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US equity futures fluctuate, bonds steady on FOMC day

Bloomberg US equity futures fluctuated as investors turned cautious before a policy decision from the Federal Reserve. Oil extended a powerful rally and Treasuries were steady. Contracts on the S&P 500 index drifted between modest losses and gains after the underlying gauge snapped a three-day winning streak amid weakness in technology and real estate. Chemical producers led a small advance ...

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Oil rises to highest since 2018 as traders see further rally

Bloomberg Oil climbed as a chorus of prominent traders in the crude market said prices will continue to rise after a nearly 50% rally so far this year. Futures in New York advanced as much as 1.6% on Tuesday to the highest intraday level since 2018. At the FT Commodities Global summit, Glencore Plc and Vitol Group both said they ...

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US talking to China on Boeing 737 Max nod

Bloomberg The Biden administration is engaging with China in an effort to win approval for Boeing Co’s 737 Max planes, which remain banned in the country even as other jurisdictions have reauthorised it following crashes. “We’re absolutely working on it,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview on Tuesday with Bloomberg Television’s David Westin. “China’s a big market, and ...

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EU’s landmark bond sale wins $130 billion in orders

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) drummed up 107 billion euros ($130 billion) of orders for its debut bond sale under the recovery fund, the first sign that investor appetite is robust for the AAA-rated securities. Danske Bank A/S and ABN Amro Bank NV expect the EU to raise 10 billion euros or more from the sale of 10-year debt, with ...

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Nordea caps flows into $10 billion ESG fund as demand soars

Bloomberg Nordea Asset Management says it’s trying to slow the flow of cash into its global climate fund amid seemingly insatiable demand for clean assets. To “protect the interests of all shareholders and to ensure the continued efficient management of the fund,” Nordea plans to cap daily subscriptions and conversions at 1 million euros, effective June 25, it said on. ...

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Central banker favours June liftoff for Czech interest rates

Bloomberg The Czech Republic should kick off interest-rate increases this month to prevent the factors driving global inflation from sending consumer prices spiralling out of control, central banker Tomas Holub said. The country is among a handful of EU states taking a hawkish stance in debate over whether surging inflation is temporary and outside of central banks’ influence or a ...

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BofA reshuffles global natural resources team

Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) has made a number of changes to the leadership of its natural resources unit in Europe and North America. The bank has named Maria Garijo del Cura and James Sleeman co-heads of Europe, Middle East and Africa natural resources investment banking, based in London, according to an internal memo from Ray Wood, the bank’s ...

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Nigeria taps StanChart to replace China loans for rail projects

Bloomberg Nigeria’s government is in talks with Standard Chartered Plc (StanChart) about arranging funding for two rail projects expected to cost as much as $14.4 billion, replacing earlier plans to source the loans from Chinese banks, Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi said. President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the London-based lender are discussing financing for the upgrade of a narrow-gauge track in ...

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ECB officials warn of inflation risk

Bloomberg Some European Central Bank (ECB) officials issued warnings about higher rates of inflation, just a day after agreeing to keep monetary stimulus flowing at an accelerated pace through the summer. Austrian Governor Robert Holzmann went so far as to say that if euro-area price growth exceeds 3%, then policy makers would need to consider acting. He said the possibility ...

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Treasuries signal calm before FOMC; futures little changed

Bloomberg Treasuries climbed Tuesday while US equity futures were little changed, with markets appearing unruffled ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting. Contracts on the S&P 500 index pared an early gain after the underlying gauge hit another record. European equities were led higher by chemical firms, while Asian stocks were mixed. The 10-year Treasury yield pulled back under 1.5%, ...

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