Moodys Pushes Kenyas Rating Deeper into Junk

July 8 Reuters Moody39;s cut Kenya39;s sovereign rating deeper into junk territory on Monday, citing diminished capacity to implement a fiscal consolidation strategy to contain its debt burden. The credit ratings agency downgraded the country39;s local and foreigncurrency longterm issuer ratings and foreigncurrency senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa1 from B3. In June, Kenyan President […]
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German Metalworkers Union Reaffirms 7 Pay Rise Demand

FRANKFURT, July 9 Reuters Germany39;s largest industrial union has confirmed a demand for 7 higher wages, previously recommended by its leadership for this year39;s collective bargaining round, a key indicator of wage growth in the euro area. Inflation rates may well be declining but the prices to pay at the checkout remain high for people, […]
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USD Stabilised, Gold Plunged, Crude Oil Retreats, U.S. Indices Strong Volatility and Uptrend, Dow Jones Resists Upside, Powell and Yellen Speeches ahead

Previous Trading Days Events 08.07.2024 Winners vs Losers USDCHF climbed to the top as the USD stabilised from weakening and the CHF started to lose ground. JPY pairs JPY as Quote reached the top again as the JPY experienced some weakening against other currencies. Silver still thrives this month with 6.5 gains. News Reports Monitor […]
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Japan Stocks are BlackRocks Favourite Equity Play

LONDON, July 9 Reuters The BlackRock Investment Institute BII said on Tuesday that Japan stocks were its favoured equity investment play, while the prospect of higherforlonger interest rates made inflationlinked bonds attractive on a strategic horizon. Japanese equities are our highest conviction equity view thanks to support from the return of mild inflation, shareholderfriendly corporate […]
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