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InvestingStocks Edge Higher, Oil Prices Fall as Markets Eye Russia-Ukraine Tensions, White House Appointments
TradingSafe-Haven Currencies Strengthen After Russia Adjusts Nuclear Doctrine
TradingUK’s FTSE 100 Closes Near One-Week High, Melrose Shines
BankingRussia’s Central Bank Says Inflationary Pressure Remains High
Sterling Finds Footing After Hitting Six-Month Low on Trump Victory
Date: November 18, 2024
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound held steady on Monday after falling to a six-month low the previous week as the dollar surged on the back of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. Sterling was last up 0.1% at $1.2627, from $1.2598 on Friday, its lowest since mid-May. Trump’s Nov. 5...
European Shares Struggle Ahead of Speeches From ECB Policymakers
Date: November 18, 2024
(Reuters) -European shares dipped on Monday following a string of weekly losses, weighed down by real estate and technology stocks, while investors awaited speeches from European Central Bank policymakers to gauge the path of interest rates. The continent-wide STOXX 600 index dropped 0.2% by 0909 GMT. The benchmark posted its first four-week losing streak in...
Shares Rise Ahead of Nvidia Results; BOJ’s Ueda Offers Few Rate Hints
Date: November 18, 2024
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global stocks began the week on firmer footing ahead of a highly anticipated earnings release from Nvidia, while in Japan, a speech from its central bank’s head left markets none the wiser on the country’s rate outlook. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated on Monday the central bank...
Dollar Firms Against Yen as BOJ Leaves Open Timing of Hikes
Date: November 18, 2024
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The dollar rose against the yen on Monday after Japan’s top central banker flagged further policy tightening ahead but left open the question of timing, leaving the market no clearer on whether a move would come next month. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated that interest rates would...
Global Stocks Drop as Fed Signals Slower Pace of Rate Cuts
Date: November 16, 2024
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -A gauge of global stocks was set for its biggest weekly drop in two months and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit its highest level in 5-1/2 months on Friday as economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested a slower pace of interest-rate cuts ahead. Fed Chair...
Dollar Notches Weekly Gain as Traders Reassess Rate Cut Expectations
Date: November 16, 2024
By Chibuike Oguh and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was set for its biggest weekly gain in over a month on Friday, as markets reassessed expectations of future interest rate cuts and with the view that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could be inflationary. The dollar has benefited from market expectation that Trump...