Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Morning Bid: Central banks' straitjacket
By Mike Dolan March 16 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets As the Iran conflict enters its third week with no end in sight, oil prices c...
Mar 16, 2026
Five key takeaways from France's first-round municipal elections
By Michel Rose PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) - France held the first of two rounds of mayoral elections on Sunday, and although the results of local contests do not always offer a reliable preview of nati...
Mar 16, 2026
European publishers, tech firms urge EU to speed up fine on Google over search
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - European publishers, tech firms and startups have urged EU antitrust regulators to wrap up a nearly two-year probe into Google's alleged favouring of its...
Mar 16, 2026
Kremlin dismisses FT report that Ukraine peace process is fizzling out
MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday dismissed a report by the Financial Times which suggested that the Ukraine peace process was fizzling out because U.S. President Donald Trump's atten...
Mar 16, 2026
Trump adviser says Iran 'terror premium' inflated oil prices for decades
By Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland PALM BEACH, Florida, March 16 (Reuters) - Neutralizing Iran could make crude oil much cheaper because the threat posed by Tehran imposed a "terror premium" that in...
Mar 16, 2026
Wall St futures rise as tech stocks gain; Middle East conflict in focus
By Johann M Cherian March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday with shares of Meta among top gainers after a report said the megacap was prepping for sweeping AI-related layoffs, eve...
Mar 16, 2026
SNB to hold rates at zero through 2026, lean on FX intervention to curb Swiss franc strength: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, March 16 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank will keep its policy rate on hold on March 19 and through 2026, according to nearly all economists polled by Reuters, as the c...
Mar 16, 2026
Nebius signs AI infrastructure deals with Meta worth up to $27 billion over 5 years
By Aditya Soni and Toby Sterling March 16 (Reuters) - Amsterdam-based AI infrastructure firm Nebius Group said on Monday it has agreed with Meta Platforms to provide the social media giant with $12 bi...
Mar 16, 2026
EU to impose sanctions on nine people for alleged war crimes in Ukraine's Bucha, says French minister
BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that the European Union would impose sanctions on nine people accused of war crimes related to the Bucha killings...
Mar 16, 2026
Fed to present an updated outlook looking through the fog of war
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials, their policy outlook roiled by a war that has stranded a fifth of global oil supply, meet this week to debate whether the Iran conflict...
Mar 16, 2026
