By Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Europe's benchmark STOXX 600 index posted its biggest weekly gain since March on Friday, supported by interest rate-sensitive real estate stocks as signs of an end to monetary policy tightening by major central...
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High and rising yields no barrier to higher stocks: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -Fears that high and rising Treasury yields will pummel Wall Street are understandable, but ultimately misplaced - history shows that the link between yields and stocks ranges from patchy at best, to non-existent. Stocks...
High inflation and slowdown signs: the BoE’s tough trade-off
By William Schomberg and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at their 15-year high on Thursday as it battles an inflation rate that is more than three times as high as its target, despite growing signs of strain in the...