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Cedi jumps as Ghana $11b debt rehaul advances

  Bloomberg Ghana’s currency surged as much as 3.1% against the dollar after the government said that it had received support from more than 80% of bondholders to restructure its local-currency debt. The cedi was trading 1.3% stronger, heading for the biggest gain in almost three weeks. It’s still the worst-performing currency tracked by Bloomberg after the Lebanese and Egyptian ...

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Stocks edge higher before key US inflation data; Bitcoin rises

  Bloomberg European stocks advanced and Wall Street equity futures were little changed in the build up to key US inflation data, after a drop in wage-growth expectations eased some of the concern over rising prices. Gains in European telecommunications and travel and leisure shares helped push the Stoxx 600 index 0.4% higher. Vodafone Group Plc shares rose after Liberty ...

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Hong Kong dollar hits weak end of band

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought local dollars to defend its peg to the greenback for the first time since November, as a slump in bank borrowing costs made shorting the city’s currency a popular trade. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) purchased HK$4.2 billion ($538 million) worth of local dollars. The operation will reduce the city’s aggregate ...

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