Investors look past US tech sector as uncertain environment clouds outlook

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Divya Chowdhury MUMBAI (Reuters) – Investors are looking beyond the U.S. technology sector’s bounceback this year for longer-term returns, as higher interest rates and an uncertain macroeconomic picture could present further headwinds, fund managers and strategists said. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has jumped 21% this year, more than doubling the…

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Mexican peso to stay strong despite end of cenbank tightening cycle – analysts

By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican peso could remain the top performer among major global currencies in the coming weeks, despite Mexico’s central bank choosing to halt a nearly two-year rate-hike cycle, analysts said. The currency traded at 17.40 per dollar this week, its strongest in seven years, and experts believe the…

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U.S. FDA approves Krystal Biotech’s skin-disorder gene therapy

By Pratik Jain (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Krystal Biotech Inc’s first-of-its kind topical gene therapy for patients with a genetic skin disorder, sending its shares up 7% in afternoon trading. Patients with the rare dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa disorder suffer from open wounds, causing skin infections and are at an…

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‘ESG’ in U.S. finance job titles comes with 20% pay premium

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S.-based bankers and money managers whose job titles include “ESG” or “sustainability” earn on average around 20% higher base salaries than colleagues of the same seniority without those labels, according to analysis of salary data shared with Reuters. More than $30 trillion in capital has been committed to…

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Timeline of Brazil’s inflation target to be discussed with Lula, says finance minister

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Friday that a change in the timeline for meeting the inflation target will be discussed with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, countering the current calendar-year target model, which he deemed unnecessarily restrictive. Speaking on the sidelines of a seminar hosted by the central…

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Ghana receives first $600 million tranche of $3 billion IMF loan -Ghana’s finance minister

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Friday that the first $600 million tranche of a $3 billion, three-year extended credit facility has been received. The funds will be used for budget support and help bring down inflation, Ofori-Atta said on Twitter. The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Wednesday approved the…

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