Argentine President Milei warns economic shock unavoidable in maiden speech

Argentine President Milei warns economic shock unavoidable in maiden speech

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Argentina libertarian economist Javier Milei took office on Sunday warning in his maiden speech that he had no alternative to a sharp, painful fiscal shock to fix the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, with inflation heading towards 200%. “There is no alternative to a shock adjustment,” he said … Read more

Morning Bid: RBA center stage as markets wobble

Morning Bid: RBA center stage as markets wobble

A worker is reflected in a wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head office in central Sydney, Australia, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Dec 5 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. An interest rate decision from Australia and key inflation readings from Japan and … Read more

Stocks hold firm as dollar dithers ahead of US data

Stocks hold firm as dollar dithers ahead of US data

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Global stocks steadied on Tuesday, underpinned by the conviction among investors that the Federal Reserve will not raise rates again, which kept the dollar at three-month lows and supported gold above $2,000 an ounce. Traders will have to weigh up data this week on how the U.S. economy fared in … Read more

New York gets $24 mln federal funding to bolster electric grid

New York gets $24 mln federal funding to bolster electric grid

The One World Trade Center building stands amid the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 27 (Reuters) – New York has been awarded nearly $24 million in federal funding to strengthen and improve the state’s electric infrastructure in order to minimize the effects of … Read more

‘Vote of confidence’: UK hails $37 billion of foreign investment

‘Vote of confidence’: UK hails $37 billion of foreign investment

FDI gathering held at 16th century palace Sunak hails investment, holds off on subsidy push Britain has slipped in FDI rankings HAMPTON COURT, England, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced 29.5 billion pounds ($36.8 billion) of private sector investment in Britain at a gathering of global executives on Monday aimed at catapulting … Read more

Big investors say US markets rally could prove short-lived

Big investors say US markets rally could prove short-lived

NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) – The recent rally that has lifted U.S. stocks and bonds is more of a year-end rebound than a turning point, according to big money managers, who see fiscal and monetary policies, next year’s presidential election and recession fears as likely to start weighing on markets. Since late October, the … Read more

Morning Bid: AI buzzes but market shrugs at Nvidia beat

Morning Bid: AI buzzes but market shrugs at Nvidia beat

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The mercurial world of … Read more

EUROPE Nvidia shares take bumpy ride after hours

EUROPE Nvidia shares take bumpy ride after hours

The logo of NVIDIA as seen at its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in May of 2022. Courtesy NVIDIA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. The early focus was on Nvidia (NVDA.O), which in AI tech terms is the only … Read more

Argentina markets buckle up for reopening after Milei election triumph

Argentina markets buckle up for reopening after Milei election triumph

Argentina domestic markets re-open after Monday bank holiday International bonds, US-listed stocks surged in post election rally U.S.-premarket indications point to more equities gains LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Investors were buckling up on Tuesday as Argentina’s local markets prepared to reopen after the weekend’s presidential election win of radical libertarian outsider Javier Milei. Argentina’s … Read more

Morning Bid: Rallying Nikkei on the cusp of a breakout

Morning Bid: Rallying Nikkei on the cusp of a breakout

Passersby wait at a crossing in front of an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 21 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley, U.S. Breaking News Editor for Finance and Markets. A … Read more