Tom Westbrook

Asia–Pacific (APAC)

Chief Correspondent at Reuters

Asia markets correspondent @Reuters. e: [email protected]

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Dollar gets a weekly boost ahead of US-China trade talks

6 days 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.
Dollar gets a weekly boost ahead of US-China trade talks

6 days 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.
World Stocks Pause as Markets Eye US-China Talks, Fed

1 week 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.
Mercados globales-las bolsas suben en un ambiente tibio favorable a las negociaciones entre eeuu y china

1 week ago | lanacion.com.ar | Tom Westbrook

By Tom WestbrookSINGAPUR, 7 mayo (Reuters) -Los futuros de las acciones estadounidenses rebotaban y eldólar subía el miércoles ante las noticias de entre altoscargos comerciales de EEUU y China, aunque los mercadosasiáticos se cautelosos sobre las perspectivas de cualquieracuerdo arancelario, antes de la decisión de tipos de la ReservaFederal.
Asian stocks rally on US-China talks, China rate cut

1 week ago | thewest.com.au | Tom Westbrook
Stocks rally on US-China talks, China rate cut

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Tom Westbrook

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. stock futures and Chinese markets rose on Wednesday, as investors cheered news of a meeting between top U.S. and Chinese trade officials as a chance to tone down the tariffs, while China cut interest rates and vowed to support stock markets. "My sense is this will be about de-escalation," U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said of the meeting, scheduled for the weekend in Switzerland.
Stocks rise in tepid cheer for US-China talks

1 week ago | ca.marketscreener.com | Tom Westbrook

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. stock futures bounced and the dollar rose on Wednesday on news of an upcoming meeting between top U.S. and Chinese trade officials, though Asian markets were cautious about prospects for any tariff deal, ahead of a Federal Reserve rates decision.
'Asian crisis in reverse' as currencies soar on the dollar

1 week ago | zawya.com | Tom Westbrook

A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world's export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses in U.S. assets. Ripples from Friday and Monday's record rally in the Taiwan dollar are now spreading outward, driving surges for currencies in Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia , China and Hong Kong.
China ramps up global yuan push

1 week ago | bangkokpost.com | Samuel Shen |Tom Westbrook

A staff member of a bank counts renminbi banknotes at a branch of the Bank of China in Changzhi, Shanxi province.
Yen Slides as Tariffs Keep BOJ on Hold

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Tom Westbrook |Shri Navaratnam |Jacqueline Wong

Yen sold as BOJ holds rates but cuts economic forecasts Euro, yen both hit 2-week lows vs dollar Friday's U.S. jobs data in focus SINGAPORE, May 1 (Reuters) - A sliding yen helped the dollar higher on Thursday as the Bank of Japan lowered growth forecasts in light of U.S. tariffs and left rates on hold, while investors watched for signs of the trade war cooling and waited for U.S. employment data. The yen dropped by about 0.8% to 144.23 per dollar, its weakest since mid-April.