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Oil jumps on supply bets as Treasury yield tops 3 percent

Bloomberg Oil rallied after President Donald Trump’s decision to walk away from a nuclear deal with Iran, while the dollar slipped and 10-year Treasury yields topped 3 percent ahead of a key bond auction. US stock indexes edged higher. Energy shares advanced after West Texas oil reversed Tuesday’s slump to trade above $71 per barrel as the market came to …

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BlackRock eyes spare change with bet on small-time investors

Bloomberg BlackRock Inc., already sitting on a mountain of assets, is turning its attention to a much smaller market — your pocket change. The $6.3 trillion money manager said it became an anchor investor in Acorns, an app that allows rookie investors to put spare change from everyday purchases into diversified exchange-traded fund portfolios, according to a news release on …

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Oil surges to three-year high as Trump tells buyers to cut back on Iranian crude

Bloomberg Oil rose to a three-year high after the US told buyers of Iranian crude they have six months to curb their purchases or face tough penalties. While the full impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal is still unclear, the re-imposition of far-reaching sanctions is expected to start reducing shipments from the Middle East’s …

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Wall Street’s quest for China supremacy takes political turn

Bloomberg International politics are looming large over the race among global investment banks to secure coveted permits for taking majority stakes in Chinese securities joint ventures. Switzerland’s UBS Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. of Japan in the past week became the first to apply for permission to buy 51 percent stakes in local securities JVs. Both banks acted after …

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Deutsche Bank mulls US cuts hitting 20% of staff

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is considering a sweeping restructuring in the US that could result in the firm cutting about 20 percent of staff in the region, according to people briefed on the matter. The bank is nearing a decision and the final reductions may end up lower, one of the people said, asking not to be identified because the …

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Ireland gets central bank payment of over $2bn

Bloomberg The Irish state received a payment outstripping last year’s 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion) from the country’s Central Bank, according to a person familiar with the matter. The payment flowed from the Central Bank’s earnings for 2017, said the person who asked not to be named as the information is private. Details of the latest payment will be published …

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Overseas loans get cheaper for India banks

Bloomberg India’s banks are getting syndicated loans at razor-thin interest rates from international lenders amid signs the country is moving towards cleaning up $210 billion of non-performing assets. Axis Bank Ltd, IndusInd Bank Ltd, State Bank of India and Yes Bank Ltd are among those reaping the benefits of cheaper funds as confidence in the world’s fastest-growing major economy increases. …

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RBNZ governor set to steal the show in monetary policy debut

Bloomberg Rarely has a New Zealand interest-rate decision been more keenly awaited when there’s no change of rates in sight. Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr delivers his first Monetary Policy Statement on Thursday and is expected to keep borrowing costs at a record low. Yet there’s considerable interest in how Orr will present the policy outlook. Since taking the RBNZ’s …

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