By Sinéad Carew and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The Nasdaq closed Friday’s shorter session lower with pressure from Apple Inc, while the dollar gained as investors shied away fro[...]
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Shares set for weekly gain, Treasury yields fall as investor optimism continues
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – European stocks were on track for a sixth successive week of gains on Friday and government bond yields globally traded near multi-week lows as investors reac[...]
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NZ’s Fonterra plans to implement new capital structure by late March
(Reuters) – New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd said on Friday it would implement its new capital structure, intended to make it easier for new farmers to join the co-operati[...]
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Dollar extends losses as Fed minutes signal slower rate hikes
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar extended losses on Thursday after the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s November meeting supported the view that the central bank would[...]
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Dollar nears 3-mth low, shares climb after Fed tests the brakes
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Shares hit a two-month high and the dollar swooped towards a three-month low on Thursday, after Federal Reserve signals of smaller interest rate rises from next[...]
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Bankers pour cold water on red hot coal
By Sarah McFarlane and Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) – It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. At least when it comes to mining coal. After years of decline, demand for the[...]
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Shares rise, U.S. Treasury yields drop as Fed minutes suggest slower rate hikes
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -World equities rose while U.S. Treasury yields retreated on Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting showed U.S. central banker[...]
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Dollar down as Fed minutes, U.S. data weighs
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell across the board on Wednesday, after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s November meeting showed that most po[...]
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New Zealand delivers record rate hike, flags 2023 recession
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank on Wednesday hiked interest rates by a record amount and warned the economy might have to spend an entire year in recessio[...]
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