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Asian Shares Slip, Yen Aims for Best Week in 4 Months on BOJ Hike Bets
Date: November 29, 2024
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on Friday while the yen was aiming for its best week in four months as strong local inflation data had traders favouring an imminent rate hike from the Bank of Japan. Overnight, trading in U.S. equities and Treasuries was closed due to the Thanksgiving holiday, leaving...
Yen Surges to 150 per Dollar Amid Growing BOJ Rate Hike Bets
Date: November 29, 2024
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The yen jumped as much as 1% to a six-week high at 150 per dollar on Friday, after faster than expected inflation in Tokyo supported bets for a Bank of Japan interest rate hike next month. The dollar sagged against most major peers in trading thinned by the U.S....
Asian Stocks Ease, Dollar Drifts Ahead of US Thanksgiving
Date: November 28, 2024
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Thursday and the dollar firmed slightly as investors pondered U.S. data that showed progress in slowing inflation had stalled even as the economy remained resilient, while rising geopolitical worries kept risk sentiment in check. With the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday likely to keep trading thin for...
Dollar Heads on Holiday; Won Slips on Surprise Rate Cut
Date: November 28, 2024
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar steadied on Thursday helped by a surprise interest rate cut in South Korea, while the yen eyed its strongest week in three months on growing bets Japan hikes rates in December. The yen weakened slightly through the Asia session. But at 151.59 per dollar, it is up 2.4%...
UK House Prices Became Slightly More Affordable in 2024, Halifax Says
Date: November 28, 2024
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Buying a new home in Britain became a little more affordable this year as average wages rose faster than house prices and mortgage costs, the country’s largest mortgage lender said on Thursday. Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said the average house in the third quarter of 2024 cost...
Stocks, Dollar, Bond Yields Fall; Economic Data, Trump Tariffs in Focus
Date: November 28, 2024
By Sinéad Carew and Medha Singh (Reuters) -MSCI’s global equities index edged lower and the dollar slipped with Treasury yields on Wednesday as investors digested the latest economic data and the potential impact of policies from the incoming U.S. administration, including tariff threats. Oil prices settled close to flat after a large, surprise build in...