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Asia stocks hit 2-week high as Fed talk turns dovish
  + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Tom Westbrook | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Bull statues are placed in font of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, August 18, 2023. The S&P 500 (.SPX) gained overnight and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 1.3% to a two-week high in morning trade. "I actually don't think we need to increase rates anymore," Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told the American Bankers Association, to applause, in Nashville on Tuesday. On Wednesday the Australian and New Zealand dollars hit their highest levels on the dollar since the end of September, while sterling hit a three-week peak. European gas prices, which had jumped on news of the Middle East violence, surged further on Tuesday on concern a gas pipe in Finland was sabotaged.
Persons: Tyrone Siu, Raphael Bostic, Peter Dragicevich, Brent, Vivek Dhar, Sam Rines, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, paring, Japan's Nikkei, Atlanta Fed, American Bankers Association, Treasury, New Zealand, U.S, CPI, Fed, Bloomberg, HK, Benchmark, Samsung, Pepsi, Thomson Locations: Exchange, Hong Kong, China, SINGAPORE, paring U.S, Asia, Pacific, Japan, Nashville, Tuesday's, Israel, Finland, Estonia, Europe, Texas
European stock markets were mixed Wednesday lower after clocking their best one-day performance in nearly a year. The Stoxx 600 was index was 0.19% higher at 8:50 a.m. London time, reversing earlier slight losses. European marketsThe Stoxx gained nearly 2% on Tuesday, according to LSEG data, its strongest session since Nov. 10, 2022. Bullish global trading was boosted by two Federal Reserve officials who suggested Monday that the recent rise in Treasury yields may reduce the need to raise the Federal Funds rate, paring back peak rate expectations. Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic on Tuesday said rates did not need to rise any further.
Persons: Raphael Bostic Organizations: Federal, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Locations: London
An employee counts Russian 1000-rouble banknotes in a bank office in Moscow, Russia, in this illustration picture taken October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 10 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble dived towards a more than an 18-month low on Tuesday before paring most losses in a volatile session, under pressure from domestic demand for foreign currency and a drop in oil prices. By 1034 GMT, the rouble was 0.3% weaker against the dollar at 99.63 . It had lost 0.8% to trade at 105.55 versus the euro and shed 0.4% against the yuan to 13.64 . "The bank may show a record profit of 1.5 trillion roubles for the year."
Persons: Maxim Shemetov, Sber, Yevgeny Kogan, Alexander Marrow, Ed Osmond, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Bank of Russia, Russia's Higher, of Economics, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Russian, Brent
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East are threatening more volatility for investors after a painful stretch in U.S. markets. Investors were on guard for the potential of the conflict spreading to embroil other countries, including Iran, and a continued spike in oil prices. Prices for gold, a popular destination for investors during uncertain times, were up 1.2% at $1,854.10 per ounce. Among those is the potential of a rebound in oil prices that could weigh on U.S. economic growth and endanger the so-called soft landing narrative that has helped boost stocks this year. “The worst-case scenario from a geopolitical risk perspective would be a full-scale confrontation between Israel and Iran,” said Tina Fordham, geopolitical strategist and founder of Fordham Global Foresight.
Persons: Brent, , Mohit Kumar, Tina Fordham, Paul Nolte, Emmanuel Cau, Althea Spinozzi, Naomi Rovnick, Lewis Krauskopf, Dhara Ranasinghe, Davide Barbuscia, Noel Randewich, Marc Jones, Ira Iosebashvili, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Jefferies, Fordham Global Foresight, Federal Reserve, Murphy, Sylvest Wealth Management, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Treasury, Barclays, Mobileye, Intel, Solaredge Technologies, East, Saxo Bank, Thomson Locations: U.S, Gaza, Iran, Europe, London, Israel, United States, Germany
Morning Bid: Oil up but restrained on Mideast jolt
  + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. U.S. crude oil prices rose about 3% higher on Monday as Israel retaliated for Saturday's shock attack by the Islamist group Hamas. With concern about a spillover over the long-running conflict to the wider stage, oil and other traditional global 'safety' plays caught a bid. What's more, any direct connection to Iran's possible involvement would scupper any easing of sanctions there and affect an estimated 3% of world oil supply. A sustained oil price rise from here could aggravate the inflation picture the Fed is negotiating - but could also drag on growth too.
