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China seeks to curb relentless yuan gains with surprise fix

  Bloomberg China’s central bank took further steps to limit the yuan’s strength, a day after policy makers made their most substantial move yet to rein in the currency’s surge against the dollar. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set its daily yuan fixing at the weakest relative to estimates since Bloomberg began publishing the forecasts in 2018. The fixing ...

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Europe stocks, US futures up before central banks meet

  Bloomberg European stocks and US futures rise on Monday as traders prepared for a wave of central bank decisions this week amid concerns about economic risks from the omicron virus variant. Miners led an advance in Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index as the price of iron ore jumped on expectations that China will move to increase the stimulus next year. ...

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Stock-market bravado tested as bonds flash Fed policy danger

  Bloomberg The fastest inflation print in nearly 40 years is rattling nerves on Wall Street where economically sensitive trades are hitched to an ultra-accommodative Federal Reserve. The spread between five- and 30-year Treasury yields has narrowed relentlessly this quarter, with that curve now near the flattest since March 2020. It’s a sign bond traders are betting faster rate hikes ...

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