By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Accumulating evidence that prices are slowing, alongside signs of stretched consumer finances and even the recent layoffs in the technology sector, may[...]
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Treasury market shows resilience in face of aggressive Fed rate hikes
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fears that aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate rises would break the Treasury bond market have failed to come to fruition so far, even as experts sa[...]
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Marketmind: Shot across the bow
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. The jolt to world markets from Tuesday’s explosion in Poland reminded otherwise buoyant investors that geopolitics remain a ma[...]
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Fed’s George says increasingly difficult to bring inflation down without a recession – WSJ
(Reuters) – Inflation is at risk of becoming entrenched in the economy from an overheated job market, making it difficult for the Federal Reserve to bring down inflation without a recession, Kan[...]
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ECB promises “prudent” balance sheet cut as stability risks rise
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Risks to the euro zone’s financial stability are on the rise as the economy heads for a likely recession so any reduction in the European Central Bank’s bond holdings[...]
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Energy firms’ derivatives are financial stability risk, says ECB
By John O’Donnell and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Energy companies’ use of derivatives poses a wider financial risk, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday, cautioning that th[...]
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UK’s Sunak expresses optimism on U.S. economic ties without talking trade deal
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed optimism on Wednesday that Britain and the United States could deepen their economic relationship but he said he had not spo[...]
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UK house prices rise 9.5% y/y in September
(Reuters) – British house prices increased by 9.5% year-on-year in September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The increase was lower than the 13.1% jump in August as[...]
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Italy October EU-harmonised CPI revised to +12.6% y/y
(Reuters) – Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose 3.8% month-on-month in October and were up 12.6% from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Wednesday, revising[...]
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Thai government spending to target low-income groups – Finance Minister
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economic stimulus policies will be more targeted toward vulnerable groups and low-income households, Finance[...]
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