South African stocks fall as bank jitters hit global markets
JOHANNESBURG, March 10 (Reuters) - Shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange fell on Friday as a sell-off in banking stocks...
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Spain’s coalition government strikes deal on pensions, shifting cost to high earners
MADRID, March 10 (Reuters) - Spain's Socialists and their junior coalition partners Unidas Podemos have struck a deal on changes...
Lithuania aims to raise $539 mln from temporary windfall tax on banks
VILNIUS, March 9 (Reuters) - Lithuania's finance minister proposed on Thursday a temporary windfall tax on bank profits, aiming to...
Biden’s budget plan would boost childcare funding by billions of dollars
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's fiscal 2024 budget plan would boost federal funding for childcare and...
US job openings stay elevated as labor market remains tight
Job openings decrease 410,000 to 10.8 million in JanuaryFewer workers voluntarily quitting their jobsLayoffs up, and were higher than initially...
Dollar dips from three-month highs, rates outlook dominates
NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - The dollar dipped modestly from three-month highs reached earlier on Wednesday as investors adjusted...
EU executive to propose countries set own fiscal targets for 2024
BRUSSELS, March 8 (Reuters) - The European Commission is likely to propose on Wednesday that EU governments set their own...
Fed’s Powell sets the table for higher and possibly faster rate hikes
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will likely need to raise interest rates more than expected in response...
Morning Bid: Powell’s plan, China challenge
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanWorld markets will hang on the words...
Investors pulled $1.2 bln from UK equity funds in February – Calastone
LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - Investors pulled 962 million pounds ($1.16 billion) from UK-focused equity funds in February, the third-largest...
