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Factories deliver mixed performance globally in January
Date: February 1, 2024
Factories deliver mixed performance globally in January By Lucia Mutikani and Jonathan Cable WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global factories delivered a largely patchy performance at the start of 2024, surveys showed on Thursday, as new orders spurred momentum in the United States, but soft Chinese demand left Asia’s economies on a shaky footing and disruption to Red...
QUOTES-Bailey speaks after Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%
Date: February 1, 2024
QUOTES-Bailey speaks after Bank of England holds rates at 5.25% LONDON (Reuters) – Governor Andrew Bailey and other top Bank of England officials spoke to reporters after the British central bank held its key interest rate at 5.25% on Thursday. Below are quotes from Bailey at the press conference. “We’ve had some good news over...
Analysis-Markets stumble into rate-cut waiting room as central banks stand firm
Date: February 1, 2024
Analysis-Markets stumble into rate-cut waiting room as central banks stand firm By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – Traders eager for central banks to declare the start of interest rate cuts were dealt a further blow on Thursday as the Bank of England joined the U.S. Federal Reserve in dousing hopes of imminent...
London stocks slip after BoE stands pat on rates
Date: February 1, 2024
London stocks slip after BoE stands pat on rates By Sruthi Shankar and Shubham Batra (Reuters) -UK stocks hit a one-week low on Thursday after the Bank of England (BoE) kept interest rates at a 16-year high and said it would need more evidence that inflation is set to fall to its 2% target before...
Oil dips on faltering China economy, US crude stock build
Date: January 31, 2024
Oil dips on faltering China economy, US crude stock build By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by low economic activity in leading crude importer China and a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories as oil producers ramped up output after following frigid weather earlier this month. Prices were also pressured after...
Dollar dips before Fed meeting statement
Date: January 31, 2024
Dollar dips before Fed meeting statement By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against the euro and yen on Wednesday as traders awaited a U.S. rates decision by the Federal Reserve. The U.S. central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady, but flag future cuts by dropping language suggesting further hikes....