The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six rivals, was at 98.193, hovering near the lowest level since October 3 which it hit on Tuesday. The index is down 9.5% this year, on pace ...

Oil prices jumped after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

BofA analysts said global growth expectations climbed to a four-year high, while Asia-Pacific ex-Japan economic optimism hovered near one-year peaks. Inflation expectations across the region remained ...