TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices were down by 1.1%, or 0.80 cents, to $72.36 at 2323 GMT after U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to pause imposing steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one month. Both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said they had agreed to bolster border enforcement efforts in...

04:59 PM EST, 02/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes closed lower Monday, but recovered from steeper declines earlier in the session as President Donald Trump paused new tariffs on Mexico. The Nasdaq Composite closed 1.2% lower at 19,392, while the S&P 500 fell 0.8% to 5,994.6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3% to 44,421.9. Technology saw the...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. First the stick, then the carrot. Investors breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after some of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs announced over the weekend were put on ice, allowing stocks and non-dollar currencies to claw back losses and regain some poise. This should help bring some...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. First the stick, then the carrot. Investors breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after some of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs announced over the weekend were put on ice, allowing stocks and non-dollar currencies to claw back losses and regain some poise. This should help...