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TREASURIES-US yields rise for 2nd day amid policy uncertainty from new administration
Jobless claims rise in latest weekUS rate futures price in 39 bps of easing 2025Fed likely to resume rate cuts in JuneBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields advanced on Thursday, rising for a second straight session, as investors continued to sell government...Reuters
Thu, Jan 23
Canada: Goods spending got a major boost from car sales in Q4 – National Bank of Canada
November's retail sales report was rather disappointing. Not only did good spending stagnate over the month but, as prices rose, this translated into a 0.4% decline in sales volumes, NBC ecnomists report.Fxstreet
Thu, Jan 23
Canada November retail sales flat; likely up 1.6% in December
Retail sales drop across six out of nine subsectorsConsumers purchase less of food, beverage, furnitureEconomists see November sales numbers as temporaryAdds economist comments in paragraphs 8,9, rate cut bets and currency in paragraphs 10, 11By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Canada&...Reuters
Thu, Jan 23
Mexico headline inflation in early January beats expectations, slides below 4%
Adds factors for price data in paragraph 4, economist comments in paragraphs 7, 10-11 Jan 23 (Reuters) - Mexico's annual inflation rate slowed to its lowest level in almost four years in the first half of January, official data showed on Thursday, a price level likely to encourage the central...Reuters
Thu, Jan 23
Why President Johnson signed the executive order in 1965 that Trump rescinded
By Heather Timmons WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected to sign the Voting Rights Act shortly. The hard-fought legislation, crafted aft...Reuters
Thu, Jan 23
US weekly jobless claims increase marginally
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week, suggesting that solid job growth likely continued in January. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 223,000 for the we...Reuters
Thu, Jan 23
UK's Reeves promises changes in March if needed to meet budget rules
Reeves may cut spending rather than raise taxesUK bond yields align with global trends, not UK-specificReeves emphasises growth-focused regulation, cites Bank of England's actionsAdds comments from Reeves on regulators in paragraphs 12-16By Alexander Smith DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters)...Reuters
Thu, Jan 23
Turkey cenbank cuts rates by 250 points to 45% as expected
Easing cycle began in DecemberBank sees temporary inflation rise in JanuaryAmundi says disinflationary forces create opportunityAdds investor comment, graphicBy Ezgi Erkoyun and Libby George ISTANBUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank cut its key interest rate by 250 basis points to 45...Reuters
Thu, Jan 23
