SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar nursed heavy losses in Asia on Thursday after the Federal Reserve stunned markets by abandoning all plans to raise rates this year, a signal its three-year campaign to normalise policy might be at an end.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Confidence among Asian companies held near three-year lows in the first quarter as a U.S.-China trade dispute dragged on, pulling down a global economy that is already on a downward path, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey found.
SINGAPORE (March 20): Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, retreating from a four-month high as economic growth concerns dampened the outlook for fuel consumption.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a cautious start on Wednesday, holding close to six-month highs on hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to a dovish stance and unveil a plan to stop cutting bond holdings later this year.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Major currencies stuck to tight ranges in early Asian trading on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s March policy meeting later in the day.
MONROVIA, March 18 (Reuters) - Firestone Natural Rubber Co which operates the world’s largest single natural rubber plantation in Liberia, said on Monday it will be laying off 13 percent of its workforce or around 800 Liberian employees.