China and the United States on Sunday committed anew to refrain from competitive currency devaluations, and China said it would continue an orderly transition to a market-oriented exchange rate for the yuan CNY=CFXS. A joint "fact sheet", issued a day after U.S. President Barack Obama and...

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Saturday became the latest European politician to voice doubts over the possibility of the EU agreeing a major new trade deal with the United States, saying in a newspaper interview that negotiations might have to be abandoned for now. "This treaty...

The dog days of summer have lived up to their sleepy reputation this year as far as U.S. stocks are concerned, but market gyrations could soon pick up as a traditionally more volatile time of year looms. The S&P 500 index's 1-month realized volatility, a measure of market choppiness over...

Ireland has confirmed it will appeal a European Union ruling that ordered Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($14.6 billion) in back taxes in the country. The decision ends uncertainty over the country’s fragile government after independent ministers indicated they wanted the technology giant...