Persons: Nick Oxford, Mike Dolan, Israel, What's, Friday's, Jaime Gilinski, Michael Barr, Philip Jefferson, Lorie Logan, Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Midland , Texas U.S, REUTERS, Hamas, Saudi, White, Street, Tehran, Treasury, U.S, Columbus Day, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Stock, Tel, Bank of Israel, Federal Reserve, Metro Bank, Metro, Columbus, Federal, NYSE, World Bank, IMF, Dallas Fed, Bank of England, United, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Midland , Texas, U.S, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Saudi, Russia, Tel Aviv, Europe, Marrakesh, Morocco, United States
September's jobs report came in hotter than expected, and could indicate higher Federal Reserve rates. The United Auto Workers indicated significant progress in talks with carmakers, helping boost market optimism. AdvertisementAdvertisementUS stocks rebounded sharply Friday, reversing an early sell-off triggered by surging Treasury yields and a labor market spike. "Odds of a rate hike in November rose after the latest jobs report, now slightly above a 30% chance. AdvertisementAdvertisementEquities found some support in the auto sector, with the United Auto Workers forgoing further strikes thanks to a key concession from General Motors, Bloomberg said.
Persons: , Jeffrey Roach Organizations: United Auto Workers, carmakers, Service, Federal Reserve, CPI, LPL Financial, General Motors, Bloomberg, Dow Jones
Further Fed rate hike comes into view as job growth soars
  + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
An employee hiring sign with a QR code is seen in a window of a business in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., April 7, 2023. Implied yields on contracts tied to the Fed policy rate pointed to a nearly 50% chance the Fed will lift the benchmark short-term borrowing rate a quarter of a percentage point to the 5.50%-5.75% range at its December meeting. Before the jobs report, traders had given a quarter-point rate hike then about a 34% chance. The report, expected to show non-farm payrolls increased by 170,000 in September but in fact showing employers added 336,000 jobs, also had traders paring bets on Fed rate cuts next year. Futures contracts now price in a Fed policy rate of 4.69% at the end of next year, up from the 4.59% seen before the report.
Persons: Elizabeth Frantz, Tim Ghriskey, Ingalls & Snyder, Ann Saphir, Sinead Carew, Lucia Mutikani, Chizu, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Ingalls &, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S
Shares of Dutch health tech company Philips tumbled to the bottom of the European benchmark on Friday, after the U.S. drug regulator deemed its handling of a major product recall inadequate. The Amsterdam-listed stock was trading more than 8% lower at 1:15 p.m. London time, paring some losses after falling by as much as 10% earlier in the session. The announcement reflects yet another blow to Philips over the recall of millions of ventilators used to treat sleep apnea, which CEO Roy Jakobs earlier this year said would be the the firm's "highest priority." The FDA said it finds additional testing is necessary and noted Philips agreed to carry out this request. The company added that it shares the same objective as the FDA and other regulators "to ensure the highest standards of patient safety and quality in the delivery of healthcare."
Persons: Roy Jakobs, Philips Organizations: Philips, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA Locations: U.S, Amsterdam, London
Jordanian Dinar, Yuan, Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Pound and Riyals banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken June 13, 2017. JP Morgan analyst Sin Beng Ong in a note on the pressure it was putting on emerging Asia markets. RICHARD MCGUIRE, HEAD OF RATES STRATEGY, RABOBANK, LONDON:“The markets reflect effectively flying blind because the models don't work, everybody's been calling for a recession that just simply refuses to arrive. "Our view is that the U.S. economy slows into next year... so from that perspective, at some point, we expect it (bond market selloff) to normalise." (Compiled by the Global Finance & Markets Breaking News team)Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Yuan, Dado Ruvic, BENG ONG, JP Morgan, Sin Beng Ong, RICHARD MCGUIRE, everybody's, you've, VIKRAM AGGARWAL, ” JUAN VALENZUELA, ARTEMIS, , ” NICK NELSON Organizations: REUTERS, OF, JPMORGAN, RABOBANK, LONDON, Federal Reserve, Global Finance, Markets, Thomson Locations: Treasuries, ASIA, SINGAPORE, Asia, U.S
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury note briefly breached 5%, while the 10-year equivalent hovered below 4.8%—its highest level since August 2007. Germany's 10-year Bund yield briefly touched 3%, for the first time in 12 years. Contracts tied to the S&P 500, the Dow industrials and Nasdaq-100 each edged up about 0.1%. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, fell below $88 a barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, traded below $90.
