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Analysis-Wall Street heavyweights warn of pain ahead despite market’s recent reprieve
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Microsoft’s dour outlook raises red flags for tech sector
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Bank of Canada hikes rates, becomes first major central bank to signal pause
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Fed’s Brainard, Treasury’s Adeyemo in running to be Biden’s economic czar, sources say
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Analysis-U.S. corporate bond rally stumbles on ‘Goldilocks’ skepticism
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Dollar eases as traders look to central banks for cues
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Gold hovers near nine-month high, focus turns to U.S. data
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