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Asian Stocks Follow Wall Street Higher; Yields and Dollar Down
Date: December 14, 2023
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher; yields and dollar down By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian stocks broadly rallied on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve flagged the end of its tightening cycle and struck a dovish tone for the year ahead. U.S. Treasury yields slid to a fresh four-month trough, while the...
Wall Street Inches Higher After CPI Report, Crude Slides
Date: December 12, 2023
Wall Street inches higher after CPI report, crude slides By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks inched higher in choppy trading on Tuesday and the dollar dipped after a crucial report showed sticky U.S. inflation continues to meander along its slow, downward path as the Federal Reserve gathers for its December policy meeting. Crude...
Wall Street Subdued, Gold Slides Ahead of Cpi, Fed
Date: December 11, 2023
Wall Street subdued, gold slides ahead of CPI, Fed By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks were muted and gold slid on Wednesday, as investors bided their time ahead of crucial inflation data and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. The three major U.S. stock indexes were mixed, with the Dow Jones edging...
Yen Falls as Japan’s Negative Rates Expected to Persist
Date: December 11, 2023
Yen falls as Japan’s negative rates expected to persist By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Japanese yen weakened against the dollar for a second day on Monday, giving back most of a rally last week on expectations of less dovish monetary policy, and as investors awaited U.S. inflation data and three major central...
Euro Sags, Yen Jumps as Investors Bet on BOJ Shift
Date: December 7, 2023
Euro sags, yen jumps as investors bet on BOJ shift By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The euro grazed a three-week low on Thursday, driven by mounting expectations that the European Central Bank (ECB) may cut rates as early as March, while the prospect of a shift in Japanese policy gave the yen its biggest one-day...
Analysis-Schnabel Reconciles ECB With Markets – Until Next Fight
Date: December 5, 2023
Analysis-Schnabel reconciles ECB with markets – until next fight By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s leading hawk Isabel Schnabel has reconciled her institution with investors who have long bet the ECB is finished raising interest rates, but a new tug of war, on the exact timing of the...