Senior US official in Ukraine for talks amid uncertainty over aid
KYIV (Reuters) – U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday for talks amid growing uncertainty over U.S. economic and military …
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US equity funds see big outflows on rate-cut uncertainty, earnings caution
(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds saw large outflows in the seven days to Jan. 17 as a solid retail sales report and pushback from Federal …
Bank of Portugal cuts 2024 growth outlook, citing short-term uncertainty
LISBON (Reuters) – The Bank of Portugal on Friday lowered next year’s economic growth forecast to 1.2% from 1.5% it had set in October, in …
German institutes cut 2024 GDP forecast on uncertainty
BERLIN (Reuters) – Three leading German economic institutes cut their 2024 economic growth forecasts on Thursday, saying consumer and company uncertainty, exacerbated by a weeks-long …
Japan Oct machinery orders unexpectedly rise despite economic uncertainty
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core machinery orders unexpectedly rose in October, climbing for a second straight month, data showed on Thursday, but remained down year-on-year …
Norway’s interest rate likely on hold, but uncertainty remains- Reuters poll
OSLO (Reuters) – Analysts are divided over whether Norway’s central bank will continue to raise interest rates this week, with a narrow majority predicting an …
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 …
Fed’s Jefferson: Inflation uncertainty can warrant stronger response
(Reuters) – Monetary policymakers may need to take more forceful action than otherwise to keep inflation expectations anchored when it is unclear how long high …
Israel regulator tells banks to be cautious over dividends during war uncertainty
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s banking regulator told commercial banks to be cautious when issuing dividends and conducting share buybacks, citing the need …
Fed’s Jefferson: high uncertainty could justify aggressive policy
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Wednesday closed a daylong Fed conference with the observation that operating under uncertainty is a challenge …
Fed’s Kashkari: a lot of uncertainty about what is driving yield curve
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Friday said there is a lot of uncertainty over what is driving longer-term bond yields, whose rise …
First Quantum shares extend fall over Panama mine uncertainty
(Reuters) – Shares in Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals continued their fall for the third straight day, on looming uncertainty over the future of the …
Factbox-Elon Musk on interest rates, uncertainty and Tesla’s costs
(Reuters) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent much of a call with analysts and investors on the electric car maker’s earnings discussing what he sees …
‘FrankenSAM’: US Scrambles To Send Improvised Air Defense System To Ukraine Amid Funding Uncertainty
‘FrankenSAM’: US Scrambles To Send Improvised Air Defense System To Ukraine Amid Funding Uncertainty Micaela Burrow on October 12, 2023 The U.S. is cobbling together …
ECB policies are taming inflation, but uncertainty persists-Herodotou
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (Reuters) – The ECB’s monetary policy transmission is working to tame inflation, though material uncertainty persists in the euro area, ECB policymaker Constantinos …
UniCredit CEO says no big impact from bank tax, but uncertainty harmful
MILAN (Reuters) – The surprise bank tax Italy’s government introduced in August has no major impact on UniCredit’s earnings, but the uncertainty it stoked is …
BOJ Ueda says China’s slowdown adds to economic uncertainty
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the pace of economic activity in China has been a disappointment that could cloud Japan’s …
China urgently needs to address economic uncertainty – EU business group chief
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of an influential European business lobby in China said Beijing needs to send a clear message on …
Argentines rush to dollar safety as election uncertainty looms
By Walter Bianchi, Jorge Otaola and Lucinda Elliott BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Confidence in Argentina’s peso plumbed new depths on Wednesday as the currency slid …
Blue State Mulls Massive Offshore Wind Project Despite Industry Uncertainty, East Coast Whale Deaths
Blue State Mulls Massive Offshore Wind Project Despite Industry Uncertainty, East Coast Whale Deaths Nick Pope on August 14, 2023 California is considering approving a …
Uncertainty mounts in Argentina as far-right wins in primary vote
(Reuters) – Argentine radical far-right economist Javier Milei has unexpectedly won the country’s primary vote, shaking up the race for the presidency and likely dealing …
Thai industrial sentiment rises in June, but political uncertainty a concern
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s industrial sentiment rose for the first time in three months in June, bolstered by higher domestic demand, but sluggish exports and …
Fed kicks off meeting-by-meeting policymaking amid high uncertainty
By Ann Saphir and Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials sit down Tuesday for their first meeting in 15 months with no pre-determined …
Turkish banks restrict credit access amid pre-runoff uncertainty
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Ebru Tuncay ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish banks have restricted access to some individual loans and postponed decisions on extending corporate loans …
Writers’ strike injects uncertainty into upfront ad-selling ritual
By Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster and Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) – An animated appearance by Ted, the foul-mouthed teddy bear from the movie of …
Investors ride out China uncertainty in convertible bonds
