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LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Investors have withdrawn $316 billion from credit funds this year, unwinding all of the previous year’s inflows, BofA Global Research...
Explainer: ECB to start offloading debt to fight inflation
FRANKFURT, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is all but certain to start offloading some of its 5 trillion euro ($5.3 trillion) bond...
S&P warns of possible trebling of U.S., European default rates
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Credit rating firm S&P Global has warned that speculative-grade U.S. and European corporate default rates are likely to double and...
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...
Consumer inflation in Japan’s capital rises at fastest pace in 40 years
Tokyo Nov core CPI up 3.6% vs f’cast +3.5% Tokyo CPI stays above BOJ’s 2% target for 6th straight month Data underscores broadening inflationary pressure...
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...
Falling Q4 profit forecasts another negative for U.S. stocks
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – After a disappointing third-quarter reporting period, analysts are projecting that fourth-quarter U.S. earnings will decline for the first time...
Japan’s inflation hits 40-year high as BOJ sticks to easy policy
Japan CPI +3.6% yr/yr vs forecast +3.5%, highest since 1982 Bulk of price hikes due to cost-push inflation, unsustainable BOJ sees consumer inflation falling below...
Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrinks as hot inflation, global slowdown take toll
Japan Q3 GDP down 0.3% q/q, annualised down 1.2% High import costs, global recession risks heap pressure Weak yen magnifies living costs, adds to Tokyo’s...