Asia stocks hovered near four-month highs on Monday after a mixed performance on Wall Street at the close of last week, while the dollar firmed against the yen following strong U.S. employment and manufacturing data. Spread-betters expect European markets to start on a cautious note, with...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke Sunday with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, praising the "courage and leadership" of the national assembly head whom Ottawa recognizes as interim president, according to a statement. The phone call comes a day before a meeting of the...

Australian banks admitted to failing customers and vowed to "reset" their industry, as they braced for the release of a crunch report Monday into financial abuses in the sector. Mired in scandals, the wealthy lenders have sought to regain favour with the public and politicians as the...

Asian markets rose Monday as investors were cheered by a blockbuster US jobs report last week, while trade was thin owing to the three-day Lunar New Year break. Expectations that the Federal Reserve will take its foot off the gas in raising interest rates and optimism that China and the...