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Goldilocks Meets Santa as Global Stocks Power to Best Month in Three Years
Date: November 30, 2023
Goldilocks meets Santa as global stocks power to best month in three years By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -November has shaped up to be a fairytale month for equities, with the festive Santa rally investors traditionally hope for coming early as traders bet on a Goldilocks scenario of inflation falling and central banks lowering interest...
Global Growth to Slow but Avoid a Hard Landing -OECD
Date: November 29, 2023
Global growth to slow but avoid a hard landing -OECD By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -The global economy will slow slightly next year but the risk of a hard landing has subsided despite high levels of debt and uncertainty over interest rates, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday. Global growth is...
Energy Stocks Drag European Shares Lower; Lagarde Speech in Focus
Date: November 27, 2023
Energy stocks drag European shares lower; Lagarde speech in focus By Shubham Batra (Reuters) -European shares were muted on Monday hurt by losses in energy stocks, while cautious investors awaited comments from European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on monetary policy later in the day. The pan-European STOXX 600 index slipped 0.1%, with most...
U.S. Dollar Listless as Markets Brace for post-Thanksgiving Buzz
Date: November 27, 2023
U.S. dollar listless as markets brace for post-Thanksgiving buzz By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar began the last week of November on the back foot and was on track for its biggest monthly drop in a year as traders eyed fresh economic cues in the week ahead to determine the...
UK’s FTSE 100 Dips on Miners, Energy Drag
Date: November 27, 2023
UK’s FTSE 100 dips on miners, energy drag By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 slipped on Monday, as losses in heavyweight energy and mining stocks chipped away on the commodities-heavy index, while cautious investors braced for a barrage of economic data throughout this week. The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, but the more domestically-focussed...
BoE’s Bailey Says Getting Inflation to 2% Will Be ‘hard Work’
Date: November 27, 2023
BoE’s Bailey says getting inflation to 2% will be ‘hard work’ LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said getting inflation down to the central bank’s 2% target will be “hard work” as most of its recent fall was due to the unwinding of the jump in energy costs last year. “The rest of...