Asia business sentiment slips from seven-year high on trade worries: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD

A very cautious optimism remains among Asian companies in the fourth quarter as they wait to see whether there will be any breakthrough in a trade dispute between the United States and China, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed......»»

Confidence among Asian companies in the June quarter fell to its lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis, as a U.S.-China trade war disrupts global supply chains and shows little sign of easing soon, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey found......»»

Santa came early to Asia's stock markets on Tuesday as trade deal optimism, positive economic signals in China and Wall Street's rally sent shares to an 18-month high, while familiar Brexit worries knocked sterling......»»

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Tuesday from 3-1/2-year highs they hit on worries the United States may be set to pull out of a key nuclear accord with Iran, but robust tech sector gains in Asia helped support world stocks near one-week highs......»»

(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes dropped on Thursday as U.S. bond yields climbed to a seven-year high and Cisco's forecast disappointed, while looming Sino-U.S. trade talks added to the jitters......»»

Confidence among Asian companies slumped to the weakest in almost three years in the third quarter as businesses feared blowback from a worsening global trade war, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed......»»

Confidence among Japanese manufacturers dropped for a third straight month in January to a two-year low, a Reuters monthly poll showed, as worries over the health of the global economy and trade tensions take a toll on the corporate sector......»»

"Vaccine deployment, economic reopening, stimulus, etc. are largely priced in," said BofA's equity strategists in a note on Monday. Lucas Jackson/Reuters Bank of America said bullishness in the stock market .....»»

U.S. Treasury yields are on the rise again on Friday, weighing on sentiment in some corners of U.S. and European equity markets, amid worries a strong recovery could push the Federal Reserve to lift interest rates earlier than it has signaled......»»

Soybean futures hit a 6 1/2 year high and take out an important psychological resistance level to trade in the teens, lifted by voracious Chinese demand and worries about South America's crop......»»

Asian equities extended gains on Tuesday after China's trade data came in better than expected and as some nations tried to restart their economy by partly lifting restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Michael Dalder/Reuters Gold soared .....»»

U.S. stock indexes were set to open at fresh record highs on Friday as optimism over U.S.-China trade relations and an improving global economy brightened investor sentiment going into the new year......»»

U.S. Treasury yields rise Thursday as bond-market traders shy away from longer-term government debt, in the wake of a preliminary trade deal that has helped lift investor sentiment for risk assets at the expense of safe havens......»»

World shares slipped on Friday as a leading index strained for a record high, with investor nerves from Asia to Europe gnawing away over how or when the United States and China can agree a truce in their damaging trade war......»»

Shares skidded Thursday in Asia after moderate declines on Wall Street as anxious mounted over the possibility the U.S. and China may not reach a trade deal before next year......»»

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investor sentiment remained cautious amid worries about the next development in trade talks between the United States and China......»»

The nation's single-family homebuilders are feeling very positive about their business, but a monthly sentiment indicator fell in November from a recent high......»»

The nation's single-family homebuilders are feeling very positive about their business, but a monthly sentiment indicator fell in November from a recent high......»»

Mike Segar/Reuters A measure of hiring by US businesses fell to the lowest level in seven years in the third quarter as trade tensions increasingly weighed on th.....»»