(Reuters) – Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) posted fourth-quarter profit below analysts’ estimates on Friday, as a sustained slowdown in construction sector dented demand for its fasteners and other safety products. Shares of the Winona, Minnesota-based company fell 5.7% in premarket trading. U.S. construction activity

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – British government bonds rallied for a third day running on Friday, all but wiping out a sharp spike in yields since the start of the year that had briefly prompted comparisons with former Prime Minister Liz

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Financial markets are betting China will not use the yuan as a policy tool to offset expected U.S. tariffs in a second Donald Trump presidency, based on a view that sharp depreciation like that seen in his

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Financial and Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Friday it would collaborate with the government on a new approach that supports economic growth, after finance minister Rachel Reeves called on regulators to remove barriers to growth. “We want to

(Reuters) – Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) on Friday exceeded Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit, helped by stronger investment banking and trading activity as capital markets strengthened. A resilient economy, declining interest rates and expectations of relaxed regulations under the Trump administration