* Focus on U.S. elections on Nov. 5 * S.Africa inflation at 3.8% YoY in September * EM stocks up 0.3%, FX off 0.1% By Shashwat Chauhan Oct 23 (Reuters) - Most emerging market currencies slipped on Wednesday, as investors tweaked their bets towards a gradual monetary policy easing by the Federal Reserve which helped the dollar, while caution remained...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) * Futures down: Dow 0.36%, S&P 500 0.14%, Nasdaq 0.22% Oct 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as doubts of a less dovish Federal Reserve lifted Treasury yields, while investors awaited earnings reports from companies such...

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures slipped on Wednesday as doubts of a less dovish Federal Reserve lifted Treasury yields, while investors awaited earnings reports from companies such as Boeing, Coca-Cola and Tesla to assess the state of the economy. At 5:11 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 154 points, or 0.36%, U.S. S&P 500 E-minis were down 8.25 points,...

05:01 AM EDT, 10/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Crude oil prices eased early on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories recorded a larger-than-expected increase, but losses were capped by conflict in the Middle East. Brent crude lost 0.7% to US$75.53 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.8% to US$71.19/b at last look. This comes after U.S. crude stocks reportedly rose...