U.S. inflation roller coaster prompts fresh look at long-ignored money supply
NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The amount of money sloshing around the U.S. economy shrank last year for the first time on record, a...
World stocks soar, investors pare rate bets after US jobs data
Stocks rally as U.S. jobs data quells inflation fears Investors bet that Fed need not be as hawkish Treasury yields pull back, dollar sags NEW...
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...
Global equity funds record biggest weekly outflows in three months
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Outflows from global equity funds in the week ended Dec. 7 hit a three-month high on fears that interest rates could...
U.S. equity funds register biggest weekly outflow in about 1-1/2 years
Dec 9 (Reuters) – U.S. equity funds posted enormous outflows in the week to December 7 as investors fretted over the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes,...
Exclusive: Germany steps up emergency cash plans to cope in blackout
FRANKFURT, Nov 15 (Reuters) – German authorities are stepping up preparations for emergency cash deliveries in case of a blackout to keep the economy running,...
Analysis: Nagging U.S. Treasury liquidity problems raise Fed balance sheet predicament
NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve’s ongoing balance sheet drawdown has exacerbated low liquidity and high volatility in the $20-trillion U.S....
Storm clouds gather over the pound as focus turns back to dire economy
LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The pound has just staged its biggest monthly rally in a year after shaking off weeks of British political turmoil,...
Central banks ease off on rate hike push in October
LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks around the globe in October slowed down dramatically following...
Record central bank buying lifts global gold demand, WGC says
LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Central banks bought a record 399 tonnes of gold worth around $20 billion in the third quarter of 2022, helping...