Coronavirus News & Updates

* Covid second-wave worries lift dollar modestly * AUD, NZD resilient as FX traders wait-and-see ahead ofelection * Sino-U.S. tensions drive yuan drop * Graphic: World FX rates in...

* Nokkie, Aussie dollar losers in G10 space * Chinese yuan falls vs dollar * British pound rises vs dollar, euro * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E (Adds...

* Chinese yuan hits 1-week low vs dollar * Nokkie, Aussie dollar losers in G10 space * British pound rises vs dollar, euro * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020...

TOKYO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday,extending last week's losses, as a jump in COVID-19 infectionsin the United States and Europe raised alarms over crude...

By John McCrank NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The dollar index ticked higheron Thursday, easing off a seven-week low as hopes for acoronavirus aid package ahead of the U.S....

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Sub-Saharan Africa'sregional economy is expected to contract by 3% this year due tofallout from the coronavirus pandemic, before rebounding...

* U.S. stimulus talks remain in focus * U.S. dollar index edges up from 7-week lows * Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E (Updates throughout to reflect...

(Corrects OPEC+ Jan supply cut to 5.8 million bpd, not 5.7million bpd in paragraph 7) By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped for afourth straight day on...

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Gold prices were steady near the key$1,900 per ounce level in early Asian trade on Monday supportedby expectations of a new U.S. stimulus package before...

LAGOS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A total of 181 students and staffat a private boarding school in the Nigerian capital Lagos havetested positive for coronavirus, state health authorities...

* Both benchmarks a shade firmer for the week * Some European countries revive coronavirus curfews * OPEC+ fears second virus wave could lead to oil surplus in2021 * U.S. oil and...

TOKYO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average wasnearly flat on Friday as new coronavirus curbs in Europe dimmedhopes of a global economic recovery, although gains in...

TOKYO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday onconcerns that major producers will move ahead with plans to easetheir supply cuts even as a spike in COVID-19 cases in...

(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced growing pressure to order a national “circuit breaker” lockdown, after the opposition Labour Party and government scientists said...

TOKYO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Japanese shares retreated onWednesday, following Wall Street's fall overnight as stalledCOVID-19 vaccine trials and lack of agreement on additional...

* OPEC cuts 2021 oil demand forecast again as virus casesrise * UAE says OPEC+ plans to ease oil cuts from Jan as agreed * Coming up: API oil inventory data at 2030GMT By Jessica...

(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikonnews window) * Airbus slips after JPMorgan downgrade * Bank stocks mark worst day in three weeks * UK unemployment hits...