U.S. May Skirt Recession In 2023, Europe Not So Lucky – Morgan Stanley

2022-11-14 | Commodities , Current Affairs , Forex , Securities

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Britain and the euro zone economies are likely to tip into recession next year, Morgan Stanley said, but the United States might make a narrow escape thanks to a resilient job market.

At the same time, China’s expected reopening after almost three years of COVID-19 curbs is set to lead a recovery in its own economy and other emerging Asian markets, the investment bank’s analysts said in a series of reports published on Sunday.

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Elon Musk Says ‘I Have Too Much Work On My Plate’

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he was working “at the absolute most amount…from morning til night, seven days a week” when asked about his recent acquisition of Twitter and his leadership of automaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O).

“I have too much work on my plate that is for sure,” Musk said by video link to a business conference on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali.

Musk is chief executive of both companies and also runs rocket firm SpaceX, brain-chip startup Neuralink and tunneling firm the Boring Company. Wearing a batik shirt sent by the organizers, he appeared on screen lit by candles, explaining that he was speaking from a place that had just lost power.

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Morning Bid: Don’t Get Carried Away

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga

Markets have got all excited after last week’s rip-roaring rally in global equities, a big tumble in U.S. Treasury yields and a bruising sell-off in the mighty dollar.

But don’t pop the champagne just yet.

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said on Sunday that the Fed may consider slowing the pace of rate increases at its next meeting but that should not be seen as a “softening” of its battle against inflation.

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Shares Mix On Fed Warning, China Acts On Property

SYDNEY, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Asian share markets were mixed on Monday as a top U.S. central banker warned investors against getting carried away over one inflation number, while Chinese stocks gained on signs of aid for the country’s hard-hit property sector.

A modest miss on U.S. inflation was enough to see two-year Treasury yields dive 33 basis points for the week and the dollar lose almost 4% – the fourth biggest weekly decline since the era of free-floating exchange rates began over 50 years ago.

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Oil Reverses Gains, Falls On China COVID Surge, Firmer Dollar

SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Oil prices pared earlier gains and fell on Monday, dragged down by a firmer U.S. dollar and record high coronavirus cases in major Chinese cities that dashed hopes of the reopening of the economy of the world’s biggest crude importer.

Contracts for Brent crude and U.S. West Texas Intermediate had edged up nearly 1% earlier in the session but later reversed their trajectory and headed lower.

Brent crude futures were down 32 cents, or 0.3%, to $95.67 a barrel by 0725 GMT after settling up 1.1% on Friday while WTI crude futures fell 39 cents, or 0.4%, to $88.57 a barrel after closing Friday’s session 2.9% higher.

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Dollar Surge Pressures Global Currencies Amid Fed Uncertainty

The U.S. dollar climbed sharply on Monday, reaching multi-year highs against other currencies after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report highlighted the resilience of the American economy

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Musk Urges State AGs to Facilitate OpenAI Stake Auction

Musk’s lawyer submitted a letter requesting the states to ensure an open bidding process to safeguard public interest as OpenAI move away from nonprofit control

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2025-01-09 | Current Affairs

Global Stocks Struggle Amid Rising Treasury Yields and Tariff Concerns

TODAY’S NEWS The ongoing selloff in global bonds intensified on Wednesday, weighing on Wall Street stocks and bolstering the dollar as robust U.S. economic data lowered hopes for imminent aggressive interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed to a peak of 4.73%, the highest since April 2024, before settling […]