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Stocks near record highs as bonds slip before Fed

Bloomberg US equities were little changed on Wednesday while Treasuries slipped as investors prepared for the latest Federal Reserve meeting to conclude, with anticipation growing that policy makers will signal a readiness to lower rates. The three main US stock gauges drifted alongside the dollar, while the Stoxx Europe 600 was also little changed. Earlier, shares in Asia rallied, tracking ...

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‘Libra coin a long way from launch’

Bloomberg Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company’s planned cryptocurrency coin, Libra, is a “long way from launch.” The social-media giant unveiled plans for a new global financial system based on a so-called stablecoin — a digital currency that’s supported by established government-backed currencies and securities. The project, more than a year in the making and including ...

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Emerging-market currencies offer best value, says Pimco

Bloomberg Emerging-market currencies offer some of the best value as an eight-year run of dollar strength is “close to the end,” according to Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco). “We like to be long a number of those,” Gene Frieda, a Pimco strategist in London, said. Slowing US growth will finally put a dent in the greenback, while counterparts in the ...

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