Jamie McGeever, Reuters

Trump triggers US bond yield slide, dollar recovers

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
April 13, 2017
U.S. Treasury yields tumbled on Thursday and were on track for the biggest weekly decline since late 2015 after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would like to see interest rates stay low, while inflows into bonds drained life from stocks.

G20's protectionism shift hits global stocks, dollar at six-week low

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
March 20, 2017
World markets balked on Monday at the G20's decision to drop a decade-old pledge to resist trade protectionism, with stocks, the dollar, oil and the price of many major sovereign bonds all sliding into the red.

Dollar under spotlight as first Trump-era G20 eyes FX stance overhaul

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
March 9, 2017
A draft communique prepared for next week's gathering of G20 finance chiefs has dropped the group's standard pledges on the need for flexible yet stable exchange rates and orderly markets, suggesting it could prove a landmark event for currency markets.

Geopolitics, Deutsche Bank drag global stocks lower

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
March 6, 2017
European stocks and U.S. futures fell on Monday, as political tensions, a Deutsche Bank cash call and U.S. President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped him overshadowed a flurry of M&A activity in Europe.

World stocks dip on M&A falling through, Buffett caution

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
February 27, 2017
World stocks fell on Monday, after two huge European merger and acquisition deals fell through and billionaire U.S. investor Warren Buffett warned that while stocks are cheap, they are currently unpredictable and prone to a sudden, steep correction.

World stocks head towards record high on Yellen, U.S. outlook

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
February 15, 2017
World stocks rose to a whisker off all-time highs on Wednesday and the dollar rose for the 11th straight day following Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's flagging of a possible interest rate rise next month.

Stocks on the march as 'Trump trades' bounce back

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
February 13, 2017
World stocks and bond yields rose on Monday, lifted by a re-emergence of so-called "Trump trades" as investors bet that the U.S. president's tax reform plans will boost economic growth and corporate profits.

Dow's 20,000 barrier, weak European banks dent stocks

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
December 29, 2016
European shares, the dollar and bond yields fell on Thursday, with traders using the quiet holiday period to book some profit on the rise that had lifted all three to multi-year and in some cases record highs recently.

Dollar, yields, stocks all cool their jets

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
December 19, 2016
Stocks, the dollar and bond yields all drifted lower on Monday as investors cashed in on some of their recent bets that the anticipated fiscal boost from the incoming Trump administration will support riskier assets at the expense of bonds.

Euro jumps as investors bet on Italian political limbo, not turmoil

Jamie McGeever, Reuters
December 5, 2016
European stocks and the euro rose on Monday, battling back as investors bet that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's resignation after voters rejected his constitutional reforms would not trigger a snap election in Italy.