(Reuters) – Rating agency Fitch maintained United Kingdom’s sovereign debt rating at “AA-” on Friday, citing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s macroeconomic policy framework,[...]
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December 9, 2022
Take Five: The grand 2022 central bank finale
(Reuters) – The world’s top central banks dominate the agenda next week with indications abounding that the aggressive pace of rate hikes might slow, but not yet fade away given price pres[...]
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BOJ policymaker Takata rules out ending yield cap – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s economy is not yet in a phase where the central bank can end yield curve control (YCC), its board member Hajime Takata was quoted as saying by the Nikkei daily, brushing[...]
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U.S. stock rally faces gauntlet of CPI data, Fed meeting
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – A double dose of potentially market-moving U.S. events next week could set the tone for asset prices in the rest of 2022 and beyond, as investors brace fo[...]
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Stocks fall, yields rise as inflation data sends mixed signals
By Herbert Lash and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Treasury yields rose and Wall Street stocks fell on Friday after data on U.S. producer prices raised conflicting views, stirring hope of mod[...]
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Exclusive-IMF and Ghana expected to reach staff-level agreement by Tuesday – sources
By Cooper Inveen and Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ghana are expected to reach a staff-level agreement on a loan deal by Tuesday at the latest, said thre[...]
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Dollar edges up against euro after U.S. inflation data
By John McCrank and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar edged higher against the euro on Friday after U.S. producer inflation data for November came in slightly hotter than expected, bols[...]
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Analysis-U.S. financial conditions have eased. So far the Fed is okay with it
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Over the past six weeks or so, U.S. mortgage rates have fallen, stock prices are up, and yields on corporate debt have dropped, all signs that financial conditions are[...]
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U.S. senators propose law to boost transparency at regional Fed banks
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican Senator Pat Toomey have joined together to propose legislation that would make it easier to get information out[...]
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