By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – A key facility the Federal Reserve uses to help control short-term interest rates saw record inflows on Friday, the final trading day of the year. The Ne[...]
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December 30, 2022
U.S. dollar down, still set for best year since 2015
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dollar was on track to post its best year since 2015 on Friday in the last trading day of a year dominated by Federal Reserve rate hikes and fears of a[...]
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Stumbling Treasury rally clouds bond market outlook for 2023
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. government bond investors hurting after the biggest annual decline in the history of the asset class are riding out yet another selloff, as worries[...]
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Chevron sending two oil tankers to Venezuela under U.S. approval
By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. oil company Chevron Corp is sending two oil tankers to Venezuela, one of which will load the first cargo of crude destined for the United States in nearly f[...]
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First pre-trial hearing in Microsoft-Activision case set for Jan. 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge has set Jan. 3 for the first pre-trial hearing in the Biden administration’s case against Microsoft over its $69 billion bid to take over “Call of Duty[...]
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Russia outlines plan for ‘unfriendly’ investors to sell up at half-price
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign investors from “unfriendly” countries selling stakes in Russian assets may have to do so at half-price or less, the finance ministry said on Friday, with t[...]
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Venezuela economy grew 17.73% y/y through September – central bank
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s economy grew 17.73% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2022, the South American country’s central bank said Friday, following an eight-year[...]
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Apple CEO Cook conveyed app store curb concerns to Japan PM – Nikkei
(Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook asked Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to consider protecting users when regulating distribution of smartphone apps, Nikkei reported on Friday[...]
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European shares fall, record worst year since 2018
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European shares slipped in the last trading day of a rough year marked by geopolitical tensions and fears of a recession as central banks[...]
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