Oil prices flat with Israel-Hezbollah tensions in focus
Investing.com– Oil prices were flat in Asian trade on Monday as a missile strike on an Israel-occupied territory ramped up concerns over a greater conflict with Lebanese group Hezbollah. But…
Oil prices rise on fears of wider Middle East conflict after rocket strike in Golan Heights
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday, paring last week’s loss, on fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East following a rocket strike in…
Fires in Canada’s Jasper town coming under control, say authorities
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Progress has been made suppressing fires in the Canadian tourist town of Jasper, with the remaining ones expected to be put out by the…
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…
