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Peter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory, Lazard, speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Major Wall Street firms said a dismal year of dealmaking appears to have hit a trough, and now some companies are looking to merge, offering hope that investment banking revenues could pick up after a disappointing third quarter.Dealogic data showed that globally, investment banking revenue tumbled 16% in the third quarter from a year earlier. But...

Oct 11 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.A slump in U.S. bond yields, after another Federal Reserve official signaled that the central bank's interest rate-hiking cycle is over, will put Asian markets on a positive footing on Wednesday, despite renewed stress in China's property sector.Investors in the region also have key Japanese business activity indicators and South Korean current account figures on their plate on Wednesday, and there will no doubt be headlines coming from the IMF and World...

Euro outlook deteriorates on high oil pricesDon't rule out a move to parity, analysts sayEuro shed 3% in Q3, on track for 3rd year of lossesLONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Resurgent oil prices hurting a deteriorating economy and renewed concerns about Italy's fiscal position mean headwinds for the euro are getting stronger, raising the risk of a move back towards the psychologically key $1 marker.The euro, trading at its lowest levels of this year near$1.05 , fell 3% versus the dollar in the third quarter. It is poised for a...

BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - European Union's second-top court on Wednesday backed an EU competition regulator's decision against a 700-million-euro ($748 million) Belgian tax scheme for 55 multinationals, in a major win for EU antitrust chief's crackdown on sweetheart tax deals.The Luxembourg-based General Court had in 2019 annulled Margrethe Vestager's decision after Belgium and about 30 of the companies challenged it.Beneficiaries of the Belgian scheme that dated from 2005 included U.S. manufacturer Magnetrol, oil company BP (BP.L), chemical producer BASF (BASFn.DE), Wabco, Cellio, Atlas Copco (ATCOa.ST) and Belgacom, now Proximus...