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Reuters

Dollar set for best week in a month on cautious Fed outlook for 2025

NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The dollar headed for its best weekly performance in a month on Friday, as investors priced in the possibility of the Federal Reserve cutting rates more slowly next year, while sterling fell after a surprise contraction in UK economic activity.The U.S. currency also rose against the yen after reports that the Bank of Japan could forgo a rate hike at its meeting next week.

Dec 13, 2024 - 4:21 PM

Reuters

Foreigners add $19.2 bln to EM portfolios in November, IIF says

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Foreign investors added a net $19.2 billion to their emerging market portfolio holdings in November, with selling of stocks more than offset by a continuing flow of cash into EM debt, data from a trade group showed on Friday.Stock portfolios saw an $11.1 billion outflow while bonds attracted $30.4 billion last month, data from the Institute of International finance showed.

Dec 13, 2024 - 3:44 PM

Reuters

Wall St Week Ahead Fed rate view in focus as robust stocks year draws to close

NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - A banner year for U.S. stocks gets one of its last big tests with the coming week’s Federal Reserve meeting, as investors await the central bank's guidance on interest rate cuts.

Dec 13, 2024 - 3:05 PM

Reuters

Canadian dollar falls for third straight week on trade war risk

TORONTO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar hit a 4-1/2-year low against its U.S. counterpart on Friday as investors worried about a potential trade war between the United States and Canada and dialed back bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2025.The loonie was trading 0.1% lower at 1.4230 per U.S. dollar, or 70.27 U.S. cents, after touching its weakest intraday level since April 2020 at 1.4244.For the week, the currency was down 0.5%, its third straight weekly decline.

Dec 13, 2024 - 2:31 PM

Reuters

Stocks lose ground while bond yields rise with rates in focus

NEW YORK/ LONDON Dec 13 (Reuters) - MSCI's global equity index was lower on Friday while the dollar index barely changed after five days of gains as investors waited for clues about the future path for interest rates from next week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.

Dec 13, 2024 - 2:07 PM

Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 1:01 PM

Iron ore posts weekly gain as investors assess fresh Beijing stimulus

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 12:57 PM

China tightens rules to curb methane emissions from coal mines

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 12:47 PM

Norilsk Nickel plans to sell all it produces in 2025

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 12:42 PM

Vale invests in US startup as part of decarbonization push

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 12:42 PM

Big banks expect a quarter-point cut for ECB's first meeting of 2025

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 12:38 PM

TSX falls, poised for weekly losses amid economic concerns and tariff threats

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 11:21 AM

US data has Fed striding toward rate cut next week, and tip-toeing into 2025

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 11:17 AM

Oil set for first weekly gain in three weeks

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 10:02 AM

US equity funds gain sixth weekly inflow on Fed rate cut expectations

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 9:54 AM

As euro zone risks mount, markets seek clarity on pace of ECB rate cuts

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 9:51 AM

London stocks steady after surprise contraction in October GDP

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 9:42 AM

Wall St set to open higher following Broadcom's upbeat forecast

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 9:19 AM

Global equity funds see robust weekly inflows on hopes of Fed rate cut

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 9:14 AM

ECB's Centeno sees further gradual rate easing in coming quarters

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 8:58 AM

Dollar set for best week in a month on cautious Fed outlook

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 8:56 AM

Gold poised for weekly gain ahead of potential Fed rate cut

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 8:52 AM

US stock futures rise after Asia sells off on China disappointment

Reuters - Dec 13, 2024 - 8:47 AM

Dollar higher on fresh inflation data, euro lower after ECB rate cut

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 4:50 PM

Wall Street closes lower as investors assess data after recent gains

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 4:40 PM

NY Fed Markets Group chief Neal resigns, will exit bank in March 2025

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 4:38 PM

FTSE 100 edges higher on Diageo boost; SThree slumps on profit warning

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 2:25 PM

Wall Street hopes rate cuts will force clients out of cash in 2025

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 1:54 PM

Eggs boost US producer prices in November, but services inflation slowing

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 1:05 PM

Newmont optimistic about talks with Mexico on mining royalties

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 11:46 AM

Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 11:41 AM

Rio Tinto chief speaks out over allegations, eyes Chile lithium project

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 11:36 AM

Savannah Resources gets temporary land access for Portuguese lithium project

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 11:32 AM

Argentina mining chamber says exports up slightly this year, likely flat in 2025

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 11:22 AM

Traders add to bets the Fed will keep cutting rates next year

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 11:15 AM

US bank profits dip in third quarter, but interest income up - FDIC

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 11:11 AM

ECB cuts rates again, keeps door open to further cuts

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 10:50 AM

Global equities retreat after ECB cuts rates; gold falls

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 10:47 AM

Rate cuts come thick and fast in Europe and Canada as Trump tariffs loom

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 10:41 AM

Canada's Imperial Oil forecasts higher 2025 production on oil sands boost

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 10:38 AM

European stocks pare losses after ECB trims interest rates for fourth time this year

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 10:35 AM

Lagarde comments at ECB press conference

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 10:33 AM

Stocks ease after Fed-driven rally; euro firm ahead of ECB decision

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 8:08 AM

Euro, dollar steady before ECB, Swiss franc falls on large rate cut

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 8:05 AM

Gold edges down ahead of ECB, US PPI data

Reuters - Dec 12, 2024 - 7:58 AM

Tame US inflation boosts S&P 500, Nasdaq rallies above 20,000

Reuters - Dec 11, 2024 - 5:43 PM

Dollar higher after CPI; China considers letting yuan weaken

Reuters - Dec 11, 2024 - 4:02 PM

Global shares, greenback rise as inflation data reinforce rate cut expectations

Reuters - Dec 11, 2024 - 3:59 PM

Canadian dollar rallies on central bank's more hawkish guidance

Reuters - Dec 11, 2024 - 3:57 PM

Bank of Canada cuts rates by 50 bps says more gradual approach to follow

Reuters - Dec 11, 2024 - 2:34 PM