By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen fell in a choppy session on Wednesday, ceding some of the ground gained the previous day when a surprise policy tweak by the Bank of Japan lifted the J[...]
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World shares advance but face most monthly losses since 2008
By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose on Wednesday, as U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in December, and the dollar regained stability after the Bank of Japan[...]
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Wall Street ends green, dollar dips, Treasury yields rise on BOJ policy shift
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday in a modest reversal of a four-day sell-off, but the greenback lost altitude and bond yields jumped in the wake of an un[...]
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Australia’s central bank considered pausing hikes at Dec meeting, still sees more ahead
SYDNEY, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank considered leaving interest rates unchanged at its December policy meeting, citing the lagged effects of the aggressive tightening deliv[...]
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Australian stock exchange’s blockchain failure burns market trust
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – In a Sydney hotel conference room in May, Tim Hogben, the head of securities and payments for ASX Ltd, which runs the Australian stock exchange, told traders, sh[...]
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Dollar slips vs euro on upbeat German business morale data
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar edged down against the euro as upbeat German business morale data supported the common currency, while a modest improvement in investors’ appe[...]
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Factbox-How governments are trying to ease impact of inflation
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices of energy, commodities and necessities. Here’s how g[...]
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Wall Street mixed, Treasury yields rise as 2023 worries loom
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks were mixed and benchmark Treasury yields gained on Monday as a lack of market catalysts kept investors largely on the sidelines at the beginning of a li[...]
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Australia’s housing crisis, largely hidden, is getting worse
By Stella Qiu and Praveen Menon CAMPBELLTOWN, Australia (Reuters) – Belinda has applied for more than 100 rental homes in the past year and been rejected every time. The 39-year-old Australian s[...]
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