Persons: Brent, Kospi Organizations: Treasury, Bund, Dow, Nasdaq, West Texas Intermediate, Nikkei Locations: U.S
Stock Market Today: Bond Selloff Weighs on Dow Futures
  + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury note briefly breached 5%, while the 10-year equivalent hovered below 4.8%—its highest level since August 2007. Germany's 10-year Bund yield briefly touched 3%, for the first time in 12 years. Contracts tied to the S&P 500, the Dow industrials and Nasdaq-100 each edged up about 0.1%. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, fell below $88 a barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, traded below $90.
Persons: Brent, Kospi Organizations: Treasury, Bund, Dow, Nasdaq, West Texas Intermediate, Nikkei Locations: U.S
A man walks past the logo of Vedanta outside its headquarters in Mumbai, India January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsBENGALURU, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Shares of Indian conglomerate Vedanta (VDAN.NS) fell to their lowest in over a year on Wednesday after Moody's Investors Service downgraded parent Vedanta Resources' senior unsecured bonds, citing a high risk of debt restructuring in the coming months. The rating agency also raised concerns about the ability of Vedanta Resources' operating subsidiaries to generate cash flow in a "softening commodity price environment." Moody's downgraded Vedanta Resources' unsecured bonds to Caa3 from Caa2, and the corporate family rating of the billionaire Anil Agarwal-owned company to Caa2 from Caa1 while maintaining a negative outlook. Vedanta was the top loser on the Nifty 100 index (.NIFTY100), which was down 0.26%.
Persons: Danish Siddiqui, Anil Agarwal, Vedanta, Rama Venkat, Dhanya Ann Thoppil Organizations: Vedanta, REUTERS, Danish, Rights, Moody's Investors Service, Resources, Vedanta Resources, Thomson Locations: Mumbai, India, Caa2, Caa1, Bengaluru
New York CNN —Stocks tumbled Tuesday after a slew of economic data stoked fears about the US economy’s cloudy outlook and further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 388 points, or 1.1%, its biggest one-day decline since March. The stock market remains in a bull market, however — it would need to fall 20% from its peak to enter bear territory. “The Fed will see the reacceleration of house prices as a reason to keep interest rates higher for longer,” said Bill Adams, chief economist at Comerica Bank. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday in an interview with the Times of India that he is preparing the bank’s clients for a 7% interest rate scenario, further spooking investors.
Persons: Stocks, , Bill Adams, paring, Brent, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Moody’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Comerica Bank, Fed, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, West Texas, JPMorgan, Times, Fitch Locations: New York, Times of India
The ongoing United Auto Workers strike could present a risk to the fight against inflation, according to Barclays. According to Sriram, this could consequently put upward pressure on auto prices, which have played an outsize role in persistent inflation pressures. "We think upside risks to core inflation are likely to materialize primarily in used car prices in the event of a sharp inventory drawdown," said Sriram. "Used car prices, which account for 3.5% of core CPI (but only 0.5% of core PCE), tend to be sensitive to new car inventories, more so in this post-pandemic period, with car inventories tight and new car prices substantially elevated." She noted that the strike will not likely affect auto prices through October.
Persons: , Pooja Sriram, Sriram, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: United Auto Workers, Barclays, — Ford, General Motors Locations: July's
"Stellantis and GM in particular are going to need some serious pushing," Fain said Friday. Fain said Ford had improved its contract offer, including boosting profit sharing and agreeing to let workers strike over plant closures but said the union still has "serious issues" with Ford. "This is like union 101 in terms of divide and conquer, and put more pressure on GM and Stellantis," Ives added. GM, Ford and Stellantis have said they are making contingency plans for further U.S. work stoppages. Unifor, which represents about 5,600 Canadian auto workers, had been threatening to go on strike at all three Ford plants in the country.
