By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks scored its sixth straight session of gains on Friday as investors assessed the start of U.S. earnings season and the path of in[...]
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January 13, 2023
EU asks member states for proposals on how to ease state aid rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Friday asked member states for input by Jan. 25 on proposals to ease state aid rules, as the bloc considers measures to prevent the United States[...]
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Davos expects record turnout as resumes winter slot
(Reuters) – A record number of business and government leaders will descend on the Swiss resort of Davos next week to pore over challenges ranging from global economic slowdown to environmental[...]
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U.S. investors hunt for gains in foreign stocks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some U.S. investors are looking abroad to capture better stock returns in the coming months, betting European and other international stocks hold more ent[...]
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Yen jumps on BOJ policy speculation, dollar edges off 7-month low
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen surged on Friday, adding to earlier gains on speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will revise its ultra-loose monetary policy, while the dollar edged up agai[...]
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White House says it will not negotiate over the debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it will not negotiate over the debt ceiling and there are no discussions underway about eliminating it. White House spokesperson Karine Jean[...]
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Fed’s Powell noted “balance of risks” in rate hike path from 2018 onwards, transcripts show
By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Two months before he became Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell urged a gradual approach to raising interest rates so that the U.S. central[...]
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Fed says surging interest costs cut what it handed back to Treasury in 2022
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve said Friday that it handed back substantially less money to the Treasury last year than it did the year before, amid rising interest expense[...]
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European stocks clock second straight weekly gain
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European shares closed near a nine-month high on Friday, supported by healthcare and banking stocks and upbeat economic data from Britain[...]
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