(Updates with European midsession trade) By Harry Robertson LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The premium investors demand to hold French debt rose to its highest level since 2012 on Wednesday in a sign of worries over the country's finances, while benchmark German yields fell along with those in the United States. The spread between French and German 10-year bond yields...

(Adds comments, background) By Stefano Rebaudo Nov 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell to a one-week low against its major peers on Wednesday as investors grew cautious about President-elect Donald Trump's tariff pledges while rebalancing their portfolios before the end of the month. Markets will closely watch Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index due out later on Wednesday, before...

07:23 AM EST, 11/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The main US stock measures were pointing lower in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders await the personal income and outlays data for October and several other key economic reports. Standard & Poor's 500 declined 0.2%, the Nasdaq decreased 0.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.1%. The majority of Asian exchanges...

* Japanese yen strengthens to 5-week high versus dollar * U.S. PCE data due at 1500 GMT * New Zealand dollar rebounds after RBNZ opts for 50 bp rate cut * Oil steadies as market contemplates Lebanon ceasefire impact (Updates at 1340 GMT) By Medha Singh and Kevin Buckland Nov 27 (Reuters) - Global stocks paused and the dollar slipped...