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Jittery U.S. bond market braces for supply wave

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington September 16 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond investors, who have been on edge over signs of growing inflation and a possibly more aggressive Federal Reserve, will have... More »

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Swedish central banker Floden gets renewed mandate

FILE PHOTO: The sign for Sweden’s central bank is pictured in Stockholm, Sweden, August 12, 2016. REUTERS/Violette Goarant STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – One of the Swedish central bank’s most hawkish rate-setters, Deputy Governor Martin Floden, has had his mandate ext... More »

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Bond vigilantes awaken counterparts in the stock market

A specialist trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond vigilantes could be finding allies in the stock market. With inflation fears back ... More »

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Interest rate angst trips up U.S. equity bull market

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson NEW YORK (Reuters) – For nearly nine years, the global hunt for yield sent you to one place: the U.S. stock marke... More »

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Currency war is last thing world needs: ECB’s Coeure

DAVOS (Reuters) – Major economies should not target their exchange rates for competitive purposes and discussions among policymakers over currencies should be confined to official fora, European Central Bank board member Benoit Coeure said on Friday. ”The last... More »

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ECB monetary stimulus still needed to push up inflation -Draghi

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi holds a news conference following the governing council’s interest rate decision at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central ... More »

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Two-year race for top ECB jobs start next week

FILE PHOTO: Jens Weidmann, President of German Bundesbank attends the Generation Euro Students’ Award ceremony at the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt June 20, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Domanski/File Photo FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone... More »

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German parties offer Macron first response on Europe

FILE PHOTO – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel give a joint news conference after the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 15, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives an... More »

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Euro soars to three-year high, stocks shatter records

The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – Record high world stocks headed for an eighth straight week of gains on Friday, while the euro sailed to a t... More »

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German parties offer first response to Macron on Europe

Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) Horst Seehofer and Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz pose for a photo at a news conference after exploratory talks about forming a new coalition gove... More »

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Euro zone factory growth surges to record- more uneven in Asia

FILE PHOTO: A container ship is seen at the shipping terminal Eurokai in the Port of Hamburg, Germany November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Euro zone factories ended 2017 growing at their fastest pace in more than two ... More »

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Bitcoin slips below $14,000, down 30 percent from record peak

FILE PHOTO: A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency bitcoin tumbled below $14,000 briefly on the Bitstamp exchange BTC=BTSP on Friday, d... More »

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BOJ’s tankan set to show big manufacturers’ mood improving

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a factory at the Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. Picture taken on August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – A measure of business confidence among big Japanese ... More »

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Strong November U.S. job gains anticipated- wages seen rising

Brochures are displayed for job seekers at the Construction Careers Now! hiring event in Denver, Colorado U.S. August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely increased at a strong clip in November and wages rebounded as the ... More »

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Global manufacturing buoyed as focus shifts to rate hikes

A manufacturer displays camera housing during the China Public Security Expo in Shenzhen, China October 30, 2017. Picture taken Octoberr 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in years last mo... More »

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Australia’s economy seen growing at ‘modest’ pace: IMF

FILE PHOTO: A worker looks on as a drill breaks the pavement on a construction site next to Barangaroo building complex in Sydney’s central business district (CBD) Australia, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s economy is expe... More »

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France`s Le Maire heads to Berlin to test Eurogroup waters

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet German officials in Berlin this week to discuss the future of the euro zone and assess his own prospects of becoming the next chairman of the Eurogroup forum of finance ministers. More »

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France’s Le Maire heads to Berlin to test Eurogroup waters

FILE PHOTO – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a news conference about a report on French economy at the Bercy Finance ministry in Paris, France, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno L... More »

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JPMorgan expects Fed to raise rates four times in 2018

JPMorgan Chase & Co on Friday raised its forecast on the number of U.S. interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve next year to four from three as the October payrolls data reinforced the view of a tightening domestic labor market. More »

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Euro tumbles against dollar- Treasury yields up

The euro had its worst day against the dollar in 16 months on Thursday after the European Central Bank began weaning the euro zone off loose monetary policy, while U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly, hurt by weak demand at an auction of 7-year notes. More »

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Dollar hits three-month high vs. yen on Abe election victory

The dollar touched a three-month high against the yen on Monday, with investors betting that an emphatic election victory for Japan's ruling party would see a continuation of the ultra-loose "Abenomics" policy that have kept downward pressure on the yen. More »

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Bill Gross of Janus blames Fed for `fake markets`

Influential bond investor Bill Gross of Janus Henderson Investors said on Monday that financial markets are artificially compressed and capitalism distorted because of the U.S. Federal Reserve's loose monetary policy. More »

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ECB tells banks to set aside more cash on bad loans

The European Central Bank will ask euro zone banks from next year to set aside more cash to cover newly classified bad loans and may also present additional measures to tackle the sector's huge stock of bad debt, it said on Wednesday. More »

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Euro zone inflation miss supports case for ECB caution

Euro zone inflation undershot expectations in September, Eurostat data showed on Friday, highlighting that price growth remained week and supporting the European Central Bank's case for only gradual removal of stimulus. More »

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Robust China economic growth shows signs of fading in July

China's strong economic growth showed visible signs of fading in July as lending costs rose and the gravity-defying property market cooled, though activity levels generally remained solid, propped up by a year-long construction spree. More »

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Hot and cold: Euro zone grows but inflation slows

FILE PHOTO: Customers push shopping trolleys on an escalator at the Bercy shopping centre in Charenton Le Pont, near Paris, August 29, 2013. Data in the coming week should confirm the euro zone economy is running hot, after the IMF upgraded growth forecasts an... More »

