MUMBAI, Nov 22 Reuters India39;s foreign exchange reserves logged their sharpest weekly fall on record to a morethanfourmonth low last week, as the dollar strengthened following the U.S. election verdict, and the central bank sold from its reserves to limit the rupee39;s decline. The reserves fell by 17.8 billion in the week of Nov. 15 the […]

LONDON, Nov 22 Reuters The pound tumbled on Friday after data showed British business output in November shrank for the first time in more than a year, and retail sales also fell by much more than expected in October. Sterling hit its lowest on the dollar since May, and was last down 0.56 at 1.2517. […]

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 22 Reuters The South African rand was little changed on Friday as stronger precious metal prices and the central bank39;s cautious approach to cutting interest rates offset a stronger dollar. At 1410 GMT, the rand traded at 18.1025 against the U.S. dollar , near Thursday39;s closing level of 18.0925. The dollar was up […]

FTSE 100 up 1.1, FTSE 250 up 1.0 Nov 22 Reuters The UK39;s FTSE 100 was on course for its biggest weekly gain in more than six months on Friday, as a slide in sterling supported companies earning in dollars, while banks came under pressure from weak business activity data. The FTSE 100 rose 1.1 by […]

Russian rouble hits weakest vs dollar since March 2022 New U.S. sanctions on Gazprombank hurt Russian exports Geopolitical risk high after Russia fires new missile MOSCOW, Nov 22 Reuters The Russian rouble tumbled to a more than twoyear low against the dollar on Friday after Washington imposed sanctions on a key bank facilitating Russia39;s gas […]

Tensions between RussiaUkraine escalate Bullion is up over 5 for the week so far Silver, platinum, and palladium are on track for weekly gains Nov 22 Reuters Gold prices rose over 1 to hit a twoweek peak on Friday, heading for the best weekly performance in more than a year, buoyed by safehaven demand as […]

STOXX 600 up 0.6 EZ business activity declines abruptly in Nov PMI Thales tanks on AngloFrench bribery investigation Games Workshop hits record high on upbeat HY forecast Nov 22 Reuters Tech led gains in Europe on Friday, with the benchmark stock index on track for its first weekly advance in five, as the recent selling […]

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U.S. dollar hits fresh 13month peak, Fed rate clues awaited Bitcoin touches record, not far off 100,000 level Sterling slips to lowest since May TOKYO, Nov 22 Reuters The U.S. dollar edged up to a fresh 13month high on Friday, with little to stop the greenback39;s momentum as investors assessed the outlook for the Federal […]

Private credit to risky borrowers that need a lifeline is poised to boom as rates stay high, according to Oaktree Capital Management.