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European markets close higher as China reopens, economic outlook focuses

European markets close higher as China reopens, economic outlook focuses

Blue chips look like a good investment, but be careful, economist says Rob Buckland, Citi’s Global Chief Economist, discusses blue chip companies, oil stocks and the profit environment for 2023 on CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe.” Oil and gas stocks fall as oil prices are expected to drop 10% per week European oil and gas stocks …

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This Week in Pieces: Twitter Speculation Sends Dogecoin Higher, Bitcoin and Ethereum See Green - Decrypt

This Week in Pieces: Twitter Speculation Sends Dogecoin Higher, Bitcoin and Ethereum See Green – Decrypt

This week in parts. Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt. If last week was a mixed bag flatness for the largest parts, this week offered the first real signs of gains from the disaster of FTX spiraling into bankruptcy. Bitcoin (BTC) has risen 2.7% in the past seven days and is currently trading at around …

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The transitory discourse on inflation is back.  But economists say higher prices are here to stay

The transitory discourse on inflation is back. But economists say higher prices are here to stay

Fruit and vegetable prices are displayed at a store in Brooklyn, New York, March 29, 2022. andrew kelly | Reuters Global markets have been encouraged in recent weeks by data indicating that inflation may have peaked, but economists are warning of a return to the “transitional” inflation narrative. Stocks rebounded when the U.S. Consumer Price …

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Indian Morning Briefing: Asian markets follow higher gains on Wall Street

GLOBAL MARKETS DJIA 34194.06 95.96 0.28% Nasdaq 11285.32 110.91 0.99% S&P 500 4027.26 23.68 0.59% FTSE 100 7465.24 12.40 0.17% Nikkei Stock 28450.62 334.88 1.19% Hang Seng 17626.64 102.83 0.59% Kospi 2432.14 14.13 0.58% SGX Nifty* 18480.00 103 0.56% *Dec contract USD/JPY 138.88-89 -0.51% Range 139.66 138.76 EUR/USD 1.0430-33 +0.36% Range 1.0435 1.0393 CBOT Wheat …

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Why do low-income customers pay higher prices in premium retail markets?

Why do low-income customers pay higher prices in premium retail markets?

Five highlights from a new Energy Institute working paper. Consumer choice is generally a good thing. For much of the consumption that happens in my house – coffee, lego, bike parts – we understand our preferences, and our choices aren’t terribly complicated. This makes it easier to make good decisions. The other consumption categories are …

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Fed to raise rates by 50 basis points, but top policy rate could be higher: Reuters poll

Fed to raise rates by 50 basis points, but top policy rate could be higher: Reuters poll

By Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will downgrade in December to propose a 50 basis point interest rate hike, but economists polled by Reuters say a longer period of U.S. central bank tightening and a peak higher policy rates are the biggest risks to the current outlook. U.S. consumer price inflation unexpectedly …

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The Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points, but the key rate could be higher

The Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points, but the key rate could be higher

BENGALURU, Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will downgrade in December to propose a 50 basis point interest rate hike, but economists polled by Reuters say a longer period of U.S. central bank tightening and a higher policy rate peak are the biggest risks to the current outlook. U.S. consumer price inflation unexpectedly fell …

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