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After months of speculation on whether Shigeru Ishiba would be able to rekindle the bonhomie his predecessor Shinzo Abe had with Donald Trump, the Japanese prime minister has proven he knows how to deliver exactly what the U.S. President wants - and not a moment too soon.

LONDON/JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A historic shake-up of the Middle East is starting to draw international investors, warming to the prospects of relative peace and economic recovery after so much turmoil.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pledge to contain yields on 10-year Treasury notes met some skepticism in the bond market on Thursday, as inflationary pressures and expectations of a widening federal deficit threaten to outweigh efforts to curb borrowing costs.

Central banks around the globe have plenty of room to keep cutting interest rates, and a limited "decoupling" from the U.S. Federal Reserve could continue as it pauses its own policy easing, according to policymakers and analysts.

As the first nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report of 2025 approaches, the Federal Reserve’s rate cut prospects and markets such as gold and U.S. stocks face a critical test. Following unexpectedly strong ADP employment data, will the NFP report show signs of cooling as anticipated?

TradingKey - Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan stated on Thursday that the Fed may need to keep interest rates at their current levels for an extended period unless the labor market weakens significantly.

At its February monetary policy meeting, the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates by 25 bps as expected but warned of a strong inflation rebound in 2025 while lowering its economic growth forecasts. Analysts are divided on whether this rate cut signals a hawkish or dovish stance.

TradingKey - On Wednesday, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield dropped below 4.5% after the U.S. Treasury Department announced plans to maintain its current debt issuance levels for the coming quarters.

TradingKey – Here are today’s key economic events to watch.

TradingKey – Here are today’s key economic events to watch.

Investors looking towards the potential for interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) are studying a variety of incoming data points. One of the many important ones is the JOLTS (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) report for December 2024. That’s scheduled for release on 4th Fed.

TradingKey – Here are today’s key economic events to watch.

Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index and it usually comes out at the end of the following month. So, December 2024’s PCE figure is being released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) next Friday (31 January) before the market opens.

TradingKey – Here are today’s key economic events to watch.

As the US Federal Reserve (Fed) gears up for its first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of 2025 on 29 January, investors are closely watching for clues about the trajectory of interest rates. Here’s what you need to know about the key factors shaping this meeting and what to expect.

TradingKey – Here are today’s key economic events to watch.

TradingKey – Here are today’s key economic events to watch.

Jan 23 (Reuters) - For U.S. publicly traded companies weighing the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order gutting affirmative action measures, the risks go beyond getting hit with a federal probe.

BRUSSELS/LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A second U.S. withdrawal from the world's primary climate pact will have a bigger impact - in the U.S. and globally - than the country's first retreat in 2017, analysts and diplomats told Reuters.

Under the long-term influence of the three arrows of Abenomics and the diminishing impact of the pandemic, Japan's economy has entered a recovery phase (excluding 2024). The emergence of inflation and a significant rise in wages, driven by the 2024 Shuntō wage negotiations, prompted the BOJ...