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Morning Bid: Markets calm after giddy week of trade deals
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Aaaaaand... breathe. After an enormous week of trade deals, a more hawkish ECB and a buyer's strike in the Japanese bon...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Analysis-Investors bet on Europe's smaller companies to dodge tariff fallout, strong euro
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Europe's smaller companies are emerging as a popular vehicle for investors to help insulate portfolios against both tariffs and a stronger euro, as cheaper credit and...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Starmer to press Trump over deal to cut tariffs on UK steel imports, FT reports
(Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lobby U.S. President Donald Trump to accelerate a final deal to cut tariffs on British steel, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Starmer is exp...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Storms dump nearly a year of rain in northern China, 19,000 evacuated
BEIJING (Reuters) -Storms in northern China have poured nearly a year's rainfall on the city of Baoding, forcing more than 19,000 people out of their homes, the national forecaster said on Friday. Rai...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Tech firms to showcase AI innovations in a China under US sanctions
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Tech firms huge and small will converge in Shanghai this weekend to showcase their artificial intelligence innovations and support China's booming AI sector as it faces U.S. sancti...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Analysis-Trade deal clears way for BOJ to tiptoe back to rate hikes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's trade deal with Tokyo opens scope for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates again this year, sources say, a prospect the central bank...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Analysis-Chinese e-commerce leaders brush off regulatory risk to continue 'instant retail' price war
By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING(Reuters) -China's largest e-commerce platforms show no signs of halting an "instant retail" price war unusual in its resilience to state criticism, indicat...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Fans dive into San Diego Comic-Con despite drop in celebrity panels
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway SAN DIEGO (Reuters) -This year's Comic-Con may not be featuring as much star power as usual, but attendees dressed up for opening day on Thursday were just as pumpe...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
RBI to hold rates in August, expected to cut again later this year: Reuters poll
By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of India will hold its key repo rate at 5.50% next month following a surprisingly bigger-than-expected cut in June, but will lower it again by y...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025
Asian stocks slip from highs, dollar gains as markets brace for crucial week
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Asian shares eased from highs on Friday, with Japanese markets retreating from a record peak, as investors locked in profits ahead of a crucial week that includes U....
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2025

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