By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr said on Thursday the committee was confident in the level of restrictiveness of interest rates at the present[...]
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Australia
Marketmind: U.S. default risk clouds Korea, Indonesia rate decisions
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The central banks of South Korea and Indonesia announce interest rate decisions on Thursday, against a[...]
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Dollar gains on resilient U.S. economy, flight to safety
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar hit a fresh two-month high against a basket of peers on Wednesday, bolstered by recent signs of a resilient U.S. economy, while unease over U.S. debt cei[...]
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Stalled US debt talks, inflation woes hit stocks
By Lawrence White and Koh Gui Qing LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stocks dropped on Wednesday as U.S. debt ceiling talks dragged on without resolution, stoking a general malaise in markets that saw[...]
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Marketmind: RBNZ to hike rates, U.S. default ticks closer
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. An expected interest rate hike in New Zealand will be the main regional focus for Asian and Pacific ma[...]
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Global shares drop, benchmark US yields ease amid debt ceiling deadlock
By Chris Prentice and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global equities retreated and benchmark U.S. Treasury yields eased off two-month highs on Tuesday as talks over the U.S. debt ceiling continu[...]
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Dollar higher as U.S. debt ceiling concerns keep traders nervous
By Karen Brettell and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hit a two-month high against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as a lack of progress in talks over increasing the U.S[...]
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Marketmind: PMIs could knock stocks off highs
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Creeping optimism that a deal will be reached over the U.S. debt ceiling standoff looks to be just abo[...]
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Wall Street mixed, European stocks flat as US debt ceiling talks progress
By Chris Prentice and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street shares were mixed and European stocks finished little-changed as talks in Washington resumed to avert a U.S. default, while[...]
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