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Mastercard says card spending slows in Q4

  Bloomberg Mastercard Inc. dropped after warning revenue growth would slow even faster than expected this quarter, stoking fears that inflation has put a damper on consumer spending. The payments giant said spending on its cards increased 11% to $1.73 trillion in the fourth quarter, missing the $1.77 trillion average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The company also warned ...

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South Africa slows pace of rate hikes

  Bloomberg South Africa’s central bank slowed the pace of interest-rate hikes as it slashed its economic-growth forecast for this year and warned of continuing risks to the inflation outlook. The monetary policy committee increased the benchmark interest rate to 7.25% from 7%, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said at a briefing in Pretoria. Only six of 21 economists surveyed by Bloomberg ...

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Deutsche Bank fund unit doubles down on ETF target

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG’s investment arm said it won’t walk away from a goal of becoming Europe’s second-biggest ETF provider, after an analysis showed it was among the few in the industry to lose client cash in 2022. DWS Group, which remains the subject of US and German investigations into alleged greenwashing, saw a decline in its European market ...

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