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors keen for exposure to China’s economic reopening but unwilling to wager unreservedly are turning to convertible bonds …
Brazil’s monetary policy director leaves office amid government uncertainty over replacement
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank monetary policy director Bruno Serra has left his position at his request, according to the official gazette on Monday, …
Marketmind: Hoping Powell sheds light in fog of uncertainty
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. 25, no change, or maybe 50? Every Fed …
Analysis-Investors stick to bets on early end to ECB hikes as uncertainty grows
By Yoruk Bahceli and Naomi Rovnick AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Investors held tight to bets that banking jitters would rein in the ECB’s ability to jack …
Americans Tighten Their Belts Even More As Inflation And Uncertainty Persist
Americans Tighten Their Belts Even More As Inflation And Uncertainty Persist Jason Cohen on March 15, 2023 After a surprisingly strong start to the year, …
Tech Giant To Fire 10,000 Employees, Cut Thousands More Unfilled Jobs Amid Economic Uncertainty
Tech Giant To Fire 10,000 Employees, Cut Thousands More Unfilled Jobs Amid Economic Uncertainty Jason Cohen on March 14, 2023 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced …
ASML, China customers haunted by uncertainty on new Dutch chip export rules
By Toby Sterling and Philip Blenkinsop AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government has not yet defined crucial aspects of new restrictions on chip-technology exports to …
Taiwan Dec export orders fall for 4th month, uncertainty darkens outlook
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s export orders contracted for a fourth straight month in December, hit by slumping Chinese demand and weaker global consumer spending due …
UK property market weakest since 2010 as uncertainty weighs: RICS
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices registered the most widespread falls in 13 years last month as buyer demand and sales activity …
Canadian dollar to rebound in 2023 if economic uncertainty clears: Reuters poll
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s dollar will rally this year, but much of the upswing will have to wait until a period of …
Horse racing-National doping rules delayed amid legal uncertainty
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – U.S. federal officials hit the brakes on Monday regarding the Jan. 1 adoption of national anti-doping rules for racehorses after …
Brazil stocks set to rally 13% by end-2023 despite policy uncertainty: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Burin and Noe Torres BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazil stocks will rally by double-digits through end-2023, despite uncertainty about new government policies …
Gold jumps as dollar weakens on Fed rate-hike uncertainty
By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices were on track to gain for the week, rising more than 1% on Friday as the dollar weakened …
Shares in BTS’ management rise after band clears uncertainty over military service
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – The announcement by K-pop mega band BTS that members would serve mandatory military service in South Korea has removed …
Indonesian president to order stress test for economy amid global uncertainty
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he will order his administration to run a stress test to determine whether Southeast Asia’s largest economy …
Argentina ‘superministry’ launch lifts bonds, but uncertainty lingers
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK – Argentina’s international bonds rose on Friday but remain near historic lows after President Alberto Fernandez’s …
‘Embrace the uncertainty’ from less central bank guidance – former Fed officials
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Investors and policymakers should welcome the Federal Reserve’s changing tack to provide less definitive signals on forward guidance, even …
Brazil’s biggest individual investor remains a buyer amid political uncertainty
By Paula Arend Laier SAO PAULO – One of Brazil’s most successful individual investors, Luiz Barsi, said he is continuing to buy shares in its …
BOJ’s Kuroda warns of high economic uncertainty, repeats easy policy bias
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday warned of “very high uncertainty” over the economic outlook and stressed anew …
Fed’s Williams: After fast rate hikes this year, uncertainty over what’s next
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico – The Federal Funds rate will need to rise as high as 3.5% by the end of the year but what follows …
Fed’s George feared 75-basis-point rate hike added to ‘policy uncertainty’
(Reuters) – Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George on Friday said she dissented against the U.S. central bank’s three-quarters-of-a-percentage-point interest rate increase this week …
Finland’s Nokian Tyres lifts sales outlook despite Russia uncertainty
COPENHAGEN – Finland’s Nokian Tyres on Friday nudged up its sales guidance despite an uncertain operating environment related to Russia, home to its largest production …
Nord Stream 1 gas supply cut aimed at sowing uncertainty, Germany warns
By Madeline Chambers and Christoph Steitz BERLIN -Russia’s Gazprom on Wednesday announced a further cut in the amount of gas it can pump through the …
Moody’s downgrades Ukraine to “Caa3” on debt uncertainty
(Reuters) – Moody’s on Friday downgraded Ukraine’s foreign currency sovereign credit rating to “Caa3” from “Caa2”, with a negative outlook, citing increased risks to the …
Novavax shares slide 20% on COVID vaccine demand uncertainty
(Reuters) – Novavax Inc’s shares plunged nearly 20% in premarket trading on Tuesday due to uncertainty over global demand for the company’s COVID-19 vaccine following …