Dollar falls after Powell greenlights September easing

By Alden Bentley NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar fell and sterling rose to its highest in more than two years on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave an…

Oil climbs over 2% after Fed’s Powell indicates US rate cuts

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday as U.S. Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell signalled interest rate cuts would be among the…

Oil prices end week in red despite settling higher as Powell boosts rate-cut hopes

Investing.com– Oil prices ended the week in the red despite settling higher Friday, as Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s signal that rate cuts were coming boosted sentiment on risk assets.…

As drought breeds hunger in Guatemala, farming program aims to help

SAN AGUSTIN ACASAGUASTLAN, Guatemala (Reuters) – Drought and crop failure are a pervasive threat in Guatemala where hunger and malnutrition run rampant, particularly in rural areas – a reality that…

Oil climbs $2/barrel after Fed’s Powell indicates coming US rate cuts

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. light crude oil gained more than $2 a barrel on Friday after comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank…

Fires observed on board Greek-flagged tanker in Red Sea, says maritime agency

CAIRO (Reuters) – Three fires have been observed on board a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Friday, one day after…

South African rand jumps as Fed’s Powell signals lower rates

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand jumped on Friday, after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalled an interest rate cut next month. At 1520 GMT, the rand traded…

Massive blackouts roil Cuba

By Nelson Acosta and Alien Fernandez CARDENAS, Cuba (Reuters) – Power outages totaling 14 hours or more per day were reported on Thursday across much of crisis-racked Cuba, leaving millions…

Oil climbs with U.S. Federal Reserve pivot

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 1% on Friday as U.S. Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell signalled interest rate cuts would be among the…

Poland reports outbreak of bird flu on poultry farm, WOAH says

PARIS (Reuters) – Poland has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm in the west of country, the…