A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. The cat-and-mouse game between the Fed…
Early Black Friday ‘deals’ abound, but actual bargains are scarce
By Jessica DiNapoli and Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailers such as Target Corp and Kohls Corp are slashing…
S.Africa’s Reserve Bank to hike repo rate 75 bps on Nov. 24: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Reserve Bank will hike its repo rate another 75 basis points to…
China issues rules to lure foreign investors into bond market
(Corrects year in the fourth paragraph to 2023, not 2013) BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s central bank issued new rules on Friday…
France’s EDF, Credit Agricole sign 1 billion euro nuclear loan
LONDON (Reuters) – EDF and Credit Agricole said on Friday they had signed a 1 billion euro ($1.04 billion) loan…
Bulgaria’s current account posts 1%/GDP surplus through September
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria posted a current account surplus of 770 million euros ($799.11 million), equal to 1% of economic…
Japan’s inflation hits 40-year high as BOJ sticks to easy policy
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October, driven by currency…
Volkswagen in talks with pre-IPO investors for battery unit – sources
By Emma-Victoria Farr and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT/HAMBURG (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen is holding discussions with investors to join its…
Brazil spending waiver may trigger record debt, crimp monetary policy
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s incoming government effort to exempt nearly 200 billion reais ($37…
Dollar heads for weekly gain as Fed pushes back on pivot
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar eased on Friday, but was still headed for its largest weekly gain…