Persons: Phaedra Grant, Michael Swensen, Biden, Fain, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Ford, Daniel Ives, Ives, Karine Jean, Pierre, Mark Reuss, David Shepardson, Joseph White, Ben Klayman, Peter Henderson, Jeff Mason, Matthew Lewis, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Ford, UAW, REUTERS, Ford Union, GM, United Auto Workers, Detroit, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford Motor, Silverado, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Reuters, Biden, Republican, White, Detroit automakers, Thomson Locations: Louisville , Kentucky, U.S, DETROIT, United, California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Florida, Kokomo , Indiana, Kokomo, Michigan, Missouri , Michigan, Ohio, Chevrolet Colorado, Washington, Detroit, San Francisco
LONDON — European markets were slightly lower on Friday as the prospect of higher for longer interest rates emerges from a slew of central bank decisions this week. Stock markets have endured a volatile week, and the European blue chip index dropped 1.3% on Thursday. Both the Swedish and Norwegian central banks hiked interest rates. The Bank of Japan on Friday left interest rates unchanged at -0.1%, while maintaining its outlook and yield curve control policy, showing no impetus to end its massive economic stimulus measures. Data releases in Europe Friday include August retail sales and September purchasing managers' index readings from the U.K.
Persons: Jerome Powell Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Swiss National Bank, Bank of Japan Locations: Norwegian, Asia, Pacific, Europe
Oil falls ahead of Fed rate decision
  + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Robert Harvey | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Federal Reserve interest rate decision due at 1800 GMTLONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, with investors uncertain when peak rates will be hit and how much of an impact it will have on energy demand. Investors are awaiting the Fed's interest rate decision at 1800 GMT on Wednesday to assess the outlook for economic growth and fuel demand. The Fed is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold, but the focus will be on its projected policy path, which is unclear. Prices fell despite U.S. crude oil stockpiles falling last week by about 5.25 million barrels, according to market sources citing American Petroleum Institute figures on Tuesday. Goldman Sachs said it expects the Bank of England to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday as a result of the fall.
Persons: Pedro Nunes, Edward Moya, Tamas Varga, Brent, Goldman Sachs, Robert Harvey, Yuka Obayashi, Emily Chow, Kim Coghill, Jason Neely, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Brent, . U.S . West Texas, American Petroleum Institute, bbl, Bank of England, Thomson Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, U.S . Federal, U.S, ., London, Tokyo, Singapore
The yen pulled away from near a 10-month trough to the dollar as a decline in long-term Treasury yields removed some support for the U.S. currency. The U.S. dollar index - measuring the currency against a basket of six developed-market peers, including the euro and yen - edged 0.1% lower to 104.63 in the Asian morning. The euro added 0.1% to $1.07415, continuing its grind higher from last week's low of $1.0686. The dollar slipped 0.2% to 147.125 yen , falling back from near last week's peak of 147.875. At the same time, a hike by the ECB "could potentially catalyse a shift in momentum, relegating the dollar to a secondary position as the euro gains traction," he added.
Persons: Dado Ruvic, James Kniveton, Kevin Buckland, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Treasury, Labor Department, Traders, ECB, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, Melbourne
Dollar hovers above 3-month low to euro as ECB decision looms
  + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
The yen pulled away from near a 10-month trough to the dollar as a decline in long-term Treasury yields removed some support for the U.S. currency. The U.S. dollar index — measuring the currency against a basket of six developed-market peers, including the euro and yen — edged 0.1% lower to 104.63 in the Asian morning. The euro added 0.1% to $1.07415, continuing its grind higher from last week's low of $1.0686. The dollar slipped 0.2% to 147.125 yen , falling back from near last week's peak of 147.875. At the same time, a hike by the ECB "could potentially catalyze a shift in momentum, relegating the dollar to a secondary position as the euro gains traction," he added.
Persons: James Kniveton Organizations: U.S, Treasury, Labor Department, Traders, ECB, Reuters Locations: U.S, Melbourne
For investors worried over how expensive the entire stock market has gotten, some stocks are more concerning than others. Among those expensive stocks, we filtered for names that are also hated by analysts because of their valuations. Take a look at the list of Wall Street's 10 most expensive stocks and what analysts have to say about them. Seagate Technology Holdings also made the list of stocks trading more expensive to their historic levels. Only 30% of analysts covering Seagate rate it a buy, and analysts believe the stock run has just about topped out, according to FactSet data.