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Pimco added U.S. Treasury securities this week: CIO Ivascyn

PIMCO’s Daniel Ivascyn in a file photo. Bond firm Pacific Investment Management Co added longer-term U.S. Treasury securities to its portfolio this week and also sold some investments tied to volatility against the backdrop of stable economic growth and a slow... More »

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Mortgage investors unfazed as Fed balance sheet plan looms

FILE PHOTO: Flags fly over the Federal Reserve Headquarters on a windy day in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2017. The Federal Reserve’s plan for shrinking its massive balance sheet envisions a future with no holdings of mortgage bonds, a prospect that could presen... More »

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Loan growth, better spreads fail to impress U.S. bank investors

The J.P.Morgan logo is seen at their offices at Canary Wharf financial district in London,Britain, March 3, 2016. U.S. banks are starting to see some long-awaited benefits of higher interest rates, with four of the largest lenders beating analysts’ quarterly p... More »

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Fed`s Yellen to speak: stocks up, dollar sluggish

People walk through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 25, 2015. The dollar was stuck near its lowest level in more than a year against the euro on Wednesday while stocks edged higher in light trading ahead of Janet Yellen’s testi... More »

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Atlanta Fed trims U.S. second-quarter GDP view to 2.6 percent

FILE PHOTO – A crane flies an American flag over a construction site in downtown Los Angeles, California October 29, 2014. The U.S. economy is expanding at a 2.6 percent annualized pace in the second quarter based on the latest data on domestic payrolls and wh... More »

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Carry trades in focus after BOJ reiterates policy stimulus

FILE PHOTO: A Japan Yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo The Japanese yen weakened against its main rivals on Monday, lurking below a four-month high against the dollar, as investors looke... More »

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Inflation elusive, but central bankers getting twitchy

FILE PHOTO: Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz (L) speaks with Bank of England governor Mark Carney as they gather for a family photo after a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors during the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Washingto... More »

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ECB taper fears leave euro zone bonds battered and bruised

FILE PHOTO – The dismantled Euro sign sculpture stand in front of the headquarters of the former European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt July 8, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Euro zone government bonds steadied on Friday from another battering that left market... More »

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Atlanta Fed lowers U.S. second-quarter GDP view to 2.7 percent

A crane flies an American flag over a construction site in downtown Los Angeles, California October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake The U.S. economy is expanding at 2.7 percent annualized pace in the second quarter based on the latest data on vehicle sales, facto... More »

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Ominous signs from British firms, but euro zone loses momentum too

Rain clouds pass over the Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo British companies are giving ominous signs about the economy, just as the government embarks on European Union divorce negotiations, d... More »

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BOJ to cut inflation forecasts, hold off on easing: sources

FILE PHOTO: A man looks at a mobile phone in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Japan’s central bank will cut its inflation forecasts but hold off expanding stimulus this month, people familiar with... More »

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Philippines` annual inflation eases for 2nd straight month in June

FILE PHOTO: A view of a vegetable market in La Trinidad, Benguet in northern Philippines August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro The Philippines’ annual inflation eased for a second straight month in June due to slower price increases in food and transport, dat... More »

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Guggenheim`s Minerd says Fed will not move as quickly as many think

Scott Minerd, Chairman of Investments and Global Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Partners, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson The U.S. Federal Reserve is unlikely ... More »

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Dollar sags as U.S. yields stay low, rate hike expectations fade

A U.S. Dollar note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration The dollar sagged against its major peers on Monday, losing traction as U.S. Treasury yields stayed low amid fading expectations that the Federal Reserve to ... More »

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Dollar dips as traders await signals on more Fed hikes

FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration of U.S. dollar, Swiss franc, British pound and Euro bank notes January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo The dollar dipped to a four-day low against major currencies on Friday and the euro rose on the re... More »

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Gundlach says flatter Treasury yield curve could become a concern

Jeffrey Gundlach, Chief Executive Officer, DoubleLine Capital LP., speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S. May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattening could become a concern for economic growth when tw... More »

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Low U.S. inflation? It`s your phone: BlackRock bond manager

A man stands in the middle of Grand Central Terminal as he speaks on a cell phone, in New York, September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Zoran Milich Americans’ love of their smartphones and apps may be contributing to the sluggish pace of inflation that is worrying Wall S... More »

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ECB`s bond buys` impact on inflation disappointing: Knot

FILE PHOTO: A huge Euro logo is pictured by the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, September 29, 2011. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo The impact of the European Central Bank’s 2.3 trillion asset purchase program on inflation has b... More »

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World stocks march on as Fed rate hike looms, dollar steady

Traders work in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Stocks rose on Wednesday, but worries about stretched valuations and caution before a near-certain rate hike by t... More »

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As inflation eludes, U.S. rate-hike bets lose shine

Flags fly over the Federal Reserve Headquarters on a windy day in Washington, U.S., May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque A surprisingly weak run of U.S. inflation data has investors backing off bets the Federal Reserve will meet its three targeted interest rat... More »

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Euro zone yields drop as ECB shuns taper talk

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi listens during a news conference following the Governing Council meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins Euro zone bond yields hit multi-month lows and the euro dipped below $1.12 on Thursday... More »

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ECB`s Draghi drops reference to `downside risks` to economy

FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (R) and his wife (L) arrive at the Petruzzelli Theatre during a G7 for Financial ministers in the southern Italian city of Bari, Italy May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo European Central... More »