens before BOJ rate decision, dollar gains ahead of Fed

By Karen Brettell (Reuters) – The Japanese yen weakened on Tuesday before the Bank of Japan’s decision on whether to hike rates while the dollar gained before the Federal Reserve’s…

OPEC+ likely to stick to output policy at Aug 1 JMMC meeting

By Olesya Astakhova, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – An OPEC+ panel is unlikely this week to make any changes to its current deal to cut production and…

US oil and gas mergers continue at furious pace in Q2, says Enverus

By Gary McWilliams HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas patch deals continued to run hot in the second quarter, topping $30 billion with big dollar tie-ups pushing values higher,…