UK banks resist mortgage rate hikes amid money market turmoil
By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s banks are accepting smaller profit margins and bigger risks on...
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Futures muted with CPI, bank earnings ahead – what’s moving markets
Investing.com – US stock futures are steady ahead of the publication of a crucial US inflation report and the release of...
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US importers rush in goods from China as Trump tariff threat looms
By Lisa Baertlein and Ellen Zhang LOS ANGELES/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. imports from China finished the year strong after some...
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UK inflation falls to 2.5%, core price measures slow by more
LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation unexpectedly slowed to an annual rate of 2.5% in December from 2.6% in November and core...
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Column-Restive bonds still have a balance sheet backstop: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – There’s always the balance sheet. Battered bond markets are frantically repricing government borrowing costs...
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Japan finance minister flags action against excessive foreign exchange movement
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday reiterated that the government would take appropriate action against excessive movement...
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Japan’s Makino Milling requests changes to unsolicited bid from Nidec
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese machine tool manufacturer Makino Milling Machine said on Wednesday that it asked Nidec to make changes...
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Morning bid: Inflation duo takes centre stage
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Bond investors may have drawn some...
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