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RBNZ: Inflation expectations key to rate-hike pace

Bloomberg New Zealand’s central bank will be closely watching inflation expectations to determine whether it needs to raise interest rates at a faster pace, Assistant Governor Christian Hawkesby said. “Inflation expectations are going to be absolutely key for us,” Hawkesby said in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Wellington. “There are things that could make us go faster, and I ...

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Stocks rebound, bonds dip as Omicron turmoil eases

Bloomberg Stocks in Europe rebounded and US equity futures rose along with Treasury yields as a semblance of calm returned to global markets while investors reconsidered their worst-case scenarios for the omicron coronavirus strain. The Stoxx Europe 600 index jumped more than 1%, recovering some of their worst drop in more than a year, with travel and energy stocks leading ...

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Markets face weeks of uncertainty in wait for virus answers

Bloomberg The fate of global markets now depends at least in part on laboratories around the world probing the omicron Covid-19 strain, potentially leaving investors with weeks of uncertainty in the wait for answers. The variant detected in Africa is described as highly worrying and international travel bans are proliferating. Scientists are analysing whether it can evade inoculations and the ...

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