Euro surges to two-and-a-half-year high after Draghi comments, oil up after Harvey

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The euro surged to its highest level since January 2015 against the dollar early on Monday, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi failed to talk down the single currency’s strength as had been expected. Oil prices inched...

Asia markets to focus on Hurricane Harvey impact as euro soars post-Jackson Hole

Back in Asia, futures implied a mostly unchanged open for equities in Japan. Nikkei futures traded in Chicago were off 0.06 percent 19440 while Osaka futures were higher by 0.09 percent at 19,470. The Nikkei 225 last closed at 19,452.61. Down Under, SPI futures were...

Trump reportedly demands China action: ‘I want tariffs. And I want someone to bring me some tariffs’

President Donald Trump recently dismissed some of his senior staff as globalists and demanded that someone draw up a plan for tariffs that would affect China, Axios reported Sunday evening. Citing multiple sources with knowledge of the meeting — and noting that...