Asian shares inch up as investors await U.S. tax reforms, dollar steadies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged up slightly on Wednesday, shrugging off Wall Street’s losses as the long-awaited U.S. tax reform bill wound its way through Congress, while higher Treasury yields underpinned the dollar.
Brazil charges Swiss bank manager with laundering bribe money
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Spanish-Swiss banker with laundering $21.7 million in graft money for Brazilian clients involved in the country’s largest corruption scandal, including jailed former lower house speaker Edua…
Bitcoin falls almost 20 percent from recent peak to one-week low
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bitcoin fell more than 10 percent on Wednesday to a one-week low of $15,800 at cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp <BTC=BTSP>, losing almost one- fifth of its value from a peak hit just three days ago.
Korean Air to receive first Bombardier C Series jet on Friday after engine delays
SEOUL (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday it will receive its first Bombardier Inc C Series jet on Friday after months of delays related to engine issues, with a second delivery to follow shortly after.
Asia firms’ sentiment rises to highest in almost seven years: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD
TOKYO (Reuters) – Business confidence among Asian companies rose in October-December to the highest in almost seven years due to robust consumption and global trade, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed.
Asian shares slip as investors await U.S. tax reforms, dollar steadies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Wednesday, taking their cues from Wall Street with investor enthusiasm toward U.S. tax changes ebbing as the long-awaited reform bill wound its way through Congress, while higher U.S. Treasury yields underpinned t…
Asian shares slip as investors await US tax reforms, dollar steadies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Wednesday, taking their cues from Wall Street with investor enthusiasm toward U.S. tax changes ebbing as the long-awaited reform bill wound its way through Congress, while higher U.S. Treasury yields underpinned t…
BoE to allow EU banks to operate in UK as normal post-Brexit: BBC
(Reuters) – The Bank of England will on Wednesday unveil plans to allow European banks to operate in UK as normal post-Brexit, even in a “no deal” scenario, the BBC reported.
Bitcoin falls more than 10 percent on Bitstamp
TOKYO (Reuters) – The price of bitcoin fell more than 10 percent on Wednesday to as low as $15,800 at a cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp.
Strong package volume, global economy boost FedEx profit
(Reuters) – FedEx Corp on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly net profit due to strong global demand and increased package volumes during the peak holiday shipping season, but its results were hit by lingering effects from a cyber attack…
