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Currency Markets Drift Ahead of Rba Meeting as Oil Uncertainty Weighs
Currencies Take a Beat as Dollar Rally Pauses
Sterling Slides as Middle East Conflict Lifts Oil Prices, Muddies Rate Outlook
Dollar Gains, Euro Sags as Iran War Lifts Energy Prices
Safe Haven Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc Gain After Weekend Iran Strikes
Date: March 1, 2026
LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - The safe haven Swiss franc and Japanese yen strengthened, while the euro slid as currency trading resumed after a weekend that saw the United States and Israel launch their...
Global Shares Inch Higher, on Track for Monthly Gain Despite Ai, Iran Jitters
Date: February 27, 2026
By Rocky Swift and Lucy Raitano TOKYO/LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Global shares edged up on Friday to within a fraction of a fresh record high, and were set for a monthly gain, even as geopolitical...
US Dollar Rises on Higher Ppi and US-Iran Tensions
Date: February 27, 2026
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose on Friday after hotter-than-expected producer price data for January and on concerns about rising tensions between the United States...
Sterling Struggles After UK Labour Party Suffers Defeat in Stronghold
Date: February 27, 2026
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The pound struggled to gain traction on Friday, as mounting geopolitical tensions prompted investors to back away from more typically volatile currencies,...
Russia Says It Downed 220 Ukrainian Drones Over Nine Hours
Date: February 26, 2026
Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday its air defence units had downed 220 Ukrainian drones over a nine-hour period, including 24 headed for Moscow. The latest ministry...
Romania Scrambles Fighter Jets After Drone Breaches Its Airspace
Date: February 26, 2026
BUCHAREST, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Romania scrambled fighter jets on Thursday when a drone breached its national airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defence...