Traders keep bets the Fed’s rate cuts will start in May
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Inflation is cooling, but not quite quick enough to allow the U.S. central bank to deliver its first interest-rate reduction by March, with traders betting on Friday…
Traders pare bets on March rate cut after Waller speech
(Reuters) – Traders of futures that settle to the Federal Reserve’s policy rate pared expectations for the U.S. central bank to start lowering short-term borrowing costs in March after Fed Governor Christopher…
Traders boost bets on Fed rate cuts after producer prices slide
(Reuters) – Traders on Friday priced in a bigger chance that the Federal Reserve will deliver more monetary policy easing this year after a U.S. government report pointed to less inflation in…
Marketmind- Tokyo traders to get inflation read and wait for US CPI
By Alden Bentley (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Tokyo markets will reopen on Tuesday after a long weekend with consumer price and spending data to take…
Traders pare bets on March start to Fed rate cuts after strong jobs data
(Reuters) – Traders on Friday tempered expectations for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates in March after the U.S. government’s monthly labor market report showed employers added more workers in December…
Traders pare bets on 2024 rate cuts as Fed’s Williams says talk is ‘premature’
(Reuters) – Traders of futures contracts that settle to the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate pared bets on U.S. interest-rate reductions next year as New York Fed President John Williams told CNBC in…
Commodities traders pledge at COP28 to protect South American grasslands
By Jake Spring DUBAI (Reuters) – Eight of the world’s top commodities traders have pledged to stop buying soy from farms that ruin South American grasslands, adding to previous commitments to shun…
Lebanon buys about 30,000 metric tons wheat from Ukraine- traders
HAMBURG (Reuters) – The Lebanese government is believed to have purchased about 30,000 metric tons of milling wheat in a tender this week expected to be sourced from Ukraine, European traders said…
Traders bet Fed will hold rates steady, start cuts in May
(Reuters) – Traders on Thursday maintained bets the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for three more meetings before starting to cut interest rates, after a government report showed inflation edging…
Trading in Nvidia ETFs shows traders preparing for upbeat earnings
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – Trading volumes in leveraged ETFs tied to Nvidia on Tuesday showed many traders anticipate yet another upside earnings surprise and bullish outlook when the chipmaker reports quarterly…
Argentina’s black market currency traders brace for uncertainty
By Alexander Villegas BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In downtown Buenos Aires a small group of black market money traders, known as “arbolitos” – or little trees – shouted for business on Monday,…
Retail traders cash out as market rallies on bets of end to rate hikes
By Medha Singh (Reuters) – U.S. retail traders rushed to lock in gains from a share rally sparked by signs of cooling inflation, looking to recoup losses in their portfolios from a…
Exclusive-Goldman Sachs discusses bigger bonuses for top traders, dealmakers -sources
By Lananh Nguyen and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs bosses are considering fatter bonuses to retain star traders and dealmakers this year as the bank looks to win over…
Exclusive-China makes largest US soy purchases in months -traders
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – China booked its largest single-day U.S. soybean purchases in at least three months on Tuesday, traders said, offering a glimmer of hope for the most valuable…
Traders boost bets Fed will keep rates on hold this year
(Reuters) – Despite a stronger-than-expected reading for third-quarter U.S. economic growth, traders on Thursday added to bets the Federal Reserve will keep policy on hold through this year and will begin interest…
Oil traders race to negotiate deals after US eases Venezuela sanctions
By Marianna Parraga, Laura Sanicola and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Global energy traders are emerging as early buyers of Venezuela’s stocks of crude and fuel oil following last week’s easing of…
Options traders see larger-than-usual stock swings as banks report results
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Options traders are braced for larger-than-usual post-earnings stock price swings for some U.S. banks, despite signs of cooling volatility in broader markets, options data…
Exclusive-China to receive most of record ICE sugar October delivery -traders
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most of the record physical delivery of sugar by commodities traders at the expiration of the October futures contract at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) last…
Cryptoverse: ‘It’s a knife fight’ as traders get tokenized
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Bitcoin? It’s a bit old hat, say a cohort of crypto investors who are betting on blockchain technology breathing new life into traditional…
Traders wary of volatility as JP Morgan fund’s big options trade looms
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – A $16 billion JP Morgan fund, expected to reset its options positions on Friday, is drawing traders’ attention as a potential source of additional…
Why traders aren’t buying the Fed’s ‘higher-for-longer’ vision
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – It’s a now-familiar dance: Federal Reserve officials signal to the world that interest rates are not dropping anytime soon. Financial markets respond with bets to the contrary.…
Traders keep view the Fed is probably done with rate hikes
(Reuters) – Futures contracts that settle to the Federal Reserve’s policy rate on Wednesday reflected growing confidence that the U.S. central bank probably will not increase borrowing costs any further, even after…
India bond yield curve inversion to persist on tight liquidity, inflation fears – traders
By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – Tight liquidity conditions and sticky inflation will keep the four-year to 10-year part of the Indian government bond yield curve inverted, traders said on Monday. “The…
Nvidia options show traders positioned for outsized share move after earnings
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders in the U.S. equity options market are expecting a larger-than-usual swing in Nvidia’s shares following the chipmaker’s quarterly results after the close on…
Traders bet Fed rate hikes are over, cuts to start in 2024
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers are unlikely to raise interest rates again in 2023 and will probably start cutting them early next year, traders bet on Thursday, after a…
India rate cut bets pushed to mid-2024 amid inflation jump – traders
By Swati Bhat and Ira Dugal MUMBAI (Reuters) – The recent rise in inflation has prompted Indian investors to push back rate cut expectations by at least a quarter to the middle…
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