Marketmind: Hawk-eyed

Marketmind: Hawk-eyed

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have hunkered down with their risk-off hat on, after a central bank bonanza this week (that’s seven central banks on Thursday and the Fed on Wednesday, for those counting) made it clear that interest rates will go up in 2023…

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U.S. Senate Passes Record $858 Billion Defense Act, Sending Bill To Biden

U.S. Senate Passes Record $858 Billion Defense Act, Sending Bill To Biden

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a record $858 billion in annual defense spending, $45 billion more than proposed by President Joe Biden, and rescinding the military’s COVID vaccine mandate. Senators supported the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual must-pass bill setting policy for the Pentagon,…

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Foreign investors cut Chinese bonds for 10th straight month in Nov

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Foreign investors continued to offload holdings in China’s onshore bonds for a 10th straight month in November, although some market watchers expect the outflow pressure to ease soon. Foreign holdings of yuan-denominated bonds traded on China’s interbank market stood at 3.33 trillion yuan ($477.3 billion) at end-November, down from 3.38 trillion yuan…

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Aurizon To Sell ECR Unit For $285 Million To Ease Competition Concerns

Aurizon To Sell ECR Unit For $285 Million To Ease Competition Concerns

(Reuters) – Aurizon Holdings, Australia’s largest rail freight operator, said on Friday it will sell its East Coast Rail (ECR) business to Magnetic Rail Group for A$425 million ($284.71 million) in cash. Aurizon said in a statement the sale was in accordance with its agreement with the country’s competition regulator, following its $1.75 billion acquisition…

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Southwest Airlines Customer Service Employees Approve New Labor Deal

Southwest Airlines Customer Service Employees Approve New Labor Deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines customer service employees overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement that includes an immediate 13.1% wage increase, the IAM union said on Thursday. The agreement covers 8,300 customer representatives and service agents and includes a 25.1% general wage increase over four years which IAM said will put its members at the top of the…

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