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  Bloomberg Representative Kevin McCarthy’s chances of becoming House speaker remained in doubt hours before Republicans formally take control of the chamber. With Republicans holding only a slender majority when the new Congress convenes, McCarthy can’t lose more than four GOP votes in his bid for speaker, and at least 14 Republicans still hadn’t promised their support. Some of his ...

Bloomberg The yen advanced to a six-month high versus the dollar as Japan’s decision to raise its bond-yield cap last month stoked bets the nation may tighten policy even more. The currency appreciated as much as 0.8% to 129.79 per dollar, surpassing the level of 130.41 set in August, and reaching the strongest since June. Gains were exacerbated due to ...

  Bloomberg Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong said the central bank will do its best to coordinate policy with the government to ensure the economy has a soft landing at a time when the country faces an array of headwinds from falling exports to a weakening property market. The BOK will monitor financial and foreign exchange markets closely ...

Bloomberg The dollar posted gains against nearly all its major peers as trading kicked off in 2023 after a seasonal holiday lull. Only the Japanese yen proved stronger than the greenback among Group-of-10 currencies, with the pound, euro and Swiss franc falling sharply. That saw the Bloomberg dollar spot index climb as much as 0.9%, putting it on track for ...

  Bloomberg The Swiss National Bank (SNB) made its first significant reduction of other currencies in more than a decade to shore up the franc as a firewall against imported inflation. The central bank cut its holdings of other foreign exchange by 739 million francs ($800 million) in the third quarter, following a 5 million-franc drop in the previous three-month ...

  Bloomberg The race to be Southeast Asia’s best-performing currency in 2023 looks like being between the Thai baht and Singapore dollar. The baht is set to be powered by an influx in Chinese tourists after the mainland rescinded most of its Covid controls over the past month, paving the way for a recovery in outbound travel. The mainland is ...

  Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co nabbed a spot among the top 10 advisers on mergers and acquisitions last year, a first for the firm as it ramps up its investment bank under Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf. The bank ranked eighth in 2022, more than tripling its market share from the prior year and pulling off an increase in ...

  Bloomberg After the biggest loss for 60/40 portfolios since the global financial crisis, better days may lie ahead for the trillion-dollar complex of balanced investment strategies. Amid optimism that inflation has peaked, more than 60% of 610 respondents to the latest MLIV Pulse survey are betting stocks and bonds will move in opposite directions this year — re-establishing a ...

  Bloomberg US futures rise with stocks as signs of China’s recovery and resilience in Europe stoked optimism about the global economy. Treasuries and the dollar also gained. Contracts on all three major US gauges gained more than 1%, signalling a strong start to the first day of trading on Wall Street this year. Tesla Inc. dropped 4.1% in premarket ...

  Bloomberg International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that the global economy faces “a tough year, tougher than the year we leave behind.” “We expect one-third of the world economy to be in recession,” Georgieva told CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ in an interview aired January 1. “Why? Because the three big economies — US, EU, China — ...