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Bloomberg The dollar rallied at the start of a week packed with catalysts, from economic data to new debt supply, as the yield on benchmark US Treasuries threatened to climb above 3 percent. Equities in the US fluctuated. The greenback strengthened against major peers as the yield on the US 10-year note hit 2.99 percent for the first time since …

Bloomberg Love the currency, hate the stocks. Thanks to a strong exchange rate, clouds are once again gathering over European equities. That’s because the euro’s appreciation to an almost three-year high could mean overseas earnings lose some of their shine after conversion. Each 10 percent gain in the euro trims about 6 percent off earnings per share, Credit Suisse Group …

Bloomberg Bond traders agonizing over the flattening US yield curve got a bit of a break last week. But with a flood of Treasury supply about to hit the market, they’ll have little time to catch their breath. The US will issue a combined $96 billion of two-, five- and seven-year notes this week, the largest slate of fixed-rate coupon …

Bloomberg Money-market traders in the UK may have capitulated, but not the analysts. While currency pundits were jolted by Governor Mark Carney’s surprise hint that a rate increase by the Bank of England next month isn’t a foregone conclusion, they aren’t exactly doing an about-turn on their forecasts. ING Groep NV, Nomura International Plc, Credit Agricole SA, CBA Europe Ltd., …

Bloomberg US stocks edged higher as investors parsed a mixed bag of earnings and energy producers got a boost from rising oil prices. Treasuries fell. The S&P 500 Index gained for a third day, but technology shares were under pressure as IBM Corp. tumbled after posting weak results. Morgan Stanley’s record profit lifted bank shares. Oil surged about 2 percent …

Bloomberg Nasdaq Inc. is reviewing its systems to avoid a repeat of an hours-long shutdown in trading across the Nordic and Baltic markets, which prompted regulators to question its preparedness and forced Sweden to postpone a bond auction. Trading went down on Wednesday morning across the region and didn’t start up after an “errant fire extinguisher system” caused “connectivity issues” …

Bloomberg US stocks rose amid better-than-expected earnings from several industry heavyweights, adding to evidence that the strengthening economy is lifting corporate profits. The S&P 500 Index pushed through its average price for the past 50 days, a level it hasn’t breached in a month. Netflix Inc. surged after subscriber growth topped estimates. Johnson & Johnson and UnitedHealth Group Inc. climbed …

Bloomberg US stocks rallied and Treasuries slid with oil as geopolitical tensions eased and investors turned their attention to corporate results. The S&P 500 Index padded last week’s gain after there was no immediate reprisal to US, France and the UK’s missile attack in Syria and the trade spat cooled. Treasury yields edged to the highest in three weeks, while …

NEW YORK / Reuters The dollar fell broadly on Monday on hopes that a US-led strike on Syria would not escalate, rekindling some appetite for stocks and other risky assets and spurred investors to reduce safe-haven holdings of the greenback. Government data that showed a rebound in US store sales in March failed to lift the dollar which has been …

Bloomberg Oil prices, already at more than three-year highs, may be about to jump further. And, to JPMorgan Chase & Co., crude-related assets are starting to look attractive. Brent oil could spike to $80 a barrel if the US and European Union reimpose sanctions on Iran and as Western powers expand the scope of the Syrian civil war, JPMorgan strategists, …