South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves rose to $427.4 billion at the end of June 2026 from $427.0 billion in May, marking a modest increase in the country’s external buffers.The reserve stock remained heavily concentrated in securities, which accounted for $380.3 billion, or 89.0% of total holding…
By Utkarsh Hathi and Ragini MathurLatin American stocks and currencies rose broadly on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data weakened the dollar and eased pressure on risk-sensitive emerging-market assets, while investors tracked regional political and trade developments.MSCI's Latin…
By Fergal SmithThe Canadian dollar strengthened to a 10-day high against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as U.S. employment data weighed on the greenback and after domestic data showed further growth in the manufacturing sector.The loonie FX_IDC:USDCAD was trading 0.3% higher at 1.4175 per U.S. do…
By Karen Brettell and Harry RobertsonThe dollar fell sharply on Thursday after the closely watched June employment report showed U.S. employers added far fewer jobs than expected, while the Japanese yen surged as traders braced for possible intervention by Japanese authorities.Employers added 57,00…
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday told a parliamentary panel that virtual digital assets like cryptocurrency are a threat to an emerging economy like India and such assets should not be legalised in the country.The RBI also told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by BJP mem…
Desmond Leong’s presentation at the FM Singapore Summit 2026 argued that broker loyalty programs should be treated less as a giveaway scheme and more as a structured retention engine that shapes client behavior across the full lifecycle, from onboarding to re-engagement.The core message was simple…
By Utkarsh Hathi and Ragini MathurLatin American stocks and currencies rose broadly on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. jobs data weakened the dollar and eased pressure on risk-sensitive emerging-market assets, while investors tracked regional political and trade developments.MSCI's Latin…
1115 ET - The dollar weakens against major currencies, including 1% versus the yen, following dismal U.S. payrolls data. The decline may ease the prospect of imminent intervention to prop up the Japanese currency, but at 161 per dollar, the yen remains a point of concern. An intervention would enta…
The dollar weakens against major currencies, including 1% versus the yen, following dismal U.S. payrolls data. The decline may ease the prospect of imminent intervention to prop up the Japanese currency, but at 161 per dollar, the yen remains a point of concern. An intervention would entail sales o…
THE FOREIGN-EXCHANGE RESERVEIn June 2026, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 11.8 billion to kr. 699.3 billion. The increase reflects Danmarks Nationalbank's net purchase of foreign exchange for kr. 0.8 billion, and the central government's net borrowing of foreign debt for kr. 11.0 bill…
By Stephen CulpU.S. stocks followed their European counterparts higher on Thursday, and the dollar dipped after a softer-than-expected June employment report eased the likelihood of a rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve by the end of the year.All three major U.S. indexes advanced and gold surge…
Mexican peso stability after the U.S. declined to renew the USMCA, sending the trade pact into a process of annual reviews, shows the decision was widely expected, HSBC Mexico's chief economist José Carlos Sánchez says in a note. The timeliness and clarity of the U.S. statement are ultimately posit…
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Sentiment in global markets improved as a sharply lower-than-expected payrolls data from the U.S. on Thursday morning caused markets to tone down fears of an immediate rate hike by the Federal Reserve.According to the CME FedWatch tool that tracks the expectations of interest ra…
The dollar's pullback after Thursday's weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls print could have further to go, Monex Europe analysts say in a note. The Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates unchanged, defying expectations for rate increases, they say. Furthermore, Monex doesn't share…
Ondo Finance has launched what it describes as the first live third-party tokenized U.S. securities solution operating within the existing U.S. regulatory framework. The company partnered with Broadridge Financial Solutions to provide shareholder communications and proxy voting rights for token hol…
By Karen Brettell and Harry RobertsonThe dollar fell sharply on Thursday after the closely watched June employment report showed U.S. employers added far fewer jobs than expected, while the Japanese yen surged as traders braced for possible intervention by Japanese authorities.Employers added 57,00…
The pound climbed toward $1.34, its highest level in two weeks, as the US dollar fell following a much weaker-than-expected US jobs report and improving risk sentiment amid signs of progress in indirect US-Iran talks.The US economy added just 57,000 jobs last month, well below forecasts, while the…
The euro rose toward $1.145, rebounding from recent one-year lows as the US dollar weakened after a much softer-than-expected US jobs report.The US economy added just 57,000 jobs last month, well below forecasts, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.2% as many people left the labor fo…
MONTREAL, July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvei, the global fintech building the infrastructure for every payment, everywhere, today completed a live agentic-commerce proof of concept with Visa, Arvato Systems, and fashion brand Kings and Priests. In the transaction, a merchant's AI agent initiated a…
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in June and data for the prior month was revised lower, but the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, pointing to continued labor market stability.Nonfarm payrolls increased by 57,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 129,000 rise in May, the Labor Depar…
