Stocks edge lower, oil jumps on supply concerns over Mideast, Libya

Stocks edge lower, oil jumps on supply concerns over Mideast, Libya

Item 1 of 3 Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo [1/3]Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new …

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Stocks retreat after rally with jobs data eyed, yields climb

Stocks retreat after rally with jobs data eyed, yields climb

[1/3]Traders gather at the post that trades Alaska Airlines stock on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Major US averages fall Dollar rises Gold retreats after hitting record high Oil settles down more than 1% NEW YORK, Dec …

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Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights China’s private PMI unexpectedly expands in November Manufacturing activity slumps in Japan, steadies in S. Korea Soft global demand clouds outlook …

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Oil prices rise as OPEC+ meets to discuss supply cuts

Oil prices rise as OPEC+ meets to discuss supply cuts

An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than 1% on Thursday in anticipation of the outcome of an OPEC+ meeting with …

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Treasury yields fall on data, rate cut expectations; dollar gains

Treasury yields fall on data, rate cut expectations; dollar gains

NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Treasury yields fell on Wednesday while the dollar gained and MSCI’s global stock index barely rose as U.S. Federal Reserve officials provided mixed messages on monetary policy while third-quarter data provided encouraging signs for the economy. In U.S. equities, the S&P 500 edged lower and Nasdaq dipped while the …

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Asian shares dragged lower by China, Treasury yields climb

Asian shares dragged lower by China, Treasury yields climb

Photographers take photos near a large screen showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) after market opens in Tokyo, Japan October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Asian shares were dragged lower by losses in China on Friday and in the absence of guidance from Wall …

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Wall St rallies as cooling inflation boosts peak rate bets

Wall St rallies as cooling inflation boosts peak rate bets

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights U.S. headline, core CPI growth falls short of estimates Investors add to bets that Fed is done hiking rates Home Depot rises after beating profit estimates Indexes up: Dow …

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Excitement and worry as stock options trading booms in India

Excitement and worry as stock options trading booms in India

MUMBAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – A sudden explosive growth in stock options trading in India this year has got the country’s retail traders excited and regulators worried about the risks such speculative fervour could spawn. The boom in derivatives trading in the country’s historically conservative markets, where some products such as stock futures are still …

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Stocks gain, bonds calm as Fed outlook trumps Moody’s downgrade

Stocks gain, bonds calm as Fed outlook trumps Moody’s downgrade

Passersby are reflected on an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Stocks in Asia rose on Monday while Treasuries and the dollar kept their composure, as investors took their lead from Wall Street’s Friday rally, shrugging off …

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China’s consumer prices back in decline as recovery wobbles

China’s consumer prices back in decline as recovery wobbles

Customers select tomatoes at a stall inside a morning market in Beijing, China August 9, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct CPI -0.2% y/y vs 0.0% in Sep Oct CPI -0.1% m/m vs +0.2% in Sep Oct PPI -2.6% y/y vs -2.5% in Sep BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) – China’s consumer prices swung …

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