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China two-year yield eyes fall below 1.00% By Reuters

China two-year yield eyes fall below 1.00% By Reuters

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  The first full trading week of 2025 kicks off in Asia on Monday with the sharp slide in China’s currency and…

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Goldman Sachs is out with 7 macro global predictions for 2025 By Investing.com

Goldman Sachs is out with 7 macro global predictions for 2025 By Investing.com

Investing.com — Goldman Sachs has outlined its top seven macroeconomic predictions for 2025, forecasting a year shaped by easing financial conditions, continued rate cuts, and geopolitical uncertainties. The investment bank anticipates diverging growth paths between…

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Austrian chancellor quits as coalition talks collapse By Reuters

Austrian chancellor quits as coalition talks collapse By Reuters

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Talks between Austria’s two main centrist parties on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) collapsed on Saturday, prompting conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer to announce he would…

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Hong Kong budget deficit to be just under HK$100 billion, financial chief says By Reuters

Hong Kong budget deficit to be just under HK$100 billion, financial chief says By Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s deficit for this fiscal year is expected to be just below HK$100 billion ($13 billion), the city’s finance chief said on Saturday. The government is “focussing on cost-saving measures”…

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In divided US House, top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries aims to keep some grip on power By Reuters

In divided US House, top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries aims to keep some grip on power By Reuters

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrat Hakeem Jeffries could be poised to wield more power than a minority leader typically enjoys in the U.S. House of Representatives, with President-elect Donald Trump’s fractious Republicans holding a…

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Britain vows – again – to reform social care, but no plan until 2028 By Reuters

Britain vows – again – to reform social care, but no plan until 2028 By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s latest plan to overhaul increasingly costly care for older and disabled adults will not be delivered until 2028 at the earliest, the government said on Friday, as it announced a three-year…

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Hedge funds deliver double-digit returns in 2024 By Reuters

Hedge funds deliver double-digit returns in 2024 By Reuters

By Nell Mackenzie and Carolina Mandl LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Some of the world’s largest hedge funds finished 2024 with comfortable double-digit returns, benefiting from chaotic markets, central bank policy changes and a tight U.S. presidential…

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Dollar eases in cautious start to 2025; yen lingers at five-month lows By Reuters

Dollar eases in cautious start to 2025; yen lingers at five-month lows By Reuters

By Ankur Banerjee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar wobbled a touch on Thursday, the first day of trading of 2025, a year in which the U.S. currency is expected to perform strongly again…

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Macau 2024 casino revenues top official estimate but below pre-pandemic levels By Reuters

Macau 2024 casino revenues top official estimate but below pre-pandemic levels By Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) – Casino (EPA:) revenues in Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, soared by nearly a quarter in 2024 but still came in short of pre-pandemic levels, underlining the need for the former Portuguese…

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Wolfe Research outlines five potential surprises for 2025 By Investing.com

Wolfe Research outlines five potential surprises for 2025 By Investing.com

Investing.com — Wolfe Research recently outlined five potential surprises for 2025 including a possible Fed pivot that could shake up markets. 1. Port workers strike: a possible port workers strike on Jan. 15 — stemming…

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