Insurers shun FTX-linked crypto firms as contagion risk mounts
Dec 19 (Reuters) – Insurers are denying or limiting coverage to clients with exposure to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, leaving digital currency traders and exchanges...
Japan to consider revising Abe-era deflation fighting mandate – sources
Revision may heighten chance of tweak to BOJ’s ultra-easy policy Yen jumps, JGBs come under selling on prospects of policy tweak BOJ must stand ready...
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...
Oil drops in volatile trade, records biggest weekly slump in months
WTI, Brent slump over 10% for the week Steepest weekly decline since April in WTI, since Aug in Brent Market flips to contango, indicating weak...
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,...
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,...
German economy ministry calls for joint EU response to U.S. inflation act
BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Germany wants a joint European response to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act that would involve simplifying rules on state support...
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...
Factbox: Crypto companies crash into bankruptcy
Dec 1 (Reuters) – 2022 has been a rough year for the crypto industry. The price of bitcoin has dropped 65% since the start of...
Analysis: Blackstone REIT restriction a possible warning sign for markets
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – While there has been little wider fallout from this week’s surge in redemption requests at an unlisted Blackstone real estate...