(The opinions expressed here are those of the author.) By Anna Szymanski June 18 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Markets bristled at the Federal Reserve's hawkish tilt - but only briefly. The U.S. central bank began the Kevin Warsh era by keeping interest rates steady at 3.50%-3.75%, as...

06:37 AM EDT, 06/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian stock markets largely churned higher on Thursday after Tehran and Washington late Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to end Persian Gulf hostilities. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index rallied to close above 70,000 for the first time. Other regional exchanges mostly finished in the green, although Hong Kong and Shanghai declined. In Japan,...

June 18 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Markets bristled at the Federal Reserve's hawkish tilt - but only briefly. The U.S. central bank began the Kevin Warsh era by keeping interest rates steady at 3.50%-3.75%, as expected, though messaging signalled a tightening bias, which initially pushed up bond...

* TSX futures up 0.2% * Gold prices climb, oil slips June 18 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Canada's blue-chip stocks edged up on Thursday, buoyed by higher gold prices and optimism about the Middle East peace deal, while markets priced in a rate hike later this year following the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish projections. September futures on the S&P/TSX index...