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FinanceEuropean Shares Dip as Bond Yields Stay High Ahead of US Jobs Data
FinanceSwiss Banks Struggle With Lower Margins, Ey Survey Finds
BankingBOJ Produces Estimates on How Future Rate Hikes Affect Earnings
InvestingUK’s FTSE 100 Logs Biggest Weekly Gain in 5 Weeks
BOJ Produces Estimates on How Future Rate Hikes Affect Earnings
Date: December 27, 2024
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan released for the first time estimates on how future interest rate hikes could affect its earnings, which showed it will briefly suffer red ink of up to $13 billion if short-term borrowing costs were to go up to 2%. The estimates, disclosed on Thursday in...
Dollar Gains on Yen on Bets of US Growth, Inflation
Date: December 27, 2024
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar hit a five-month high against the Japanese yen on Thursday on expectations the greenback would be boosted next year by policies by the incoming Donald Trump administration that are expected to boost growth and lift inflation. Trading volumes were light on Thursday with many traders on...
Asian Stocks Drift, Yen at 5-month Low in Thin Year-End Trading
Date: December 27, 2024
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks wobbled on Friday while the dollar was steady, keeping the yen rooted near five-month lows in thin year-end trading as investors looked ahead to 2025, when the Federal Reserve is expected to be measured in its interest rate cuts. The Bank of Japan on the other hand...
Exclusive-Mexico Central Bank Could Weigh Rate Cut of 25 or 50 Bps in February, Deputy Governor Says
Date: December 26, 2024
By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank board could discuss a rate cut of either 25 basis points or 50 basis points in its next decision in February, Deputy Governor Jonathan Heath told Reuters, even as he warned of growing uncertainty regarding U.S. trade. Heath stipulated that the final decision would...
Dollar Holds Firm as US Rates Outlook Still Dominates
Date: December 24, 2024
By Rae Wee and Greta Rosen Fondahn SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar defended its recent dominance on Tuesday in a holiday-lined week, as investors considered the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates, leaving other major currencies struggling near milestone lows. The U.S. dollar has leaped ahead over the past three months against a basket of currencies,...
Euro Zone Bond Yields Rise to One-Month High
Date: December 24, 2024
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone government bond yields rose to their highest level in around a month on Monday as investors continued to try to gauge the outlook for central bank rate cuts in 2025. The Federal Reserve last week put upward pressure on U.S. government bond yields, which set the tone for...