Asian shares are higher after China's central bank released plans for supporting stock markets through share repurchases.

SINGAPORE: The dollar was headed for its third weekly gain in a row on Friday, helped by a dovish European Central Bank and ...

August was the 12th consecutive month to see an increase in property price inflation, a worrying trend for prospective buyers ...

The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the third time this year on Thursday, saying inflation in the euro zone was ...

Traders raised their bets on quick-fire European Central Bank rate cuts on Thursday, taking the bank's first consecutive rate ...

Rising rates have boosted profits and policymakers want banks that can compete with US rivals. But many obstacles remain ...

Mixed quarterly earnings from chipmakers send tech stocks yo-yoing, and the European Central Bank has cut interest rates by a quarter-point, amid signs that growth and inflation are weakening. Plus, ...

Last month, the U.S. central bank cut the overnight rate by half a percentage point, citing greater confidence that inflation will keep receding.

U.S. stocks drifted around their record heights following the latest signals that the U.S. economy continues to hum.

Producers of metals and other raw materials rose after the European Central Bank cut its interest rates. Gold futures, which are particularly sensitive to rate moves, rose to new all-time highs.