Tom Westbrook

3 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Tom Westbrook |Stella Qiu

FUNDS in Australia’s A$4.2 trillion (US$2.7 trillion) pension sector are rethinking some of their long-held strategies of buying US assets and the dollar, as confidence in American growth wanes. Volatility around Sino-US trade tensions this year has forced investors to reassess their US exposure and the role of the dollar, which has lately failed to behave as a safe haven currency amid heightened uncertainty around Washington’s economic policy. Already a subscriber? Log in.

3 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Tom Westbrook |Stella Qiu

By Tom Westbrook and Stella Qiu SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Funds in Australia's A$4.2 trillion ($2.7 trillion) pension sector are rethinking some of their long-held strategies of buying U.S. assets and the dollar, as confidence in American growth wanes.

4 weeks ago | sg.finance.yahoo.com | Tom Westbrook |Amanda Cooper

Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper Thu, 8 May 2025 at 9:35 pm GMT-4 3 min read By Tom Westbrook and Amanda Cooper SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar headed for a weekly gain versus most major currencies on Friday, after a U.S.-UK trade deal fuelled investor optimism over upcoming U.S.-China talks, while bets of imminent Fed rate cuts receded after the central bank indicated it was in no rush.

4 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Tom Westbrook |Amanda Cooper

SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar headed for a weekly gain on most major currencies on Friday, after a U.S.-UK trade deal fuelled investor optimism over upcoming U.S.-China talks, while bets of imminent Fed rate cuts receded after the central bank indicated it was in no hurry. Financial markets are heading into the weekend with the focus squarely on trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing due to begin on Saturday in Switzerland.

1 month ago | gurutrade.com | Yoruk Bahceli |Tom Westbrook |Jacqueline Wong |Clarence Fernandez

U.S.-China to discuss trade in Switzerland Dollar down a fourth day, European stocks fall U.S. stock futures rise Fed expected to hold interest rates LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - World stocks held on to most of their recent gains on Wednesday and oil prices rose on news of a forthcoming meeting between top U.S. and Chinese trade officials.