How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets
World stocks down 20% in worst year since financial crisis Bond market has been pounded as rates have risen Wild swings in commodity and FX...
China calls US ‘destroyer’ of global trading system at WTO
GENEVA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – China accused Washington on Wednesday of using subsidies to prop up national industries and refusing to abide by the rules...
U.S. Senate passes record $858 billion defense act, sending bill to Biden
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a record $858 billion in annual defense spending, $45 billion more than...
Chinese leaders to signal more stimulus for 2023 as COVID clouds outlook
BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) – When China’s leaders gather this month to set next year’s economic agenda, they will likely map out more stimulus steps,...
China’s producer prices fall, consumer inflation slows on soft demand
PPI falls for a second month Nov PPI -1.3% y/y vs -1.3% y/y in October Nov CPI +1.6% y/y vs +2.1% y/y in October BEIJING,...
Global pensions with $3 trln on books fear stagflation -survey
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Global public pension schemes and sovereign wealth funds managing more than $3 trillion in assets fear a combination of economic...
Credit fund outflows in 2022 unwind last year’s inflows -BofA
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Investors have withdrawn $316 billion from credit funds this year, unwinding all of the previous year’s inflows, BofA Global Research...
HSBC will have to share custody with JPMorgan of $52 bln in gold bars
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – JPMorgan (JPM.N) will join HSBC (HSBA.L) in storing bullion for the world’s biggest gold-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF), the fund’s operator...
Gold soars 2% as Fed rate hike slowdown prospects hit dollar
Gold highest since early August, futures surge over 3% Silver climbs more than 2% to highest since May Dollar drops to near four-month low Focus...
Dollar hovers near three-month low amid bets Fed will slow hikes
LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar edged up on Friday but stayed near a three-month low and on track for a weekly loss...