Morning Bid: 2024 bull run in home stretch, China ‘data dump’ eyed
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asia kicks off the final full trading week of 2024 with the monthly ‘China data dump’…
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UniCredit CEO says $10.5 billion Banco BPM bid is fair as offer becomes binding
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit on Friday filed its buyout offer for rival Banco BPM with Italy’s market regulator, and CEO Andrea Orcel said the price was adequate. The…
W Africa bloc offers junta-led states six months to rethink exit
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have a six-month grace period after their scheduled exit from West Africa’s main political and economic group next…
Could iDEGEN benefit as another $1 trillion is deployed in AI?
Artificial intelligence tailwinds have already pushed the “Magnificent 7” to new highs, helping more broadly the S&P 500 to hit record levels, still, Lisa Thomas of TD Cowen says “It’s…
Italy’s Meloni pledges financial discipline as parliament debates budget
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she would lead the government responsibly until the end of its mandate as parliament debates a…
Israel’s inflation slips to 4-month low of 3.4% in November
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s inflation dipped in November, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Sunday, but staying above target and likely not enough to…
Top 5 things to watch in markets in the week ahead
Investing.com — The end of the year is coming into view but before then the Fed will deliver its final policy decision for 2024, along with the Bank of Japan…
How consumers and business might be impacted by potentially sweeping tariffs
Investing.com — The introduction of potentially sweeping tariffs could significantly reshape the economic landscape for both consumers and businesses, as flagged by analysts at Yardeni Research. These measures, often presented…
TD Cowen 2025 view: Breaking down AI’s impact on multiple levels
Investing.com — Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is expected to profoundly transform the global economy in the coming years, with the U.S. at the forefront. In a recent extensive report, TD…
Analysis-Macron has a new prime minister but the same old problems
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France’s new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase subsidies for private schools led…