(Reuters) -BlackRock Investment Institute raised U.S. short-term government bonds as well as Chinese and other emerging market stocks to “overweight” on Tuesday, saying investors were real[...]
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February 21, 2023
Japan manufacturers gloomy as global slowdown hurts – Reuters Tankan
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Big manufacturers in Japan remained gloomy in February and the service-sector mood slid for a second straight month, a Reuters’ poll showed, a sign t[...]
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Global stocks fall, U.S. yields rise on higher interest rate outlook
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets fell while U.S. Treasury yields hit new highs on Tuesday as investors weighed the prospects of a longer-than-anticipated stiff monetary polic[...]
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Treasury’s Adeyemo: U.S., allies plan more Russia sanctions in ‘coming days’
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and its allies will impose new sanctions and export controls in “coming days” to ratchet up pressure on Russia to end its war in Uk[...]
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Mexico headline, core inflation both seen dropping in early Feb: Reuters Poll
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s inflation is forecast to have eased in the first half of February, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, though consumer prices remain well above[...]
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Quick euro zone wage growth is just normal catch up, ECB’s Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone wages are now catching up after rapid inflation eroded their purchasing power and there is no wage-price spiral underway, European Central Bank President Christin[...]
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Incoming BOJ head to speak in Diet as markets renew attack on yield cap
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Incoming Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda will speak in parliament on Friday and next Monday, as the central bank’s yield cap[...]
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U.S. home sales post 12th straight monthly drop; house price inflation slows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales dropped to the lowest level in more than 12 years in January, but the pace of decline slowed, raising cautious optimism that the[...]
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Canada’s inflation slows in January, making rate pause more likely
By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s annual inflation rate eased more than expected in January to 5.9%, data showed on Tuesday, which should allow the Bank of Canada to[...]
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