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Shares lose momentum as doubts cloud interest rate optimism

FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWall Street edges higher as Euro STOXX 600 falls 0.06%Dollar gains as appetite for riskier currencies diminishesTreasury yields slip as investors weigh Fed commentaryAussie drops 1.2% on 'dovish hike' from RBANEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - World share markets lost momentum on Tuesday as investor optimism that interest rates have peaked and the Federal Reserve will soon begin cutting them faded, while the dollar made gains...
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Morning Bid: Five alive: US yield curve nears historic level

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...
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Morning Bid: Fed pivot begins to crystallize

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...
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