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  • Oil Prices Rise As China Optimism Grows Ahead of Lunar New Year

    Oil Prices Rise As China Optimism Grows Ahead of Lunar New Year0

    Oil prices rose further on Friday, and were set to end the week higher as optimism over an eventual recovery in Chinese demand this year largely offset fears that a global economic slowdown will dent crude markets. Markets are betting on a strong boost to the Chinese economy from the week-long Lunar New Year holiday,

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  • China Q4 GDP Slows on COVID Woes, But Beats Expectations

    China Q4 GDP Slows on COVID Woes, But Beats Expectations0

    The Chinese economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2022, data showed on Tuesday, as disruptions caused by the country’s now relaxed zero-COVID policy weighed heavily on business activity, although the reading still beat expectations. Chinese gross domestic product (GPD) grew at an annualized rate of 2.9% in the three months

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  • European Stock Futures Higher; U.K. GDP Grows in November

    European Stock Futures Higher; U.K. GDP Grows in November0

    European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher Friday, with investors focusing on a deluge of important economic data, including U.K. growth data for November, as well as earnings from the U.S. banking sector. At 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.1% higher, CAC 40 futures in France climbed

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  • Dollar Down as Fed Minutes, U.S. Data Weighs

    Dollar Down as Fed Minutes, U.S. Data Weighs0

    The U.S. dollar fell across the board on Wednesday, after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s November meeting showed that most policymakers at the central bank agreed it would soon be appropriate to slow the pace of interest rate hikes. The readout of the Nov. 1-2 meeting, at which the Fed raised its key rate by

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  • Gold Prices Creep Higher as USD Retreats, Hawkish Fed Caps Gains

    Gold Prices Creep Higher as USD Retreats, Hawkish Fed Caps Gains0

    • Gold
    • October 19, 2022

    Gold prices rose slightly on Wednesday, extending mild gains into a third session as pressure from the dollar abated, although hawkish signals from Federal Reserve officials prevented further gains Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,653.49 an ounce, while gold futures rose 0.2% to $1,658.90 an ounce by 19:20 ET (23:20 GMT). Both instruments spent a

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