PRECIOUS-Gold prices steady on mixed U.S.-China trade signals

(Updates prices)     * Trump says trade deal with China going "very well"     * Palladium hits fresh record high of $1,874.50/oz    * GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: tmsnrt.rs/2jvdmXl     By …

(Updates prices)     * Trump says trade deal with China going …

Oil little changed despite OPEC+ plan to deepen cuts

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil futures were steady to slightly firmer on Thursday despite OPEC and its allies planning one of the deepest output cuts this decade to prevent oversupply. The deal would apply for an unexpectedly short period of the first three months …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil futures were steady to slightly firmer on Thursday …

Dollar slides on recent round of weak U.S. data; sterling, euro rise

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar dropped for a fifth straight session on Thursday, pressured by softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and this week’s robust performance by the euro and the British pound. The Federal Reserve, at its last monetary policy …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar dropped for a fifth straight session on …

Yen, Swiss franc fall on U.S.-China trade deal optimism

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The safe-haven yen and Swiss franc fell on Wednesday, as risk appetite improved, after more positive rhetoric on U.S.-China trade negotiations from U.S. President Donald Trump. The yen earlier rose to two-week highs against the dollar, …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The safe-haven yen and Swiss franc fell on Wednesday, as …

Pound struggles to break through $1.30 after Labour election manifesto

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound struggled to break through the $1.30-mark yet again on Thursday, as a rebound in the dollar and an election manifesto from the opposition Labour Party that fuelled some profit-taking on the British currency. In its fourth attempt …

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound struggled to break through the $1.30-mark yet again …

Wall Street's high-stake bets on calm less risky than they seem

NEW YORK (Reuters) - At a glance, a near-record accumulation of speculative bets on market tranquility looks like it couldn’t have come at a worse time. Elevated net short positions in Cboe Volatility Index .VIX futures are reminiscent of a similar spike in …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - At a glance, a near-record accumulation of speculative bets …