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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, U.S., August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An interest rate increase will likely be warranted “shortly after” the Federal Reserve ends its bond purchases in March, and the central bank should also begin reducing its bondholdings as…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A bus passes in front of the Bank of England, in London, Britain October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson/File Photo By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will say on Thursday whether it has delayed its first interest rate hike since the COVID-19 pandemic again, this time because of…

© Reuters. The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Staff By Anisha Sircar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European stocks fell on Friday on nervousness around the Omicron COVID-19 variant, while U.S. inflation reading coming in broadly in line with expectations did little to…

China Bonds Rally, Broker Shares Jump on Bets PBOC May Ease Soon (Bloomberg) — China’s government bonds rallied, pushing the benchmark yield down by the most since July, amid bets the central bank will soon ease monetary policy to aid growth.  The yield on the actively traded 10-year sovereign notes dropped five basis points, the…

2/2 © Reuters. People walk past the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) sign at its building on the Financial Street in Beijing, China July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 2/2 BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator said on Sunday that Beijing’s recent policy moves were not aimed at specific industries or private firms, and were not necessarily…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: “Stock Exchange” is seen over an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall St. in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some investors are preparing for a hawkish turn from the Federal Reserve by buying the cyclical,…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva makes remarks during a closing news conference for the International Monetary Finance Committee (IMFC), during the IMF and World Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings of finance mi NEW YORK (Reuters) – Recent global economic growth projections from the International Monetary Fund are likely be…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the November jobs report at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation funding federal agencies through mid-February, the White House said, averting a government shutdown after some Republicans had threatened a standoff…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., on midterm election day, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/File Photo By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on Thursday night to fund the government through mid-February, removing the risk of a…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell as trading is halted in New York, U.S., March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson 2/2 By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global stocks will shake off recent weakness and rise over the next 12 months…