Organizations: CNBC, Intel, Dow Jones, Investment, Seagate Technology Holdings, Seagate, Barclays, Company, Digital Realty Trust, Business Machines
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Tuesday following a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors awaited an update on U.S. consumer prices set for later in the week. The Federal Reserve is weighing whether to keep raising interest rates steady in its effort to get inflation back to 2%. Monday on Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% to 4,487.46, coming off its first losing week in the last three. How Apple performs has great consequence for the market because it's the most valuable stock on Wall Street. In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude gained 32 cents to $87.61 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Persons: Australia's, Hang Seng, ” Anderson Alves, ActivTrades, Tesla, Apple, RTX, Smucker, Daniel Zhang Organizations: TOKYO, Big Tech, Nikkei, Federal, Fed, Federal Reserve, CME Group, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Amazon, Communications, Walt Disney Co, ESPN, Disney, Apple, Qualcomm, . Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Hostess Brands, New York Mercantile Exchange, Brent, U.S Locations: Hong, Shanghai, U.S, Folgers, Smucker’s, United States
Investors might be more sensitive to a shutdown this time around, however. With only weeks to go before the deadline, the Republican-led House of Representatives has approved only one of those 12 bills. 'LESS FRIENDLY POLICY'If it occurs, the shutdown would be the fourth over the last decade and would furlough roughly three of out five federal civilian workers. The White House last month said it was working with Congress to hammer out a short-term funding measure to avoid a shutdown while longer-term spending talks continue. Analysts at Ned Davis Research said a shutdown could add to factors threatening to roil the economy into next year.
Persons: Dado Ruvic, Goldman Sachs, Fitch, , Jamie Cox, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, Paul Christopher, Christopher, Ned Davis, David Randall, Ira Iosebashvili, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, Goldman, Social, Federal, Harris Financial Group, Caucus, House Republican, Republican, Senate, Congressional, Office, Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Democrats, Ned, Ned Davis Research, CFRA Research, Thomson Locations: Wells Fargo
Apple stock has lost about $191 billion in market capitalization over the last two days. Apple stock declined as much as 5.1% on Thursday before paring some of its losses. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. The losses come after China banned iPhone use for government officials while at work, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd Goldman Sachs strategists published a note on Monday that the tech titan is poised to stay dominant moving forward.
Persons: paring, Wedbush's Dan Ives, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Bloomberg, Apple, European Commission, Wednesday, Meta, Microsoft Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, Europe, Beijing
[1/2] A Southwest Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 6 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) on Wednesday flagged softer August leisure bookings and joined two other U.S. airlines in warning of higher fuel costs in the third quarter due to a jump in crude prices. United Airlines (UAL.O) and Alaska Air Group (ALK.N) also warned of higher fuel costs in the current quarter as crude oil prices rose for a third straight month in August, amid signs of tightening supply. In a regulatory filing, United said jet fuel prices have climbed over 20% since mid-July. U.S. airlines do not generally hedge against fuel costs, making them vulnerable to price swings.
Persons: Joshua Roberts, Gerald Laderman, Stephen Trent, Mehr Bedi, Abhijith, Aishwarya Jain, Pooja Desai Organizations: Southwest Airlines, U.S, Capitol, Reagan National Airport, REUTERS, United Airlines, Alaska Air Group, United, Cowen Transportation Conference, Alaska Air, Citi Research, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Denver, Chicago, Southwest, Bengaluru
Global stocks, too, were bumpy last month: The MSCI World index fell in the middle of the month before paring some losses toward the end. The relative strength index (RSI), which measures the magnitude and speed of price moves, can be used by investors to determine if shares are overbought or oversold. CNBC Pro screened the MSCI World index for major global stocks that are among the most overbought and oversold, based on their 14-day RSI. Oversold names These names are among the most oversold global stocks, spanning health care, autos and banking. Overbought names These names are among the most oversold global stocks, including some in the tech sector.
Persons: It's, Johnson, Japan's, BYD Organizations: CNBC Pro, Global, Volkswagen, BMW, CVS Health, Johnson, UnitedHealth Group, IBM, Dell, Cisco, Horizon Therapeutics Locations: U.S
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