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Real rates reversal hitting big trades including gold, Nasdaq

Bloomberg Rising real yields are throwing cold water on the rally their historic plunge stoked. Real interest rates — which strip out the effects of inflation — rose by the most in a month Friday after a stronger-than-forecast July jobs report. The lurch higher from record-low negative levels helped send technology shares and gold lower, while the Bloomberg Dollar Spot …

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Oil drilling drops to 15-year low with shale in full retreat

Bloomberg Drillers cut exploration in US oil fields to a 15-year low as billions of barrels from old discoveries became worthless and explorers abandoned growth plans. The number of active oil rigs in the US fell by four to 176, the lowest since 2005, according to Baker Hughes Co. data. Energy companies have been parking rigs on an almost uninterrupted …

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