India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums

A man walks past the new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – India’s stock market will hit new highs in the next six months and rise over 10% from here by end-2024, driven by a sustained expansion … Read more

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums – Reuters poll

India stocks set to hit new highs in 2024 as economy hums – Reuters poll

A man walks past the new logo of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Acquire Licensing Rights BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) – India’s stock market will hit new highs in the next six months and rise over 10% from here by end-2024, driven by a sustained expansion … Read more

Fed shifts into cautious policy mode as risks become more two-sided

Fed shifts into cautious policy mode as risks become more two-sided

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last policy meeting that they would proceed “carefully” and only raise interest rates if progress in controlling inflation faltered, the minutes of the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 gathering showed on Tuesday. “All participants agreed that the Committee was in a position to proceed carefully,” … Read more

Crack in US dollar strength to spread as economy slows: Reuters poll

Crack in US dollar strength to spread as economy slows: Reuters poll

BENGALURU, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The dollar’s recent weakness will linger for the rest of the year, according to a majority of FX strategists in a Reuters poll, who also said economic data will be the primary influencer of major currencies for the rest of 2023. A stronger-than-expected U.S. economy and rising Treasury yields as … Read more

Morgan Stanley profit down with lower investment banking revenue, shares tank

Morgan Stanley profit down with lower investment banking revenue, shares tank

[1/2]People take photos by the Morgan Stanley building in Times Square in New York City, New York U.S., February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 18 (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley’s (MS.N) third-quarter profit showed a hit from lethargic dealmaking and shares sank 6.5% as investors were also disappointed by smaller inflows to … Read more

Canada’s inflation slows in September, likely heading off rate hike

Canada’s inflation slows in September, likely heading off rate hike

[1/2]A man checks an apple while shopping at a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights OTTAWA, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly slowed to 3.8% in September and underlying core measures also eased, data showed on Tuesday, prompting markets and analysts to trim … Read more

Citigroup profit beats estimates on trading, interest payments; CEO pushes overhaul

Citigroup profit beats estimates on trading, interest payments; CEO pushes overhaul

Customers use ATMs at a Citibank branch in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City, U.S. October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Zieminski/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Citigroup’s (C.N) third-quarter profit beat estimates on Friday as it benefited from a surge in trading revenue, investment banking … Read more

Why a rout in government bonds is worrying

Why a rout in government bonds is worrying

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest bond markets are in the throes of another rout as a new era of higher for longer interest rates takes hold. In the U.S. Treasury market, the bedrock of the global financial system, 10-year bond yields have shot up to 16-year highs. In Germany, they touched their … Read more

US Q2 GDP growth unrevised at 2.1%; weekly jobless claims edge higher

US Q2 GDP growth unrevised at 2.1%; weekly jobless claims edge higher

Container ships are shown at the Port of Los Angeles from San Pedro, California, U.S., June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy maintained a fairly strong pace of growth in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, and appears to have gathered momentum this quarter … Read more

Dollar jumps to 6-month high after data, ECB announcement

Dollar jumps to 6-month high after data, ECB announcement

[1/2]U.S. Dollar and Euro notes are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The dollar index surged to a six-month high on Thursday, as economic data was mostly stronger than anticipated and the European Central Bank (ECB) signaled it was likely done … Read more