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Treasury yields retreat after crossing 5%Global, Wall Street stocks mixed ahead of earningsOil down 2% on continued Middle East turmoilOct 23 (Reuters) - The benchmark U.S. Treasury yield on Monday pulled back after crossing 5% - a 16-year high - but stock indices were mixed and oil slipped amid continued fighting between Israel and Hamas.Higher bond yields and the risk of a wider Mideast conflict soured investor sentiment at the start of a week full of major corporate earnings and key inflation data. A gauge of global equity markets fell...

Markets await US PCE price index, Q3 GDP data this weekPalladium up 3%Oct 23 (Reuters) - Safe-haven gold eased on Monday, hitting pause after jumping to within striking distance of the key $2,000 level in the last session, as traders positioned for further developments on the Middle East conflict and U.S. economic data.Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,976.19 per ounce by 1:41 p.m. ET (1741 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled 0.3% lower at $1,987.80.Reuters Graphics"Safe-haven demand will continue to drive gold higher after a slight period of consolidation. We believe...

A passerby walks past an electric monitor displaying recent movements of various stock prices outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei KatoFile Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 20 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.Another watershed day for U.S. Treasuries on Thursday - the entire curve came within a whisker of trading above 5% - is set to weigh heavily on Asian market sentiment on Friday and potentially seal one of the biggest weekly losses for regional stocks...

The logo of Hitachi is seen at an office building in Zurich, Switzerland September 10, 2020. Picture taken September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Hitachi (6501.T) is set to win EU antitrust approval for its 1.7-billion-euro ($1.8 billion) acquisition of Thales' (TCFP.PA) GTS railway signalling business on the condition it sells assets in France and Germany, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Hitachi submitted its offer to sell its mainline signalling business in France and Germany to the European Commission last...

The logo of Korean Airlines is seen on a B787-9 plane at its aviation shed in Incheon, South Korea, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest carrier, Korean Air Lines (003490.KS), will offer to sell Asiana Airlines' (020560.KS) air cargo business and divest routes to four EU cities in a bid to gain EU antitrust approval for acquiring its rival, two people familiar with the matter said.The airline sector has seen a wave of consolidation recently, with Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) acquiring a...