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US futures wilt against Federal Reserve caution, rising yields

  Bloomberg US stock futures declined on Monday and Treasury yields rose as a cautious tone from a Fed speaker tempered some of the ebullience that inflation may have peaked. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, typically more sensitive to interest rates, slipped 0.7% while those on the S&P 500 dropped 0.4%. Losses in New York premarket trading were concentrated ...

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World-beating India stocks cement haven status with new record

Bloomberg Having emerged as a safe haven amid this year’s global equity rout, Indian stocks look poised to extend their lead over world peers and finish 2022 on a high. A return of foreign investors is bolstering the market, where the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index rise to an all-time high as risk assets rejoiced over a softer US inflation ...

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Food import costs globally to reach $2 trillion this year: FAO

Rome / WAM Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a report. The new forecast of $1.94 trillion would represent an all-time high and a 10 percent increase over the record level of 2021. However, the pace of increase is ...

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