• U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference following the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting in Washington March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Yellen's swan song to markets

    By Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Janet Yellen soothed markets' anxieties even while unwinding her predecessor's emergency measures to combat the 2007-2009 global financial crisis during her tenure as the first woman to...

  • French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe reacts during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 30, 2018.   REUTERS/Charles Platiau

    France to name and shame worst cases of tax fraud: PM

    By Reuters, Reuters

    Philippe said the tougher measures were particularly necessary as his government intended to cut business and household taxes. "For grave offences, the French must know who is trying to absolve...

  • The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 30, 2018.    REUTERS/Staff/Remote

    European shares slip at end of strong month

    By Helen Reid and Danilo Masoni, Reuters

    LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - European shares fell on Wednesday as investors locked in profits at the end of a strong month while results from some of the region's biggest names also weighed. The STOXX...

  • FILE PHOTO: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) looks on during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

    U.S. prosecutors drop corruption case against Sen. Menendez

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Joseph Ax, Reuters

    (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has dropped corruption charges against Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, according to a court filing on Wednesday, days after the trial judge...

  • FILE PHOTO - Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal sits for an interview with Reuters in the office of the suite where he has been detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    For Saudi tycoons freed from detention, cheers and a business challenge

    By Stephen Kalin and Katie Paul, Reuters

    RIYADH (Reuters) - Cheering supporters greeted Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal when he arrived at his skyscraper offices in Riyadh after his release from detention in an anti-...

  • India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with the media inside the parliament premises on the first day of the budget session, in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

    India budget to test investors' faith in Modi's government

    By Suvashree Choudhury and Abhirup Roy, Reuters

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - Since his election four years ago, Indian markets have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign to mend patchy public finances and develop new areas of growth in Asia's...

  • New Chinese-built expressway connecting Uganda's capital Kampala to Entebbe international airport, in Kampala

    Chinese-built expressway divides Uganda as debts mount

    By Elias Biryabarema, Reuters

    KAMPALA (Reuters) - Traffic will soar above the muddy swamp between Uganda's capital and its international airport when a new Chinese-built highway opens in a few months time, but the road itself is...

  • ABN AMRO bank is seen amongst other buildings in this aerial shot of the Zuidas area in Amsterdam

    Defections weaken Dutch banks' fintech defense

    By Toby Sterling, Reuters

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A new common mobile payments system for Dutch banks has been hobbled by the decision of two big lenders to focus elsewhere, highlighting the challenges major lenders face in...

  • Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of The Boeing Company, arrives at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S. January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

    Trump fixes gaze on Republicans during speech to U.S. Congress

    By Richard Cowan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in his speech to Congress on Tuesday that he wanted to extend an "open hand" to work with both parties on issues like immigration but he spent...

  • Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is seen behind a photo line as he leaves from a venue after his news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

    BOJ hoses down market speculation of early stimulus exit

    By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto, Reuters

    OITA/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan ramped up efforts to dispel market speculation of an early withdrawal of its massive stimulus, boosting its bond buying plan on Wednesday and...

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