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Crypto lender Genesis files for bankruptcy
Friday 20 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Crypto broker Genesis has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest firm to falter in the aftermath of FTX's collapse. Read More
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Cryptos rebound; Bitcoin hovers around $21,000 after Genesis bankruptcy
Friday 20 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Moderate rebound in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin (BTC) is near $21,000 after rising 0.5% in the last 24 hours, while Ethereum (ETH) has soared 1.2% to $1,550 after a day of he... Read More
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Boston Fed's Collins argues for rates rising to just above 5.0%
Thursday 19 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston argued for interest rate hikes to just above 5.0% and then holding at that level "for some time". Read More
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US housing starts and permits slip in December
Thursday 19 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Builders in the US broke ground on fewer homes in December, roughly as expected. Read More
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US jobless claims fall to four month low
Thursday 19 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Americans filed new unemployment claims at a slower pace in the week ended 14 January, according to the Department of Labor. Read More
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Philly Fed index improves a little in January, price gauges ease
Thursday 19 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Manufacturing sector activity in the US mid-Atlantic region at the start of 2023 improved a little, the results of a very closely followed survey revealed. Read More
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ECB's Knot says investors 'underestimating" rate hikes pace
Thursday 19 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The European Central Bank will not stop with one single 50 basis point hike at its next rate-setting meetings, said board member and Dutch central bank governor Klass Knot, who also... Read More
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Cryptocurrencies turn bearish after Bitzlato closure and Genesis rumors
Thursday 19 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - There´s been a 180-degree turn in the cryptocurrency market. After two weeks of uninterrupted rises, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum´S (ETH) bullish streak has come to an end. The world'... Read More
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Thursday preview: US data, Fedspeak in focus
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The market spotlight on Thursday was expected to continue to be on US and the Federal Reserve. Read More
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US tech layoffs running at highest level since 2015, Challenger says
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Layoff announcements among US technology firms reached their highest monthly level for seven years following Microsoft's announcement earlier in the day that it would shed 10,000 em... Read More
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Fed's Bullard argues in favour of continuing 'rapid' rate hikes
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - A top US central bank official argued in favour of hiking interest rates by 50 basis points at its next meeting to ensure that inflation would fall back to the monetary authority's ... Read More
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Monthly US retail sales miss forecasts by wide margin
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - US retail sales softened by much more than expected towards the end of the previous year. Read More
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Unexpected weakness in US industrial production as business equipment output falls
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Industrial output weakened noticeably at the tail-end of 2022 as production of business equipment fell sharply. Read More
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US homebuilder confidence may have hit bottom in December, NAHB says
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Homebuilder confidence in the US may have hit bottom at the end of the previous year thanks to a "modest" decline in interest rates, a leading business lobby group said. Read More
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US producer prices undershoot forecasts in December
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Wholesale prices undershot market expectations by a wide margin at the end of 2022. Read More
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Eurozone inflation eases in December, in line with flash estimate
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Consumer price inflation in the eurozone eased in December, according to figures released on Wednesday by Eurostat, in line with an earlier flash estimate. Read More
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Cryptocurrencies are not slowing down; Bitcoin consolidates at $21,200
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The cryptocurrency market is not slowing down and is approaching a total capitalization of $1 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) rallies 0.6% in the last 24 hours and consolidates at $21,200; ... Read More
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BoJ suprises markets and holds on yield curve controls
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of Japan surprised markets on Wednesday and left its yield curve control (YCC) measures unchanged as it maintained its cheap-money policy, sparking a surge in equities, but... Read More
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Empire State factory index drops sharply in January
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Factory sector activity in the New York area fell sharply at the start of 2023, the results of a closely followed survey revealed. Read More
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Investors remain 'bearish', BofA fund manager survey shows
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Humans remained bearish albeit a lot less so than in the last quarter of 2022, BofA's global fund manager survey for January showed. Read More
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