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Short sellers may lift market as they try to protect gains

Bloomberg It is fair to say that short sellers have won this round. These investors, who typically bet on the price of an equity or asset going down, have made a killing amid the broader selloff that has roiled US financial markets for the past month. The time has now come to protect those profits before stocks start potentially rebounding. ...

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Dollar crunch raises red flags in Asia debt market

Bloomberg As the shortage of dollars sweeps the globe, cracks are starting to show up in Asia’s emerging markets, despite the hefty foreign-reserve cushions built up over the years. The squeeze on US currency is putting pressure on emerging Asia debt. Southeast Asian and Indian government and corporate payments are set to jump 67% in 2022 to $41.9 billion, according ...

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ECB sees high demand for cash since Oct 2008

Bloomberg The amount of cash circulating in the euro area increased last week by the most since October 2008, in the latest sign that the coronavirus pandemic has sparked the biggest economic crunch at least since the global financial crisis. Cash jumped by almost 19 billion euros ($20 billion), according to European Central Bank data. The ECB’s total balance sheet ...

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