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ReutersFri, Dec 19
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs
ReutersFri, Dec 19
QUOTES-What Russian President Putin said at end-of-year press conference
ReutersFri, Dec 19
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq set to open higher, Nike weighs on Dow futures
ReutersFri, Dec 19
FACTBOX-Most global brokerages expect two more Fed rate cuts in 2026
ReutersFri, Dec 19
ANALYSIS-US coffee drinkers face higher prices even after Trump's tariff reset
ReutersFri, Dec 19
Redwire up after KeyBanc starts with 'sector weight' rating
Economic Indicator
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield climbs
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt climbed. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.1% lower at C$1.3782 to the greenback, or 72.56 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3771 to 1.3801.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR r...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Economic Indicator
QUOTES-What Russian President Putin said at end-of-year press conference
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual end-of-year press conference on Friday.Below are some of his comments. He spoke in Russian and his words were translated by Reuters.ON UKRAINE PEACE TALKS "So far, we don't really see such readiness (from Ukraine)...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq set to open higher, Nike weighs on Dow futures
Nike slides as Q2 gross margins dropOracle up as ByteDance agrees deal on TikTok US app Futures: S&P up 0.06%, Nasdaq up 0.20%, Dow down 0.03%By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan Dec 19 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were poised for modest opening gains on Friday, as technology stoc...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Economic Indicator
FACTBOX-Most global brokerages expect two more Fed rate cuts in 2026
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Most top global brokerages are predicting two rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve totaling 50 basis points in 2026, but have varied expectations on the timings, given the central bank's caution for a pause in the near term.Earlier this month, a sharply divided Fed trimmed po...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Commodities
ANALYSIS-US coffee drinkers face higher prices even after Trump's tariff reset
Tariff costs still trickling through supply chains, experts sayNine-month lag for raw bean prices to filter through to storesLag leaves Trump with fewer levers to pull ahead of midtermsBy May Angel and Alexander Marrow LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. coffee lovers hoping President Donald Trump...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
Redwire up after KeyBanc starts with 'sector weight' rating
Shares of space infrastructure firm Redwire RDW.N up 4.9% at $7.37 premarket after KeyBanc initiates coverage with “sector weight” ratingBrokerage says that after its $925 mln Edge Autonomy acquisition, RDW is moving beyond space infrastructure into defense technology and Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UA...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Other
Pentagon says it fails eighth audit, targets 2028 to pass
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - For the eighth year in a row, the Pentagon has failed an annual audit, the Department of Defense said on Friday, continuing a pattern of financial accountability problems that have drawn bipartisan criticism and emerged as a campaign issue. The Pent...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
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AI boom drives data-center dealmaking to record high, says report
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Global data-center dealmaking surged to a record high through November this year, driven by an insatiable demand for computing infrastructure to meet the boom in artificial intelligence usage. Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence showed that there were more than 100 data c...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Other
Vci Global Expands Into Energy Infrastructure With Up To 250Mw Solar Initiative
Dec 19 (Reuters) - VCI Global Ltd VCIG.O:VCI GLOBAL EXPANDS UPSTREAM INTO ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH UP TO 250MW SOLAR INITIATIVE POSITIONED TO SUPPLY AI DATA CENTRES IN MALAYSIAVCI GLOBAL LTD - PROJECT VALUED AT $200 TO $300 MILLION UPON FULL DEVELOPMENTReuters
Fri, Dec 19
Economic Indicator
Canada October retail sales down 0.2%; seen up 1.2% in November
OTTAWA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales fell by 0.2% in October from September to C$69.44 billion ($50.40 billion), on lower sales at food and beverage retailers, Statistics Canada said on Friday. In October, sales were down in four of the nine subsectors, representing 41.6% of retail sales...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
Stocks
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Fri, Dec 19
Economic Indicator
Fed's Williams doesn't see urgent need to cut interest rates again, in CNBC interview
By Michael S. DerbyDec 19 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Friday that he did not see any imminent need to follow last week’s interest rate cut with another easing.In a CNBC interview, the Fed official said he did not have a “sense of urgency” to lower rates,...Reuters
Fri, Dec 19
