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CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar unchanged, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar was unchanged against the greenback on Friday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading is unchanged at C$1.4488 to the greenback, or 69.02 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4432 to 1.451.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10Y...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Forex
POLL-Russia's 2025 inflation seen exceeding official forecast again
reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=RUGDPYAP Poll dataRussia's inflation seen at a median of 6.8% in 2025Russia's 2025 GDP growth seen at 1.7%Russia's central bank seen keeping rates on hold in FebBy Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb BryanskiMOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reu...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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New leaders in Brazil’s Congress unlikely to bring respite for a struggling Lula
Motta and Alcolumbre expected to control large share of federal budget spendingLula faces declining approval ratings amid budget control issuesBy Ricardo Brito BRASÍLIA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is bracing for another two years of struggle with the nation’s...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Commodities
OPEC+ unlikely to change output policy when panel meets on Monday, sources say
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Olesya Astakhova LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - OPEC+ is unlikely to alter existing plans to raise output gradually when it meets on Monday, delegates from the producer group told Reuters, despite U.S. President Donald Trump urging OPEC and its de facto leader Saudi Arabia to bri...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Commodities
French PM Bayrou's budget bill moves ahead as lawmakers strike deal on text
Lawmakers' panel reaches deal on text of draft budget Government more likely to survive any no-confidence motionLeft and far-right send positive signalsRecasts with deal being struckBy Dominique Vidalon and Michel RosePARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A panel of French lawmakers on Friday agreed on the ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Sweden's Autoliv expects geopolitics, tariffs to spell tough year for autos
Expects full-year adjusted operating margin of 10%-10.5% Q4 adjusted operating margin slightly beat estimatesGeopolitical risks, tariffs make predictions difficultCEO says tariffs will ultimately mean more expensive cars Adds tariff context, CEO comments, margin forecast from paragraph 6By Anna Cha...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Economic Indicator
US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. labor costs rose marginally in the fourth quarter, offering some comfort to Federal Reserve officials after progress lowering inflation stalled at the end of 2024.The employment cost index (ECI), the broadest measure of labor costs, gained 0.9% last quarter after ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
Here's Why Shares in Aehr Test Systems Fell This Week
Shares in semiconductor testing equipment company Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) slumped by 8.6% in the week to Friday morning. The move came as the market digested the news of Chinese start-up DeepSeek's release of its updated artificial intelligence (AI) models.Why it matters to Aehr Test System...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
NYSE CONTENT ADVISORY: PRE-MARKET UPDATE FOR JANUARY 31st
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is proud to offer a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today's NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. jwplayer.key="3Fznr2BGJZtpwZmA+81lm048ks6+0NjLX...PR Newswire
Jan 31, 2025
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LATAM Airlines expects mitigation measures amid Gol-Azul tie-up talks
Adds background, LATAM CEO quote, earnings details in paragraphs 4-10 SAO PAULO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines LTM.SN said on Friday it was still too early to discuss potential impacts of a planned merger between its two largest rivals in top market Brazil, but voiced trust in antitrust watch...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Economic Indicator
Canada's GDP contracts by 0.2% in November, likely rebounded following month
Economic contraction led by mining, transportationGrowth likely to bounce back to 0.2% in DecemberAnnualized fourth-quarter growth expected to be 1.8%, Statscan saidAdds currency market bets on interest rates, Canadian dollar reaction in paragraphs 5-6By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Jan 31 (Reuters) ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
BUZZ-Atlas Energy slips after acqusition-related equity offering
** Shares of Atlas Energy Solutions AESI.N down 3.1% premarket at $24.25 after overnight follow-on offering priced ** Austin, Texas-based sand/proppant supplier late Thurs sold 11.5 mln shares at $23 for total raise of $264.5 mln ** Offering size increased form 10 mln shares, priced at 8....Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Other
Mexico's Sheinbaum awaits US tariff deadline with 'cool head'
MEXICO CITY, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will wait with a cool head for a decision from the United States, she said on Friday, ahead of a Saturday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports."We will always defend t...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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CORRECTED-Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO, White House official says
Fixes name in first paragraph to HuangWASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang at the White House on Friday, a White House official said on the condition of anonymity.Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Skating-Tight-knit US skating community mourns 'bright future' after loss of young stars
By Amy Tennery and Lori EwingNEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - In one of his last TikTok posts before boarding a doomed flight to Washington, 16-year-old Spencer Lane shared with his 47,000 followers a video of a silky smooth triple toe loop he nailed at U.S. National Development Camp in Wichita.It was t...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
WW Grainger sees 2025 profit, revenue below estimates on weak demand
Jan 31 - Industrial maintenance and safety products supplier WW Grainger GWW.N on Friday forecast annual profit and revenue below Wall Street expectations, after missing the estimates for fourth-quarter results, citing a muted demand environment. Shares of the company, which provides tools and indus...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Stocks
AppFolio Beats on Revenue but EPS Misses
AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF), a provider of cloud-based software solutions for the real estate industry, recently released its financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2024. The most significant news from the earnings release was the company's revenue exceeding expectations, coming in ...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
Economic Indicator
Traders bet Fed's next rate cut will wait until June
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Traders on Friday kept bets that the Federal Reserve will wait until June to resume interest rate cuts, after government data showed inflation by the U.S. central bank's targeted measure ticked up to 2.6% in December, as economists had expected. After the inflation report, rel...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
