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  • UniCredit Hikes Payout Goal By 40% After Record Rofit

    UniCredit Hikes Payout Goal By 40% After Record Rofit0

    UniCredit pledged on Tuesday to return 5.25 billion euros ($5.69 billion) to investors based on its 2022 results after posting a record quarterly profit, as CEO Andrea Orcel works to meet his ambitious payout plans. Orcel, who has focused UniCredit on capital light businesses to maximise returns since taking over in April 2021, expressed confidence

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  • Asia FX Muted, Dollar Steadies As Fed Meeting Looms

    Asia FX Muted, Dollar Steadies As Fed Meeting Looms0

    Most Asian currencies moved little on Tuesday, while the dollar retained recent gains as caution kicked in ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week, with any signals on U.S. monetary policy squarely in focus. But most Asian units were set for strong gains in January amid expectations that the Fed will slow its pace

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  • Oil prices Tread Water As Markets Weigh China Recovery, Fed Caution

    Oil prices Tread Water As Markets Weigh China Recovery, Fed Caution0

    Oil prices were muted in early trade on Tuesday as optimism over better-than-expected economic data from China was offset by caution over an upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and an OPEC decision on production. Chinese business activity grew more than expected in January, government data showed, indicating that the country’s economy was clearly on a path

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  • Rising Interest Rates Have a Sting in The Tail For Europe’s Banks

    Rising Interest Rates Have a Sting in The Tail For Europe’s Banks0

    Rising borrowing costs are giving a long-awaited lift to Europe’s beleaguered banks, but they come with a sting in the tail. Last year central banks ended a decade of rock-bottom interest rates as the U.S. Federal Reserve and then the European Central Bank moved towards tightening. Two of Europe’s big corporate and mortgage lenders, Sweden’s

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  • Asian Stocks Sink As Fed Week Begins, China Reopens Strong

    Asian Stocks Sink As Fed Week Begins, China Reopens Strong0

    Most Asian stock markets sank on Monday as caution kicked in ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and key economic data this week, while Chinese shares rose sharply as they resumed trade after a week-long holiday. China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes rose 1.2% and 0.7%, respectively, with markets betting that the

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  • Chinese Stocks Surge After Week-Long Holiday

    Chinese Stocks Surge After Week-Long Holiday0

    Chinese stock markets rose sharply on Monday as they resumed trade after the Lunar New Year holiday, while a commitment from the government to boost spending and support economic growth also aided sentiment. The Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index rose 1.3%, while the Shanghai Composite index added 0.6%, with most sectors trading positively. Automobile and

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