HONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar drifted on Tuesday as traders weighed developments in the Iran war, while the Australian dollar eased slightly ahead of an expected rate hike from the country's central bank later in the day. The euro was 0.12% lower at $1.1492 in Asian trading, while sterling was also down 0.1% at $1.33, pulling...

TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Benchmark Japanese government bonds (JGBs) edged higher on Tuesday, supported by demand ahead of a long-term debt sale, as investors weighed the impact of imported energy inflation. The 10-year JGB yield fell 0.5 basis points to 2.27%. Yields move inversely to bond prices. The Ministry of Finance is due to sell about 800 billion yen...

ORLANDO, Florida, March 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street notched solid gains on Monday led by tech, while the dollar and bond yields fell, as volatile oil prices eventually settled lower on the bet - perhaps more in hope than expectation - that the supply crunch from the Middle East could soon ease. More on that below. In my column today...

ORLANDO, Florida, March 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street notched solid gains on Monday led by tech, while the dollar and bond yields fell, as volatile oil prices eventually settled lower on the bet - perhaps more in hope than expectation - that the supply crunch from the Middle East could soon ease. More on that below. In my column today...