06:36 AM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets churned on Tuesday, after soft economic reports on China suggested more stimulus from Beijing, while traders also eyed a possible US government shutdown and bulletins reflecting a sluggish Japanese business scene. Hong Kong and Shanghai finished in the green, while Tokyo fell back. Other regional exchanges were also uneven. In...

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Mike Dolan LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets A looming U.S. government shutdown is casting a shadow over the final day of a stellar third quarter for most world markets. However, there...

07:44 AM EDT, 09/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses edged lower midday Tuesday as traders weighed mounting Europe-Russia tensions and a possible government shutdown in Washington. Property and bank stocks led gainers, while oil shares lagged. Investors also eyed Wall Street futures modestly in the red, and uneven closes overnight on Asian exchanges. In other news, European Commission President Ursula...

LONDON (Reuters) -What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets A looming U.S. government shutdown is casting a shadow over the final day of a stellar third quarter for most world markets. However, there appears to be little trepidation apart from fretting over a data vacuum that could be left by the likely...