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EMERGING MARKETS-Tariff confusion weighs on stocks, FX; rand slips after PPI data
South Africa producer inflation at 1.1% y/y in JanuaryShekel up after Hamas ready for talks on 2nd phase of ceasefirePrague stocks at record high MSCI EM stocks down 0.8%, FX down 0.2% at 0940 GMT By Lisa Pauline Mattackal Feb 27 (Reuters) - Indexes tracking emerging market stocks and currencies ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
CEE MARKETS-Currencies hover off highs as rally pauses
PRAGUE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Central European currencies settled off of multi-year or multi-month highs on Thursday, with dollar gains cooling a rally after vague pledges from U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Europe.The Polish zloty, Hungarian forint and Czech crown have all firmed pas...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
BUZZ-COMMENT-Trump's EU tariff threat: advantage to EUR/USD bears?
Feb 27 (Reuters) - EUR/USD bears hope President Donald Trump's threat to impose 25% tariffs on European Union goods exports to the U.S. helps turn the tide for a pair which is currently 3.5% above its early February low.Asked on Wednesday if he has decided on a tariff rate for goods imported to ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
FOREX-Dollar up but Trump's mixed tariff messaging stirs uncertainty
Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs to start in AprilEuro slips as Trump threatens tariffsU.S. economic uncertainty has markets pricing in two Fed rate cuts in 2025Global trade war worries keep pressure on Aussie and kiwiUpdates for early European tradingBy Samuel Indyk and Brigid Riley LONDON, ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
Swiss industry fearful of trade war as sales and exports fall
ZURICH, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Swiss industry sees no signs recovery this year after a tough 2024, a group representing the country's engineering and technical sector said on Thursday, with fears of trade conflicts adding to concerns over weak demand abroad.Sales fell 4.6% and exports were 3.1% lowe...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
