Bitcoin price dips as Trump addresses crypto audience

(Reuters) – The price of bitcoin eased on Saturday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told an audience of cryptocurrency enthusiasts that bitcoin was going to the moon and…

Blaze in Canadian tourist town still out of control but rain helping firefighters

By David Ljunggren and Anna Mehler Paperny (Reuters) -A massive wildfire that destroyed about a third of the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper is still out of control but…

Yellen says $3 trillion needed annually for climate financing, far more than current level

By David Lawder BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that the global transition to a low-carbon economy requires $3 trillion in new capital each…

Fire, smoke upend western Canada’s summer tourism season

By Nia Williams and Anna Mehler Paperny (Reuters) – Severe wildfire seasons are increasingly hurting western Canada’s lucrative tourism industry, with some visitors beginning to avoid the busy late-summer months…

Japan touts G20 reaffirmation of forex commitments as key achievement

By Makiko Yamazaki RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Japan sees the reaffirmation in the latest G20 joint communique of existing commitments against excessive foreign exchange volatility as one of the major…

Yellen says Japan explained 2022 FX intervention, Nikkei reports

TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Japan had explained its intervention into the currency market in 2022, the Nikkei Business daily reported on Saturday. “The Japanese government…

Dollar treads water after tame US inflation report, yen rally stalls

By Alden Bentley NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar ended little changed on Friday, pressured by a fall in Treasury yields after a tame U.S. inflation report that investors said kept…

Oil falls 1.5%, ends week lower on China demand fears

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil futures fell about 1.5% on Friday, finishing the week lower on declining Chinese demand and hopes of a Gaza ceasefire agreement that could ease…

Oil prices in third weekly plunge as demand concerns bite

Investing.com– Oil prices fell Friday, on course for a third consecutive losing week as concerns over sluggish demand conditions in Asia weighed. At 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT), Brent oil futures…

Oil falls over 1%, set for weekly drop on China demand fears

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil futures fell over 1% on Friday and were on track to end the week lower on declining Chinese demand and hopes of a Gaza…