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Earnings whipsaw US stocks; Treasuries rise

Bloomberg The latest batch of corporate earnings whipsawed US stocks as investors sought clues on the strength of the economy after a likely slowdown in the first quarter. The 10-year Treasury yield pushed above 2.6 percent. The S&P 500 Index erased early gains, with healthcare shares again under pressure as concerns mount over potential policy changes. Netflix Inc advanced even ...

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Malaysian ringgit reels after index, fund

Bloomberg It was a one-two punch that’s turned the Malaysian ringgit into Asia’s worst performer this month. FTSE Russell said it may drop Malaysian debt from the FTSE World Government Bond Index because of concern about market liquidity, roiling the nation’s currency and bonds. And less than two weeks ago, Norway said its sovereign wealth fund will cut emerging-market debt ...

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Powell adopts whites-of-the-eyes inflation stance Yellen shunned

Bloomberg Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues have made an important shift in their strategy for dealing with inflation in a prelude to what could be a more radical change next year. The central bank has backed off the interest-rate hikes it had been delivering to avoid a potentially dangerous rise in inflation that economic theory says could ...

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