SYDNEY (Reuters) – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment bounced from near record lows in December as borrowers sensed a painful cycle of interest rate rises was nearing an end, lifting the[...]
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December 12, 2022
Wall St rallies with inflation, Fed on tap
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes rallied to kick off the trading week on Monday, lifted in part by gains in Microsoft and Pfizer, as investors girded for inflation da[...]
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S&P Global cuts Peru’s outlook to negative on heightened political risk
(Reuters) – Global ratings agency S&P Global cut Peru’s outlook to negative from stable, citing risks to the sovereign’s credit worthiness from a political standstill and challen[...]
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U.S. November deficit rises sharply as revenues fall, outlays jump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The November U.S. budget deficit jumped by $57 billion or 30% from a year earlier to $249 billion, a record for the month, as revenues fell and outlays for education, heal[...]
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Marketmind: China’s loan danger
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. As investors enter something of a holding pattern ahead of key central bank policy decisions this week[...]
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IMF says global debt well above pre-pandemic levels despite steep 2021 drop
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global public and private debt saw its biggest drop in 70 years in 2021 after reaching record highs because of the impacts of COVID-19, but overall remained well[...]
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U.S. Senate aims for stop-gap bill as funding deadline looms, Schumer says
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will aim to vote on a bill to keep the federal government operating for one week past a Friday deadline, as Democrats and Republicans bick[...]
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Wall St turns bullish ahead of inflation data, Fed action
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks, oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields all rose on Monday as investors took an optimistic stance ahead of the last round of transatlantic central ban[...]
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U.S. dollar rises vs most currencies ahead of inflation data, Fed meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained against most currencies on Monday in choppy trading ahead of key data expected to show U.S. inflation moderating in November on[...]
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