By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in October as households stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods, suggesting con[...]
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November 16, 2022
Foreign holdings of Treasuries drop to lowest since May 2021 -data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Foreign holdings of Treasuries in September dropped to their lowest level since May 2021, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Wednesday, led by Japan and China[...]
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Argentina cenbank debt poses ‘systemic risk’ to financial sector, Moody’s says
(Reuters) – Argentina’s rising central bank debt poses a risk to the country’s monetary stability, ratings agency Moody’s said on Wednesday, adding it could further stoke infla[...]
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Fed’s standing repo facility a key tool some say could be improved
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Federal Reserve tool that provides liquidity in times of stress could be strengthened if it were open to more participants and integrated into how regu[...]
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Senegal reform implementation slower than expected – IMF staff
(Reuters) – Senegal has made “significant progress” in implementing structural reforms but those have come at a slower pace than anticipated, the International Monetary Fund’s[...]
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S&P pushes Argentina’s local currency rating deeper into junk territory
(Reuters) – Ratings agency S&P Global on Wednesday cut Argentina’s long-term local currency sovereign credit rating by two notches to “CCC-” from “CCC+” to refl[...]
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UK banks say consumer safeguard could backfire in cost of living crisis
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s banks are proactively helping customers hit by the cost of living crisis, but implementing a new “consumer duty” on time could exclude[...]
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Marketmind: Your Daly reminder – don’t fight the Fed
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The battle lines between stock markets and the Fed are clearly drawn, and worryingly for investors sti[...]
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Fed’s Waller says ‘more comfortable’ with smaller hikes after recent data
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, an early and outspoken “hawk” in the central bank’s efforts to confront inf[...]
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