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Dollar hovers near multi-month lows as debt nerves unnerve investors

Dollar hovers near multi-month lows as debt nerves unnerve investors

By Tom Westbrook and Johann M Cherian Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by the U.S.
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Dollar trading near multi-month lows, restrained by debt nerves

Dollar trading near multi-month lows, restrained by debt nerves

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A wavering dollar teetered near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by the U.S. Treasury's promise to buy back more long bonds, while traders awaited details of sanctions on Iran and on policy speeches this week in the U.S. and Japan.
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Shares, oil slip awaiting US details of Iran sanctions

Shares, oil slip awaiting US details of Iran sanctions

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Share markets slipped in Asia on Monday and oil prices eased as investors awaited details of threatened U.S. sanctions on Iran due later in the session, while the Canadian dollar dipped as a trade war loomed with its southern neighbour.
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Shares, oil dip as US sanctions on Iran loom

Shares, oil dip as US sanctions on Iran loom

By Iain Withers and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Global stocks slipped on Monday and oil prices eased as investors awaited details of threatened U.S. sanctions on Iran, while the Canadian dollar dipped as a trade war loomed with its southern neighbour. U.S.
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Morning Bid: Mixing economic wars, trade wars and actual wars

Morning Bid: Mixing economic wars, trade wars and actual wars

Aug 24 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a nervy start to the week for markets in Asia with the main move being a 1.5% drop in oil prices as investors await details of President Trump's economic war on Iran.
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Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market

Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market

By Anna Szymanski Aug 21 (Reuters) - From the Editor I was reminded this week of the famous quip from Democratic political strategist James Carville: "I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody."
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Dollar wobbles as Treasury's bond-market buybacks raise fresh concerns

Dollar wobbles as Treasury's bond-market buybacks raise fresh concerns

By Niket Nishant and Rae Wee Aug 21 (Reuters) - The dollar slipped on Friday and was set to end a bumpy week lower, as investors questioned whether the U.S. Treasury's efforts to calm the bond markets might end up undermining confidence in the currency.
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Wall St set for higher open but weekly losses loom

Wall St set for higher open but weekly losses loom

By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 21 (Reuters) - The main U.S. indexes were set for a recovery on Friday after a pummeling in the previous session, though markets remained on track to end the week in the red as surging government bond yields and geopolitical tensions dampened risk appetite.
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US stock futures rise after sharp losses in prior session

US stock futures rise after sharp losses in prior session

Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched up on Friday following a battering in the last session, in a week that saw elevated government bond yields and heightened geopolitical tensions weigh on investor sentiment.
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Wall St rebounds, but yield surge sets stage for weekly losses

Wall St rebounds, but yield surge sets stage for weekly losses

By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 21 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes rose on Friday after a drubbing in the previous session, though markets were still on track to end the week lower as elevated government bond yields and geopolitical tensions weakened risk tolerance.
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Wall St rises in broad rebound; yields push markets towards weekly declines

Wall St rises in broad rebound; yields push markets towards weekly declines

By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 21 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes recovered on Friday after a hammering in the previous session, though markets were still on track to end the week in the red as rising government bond yields and geopolitical tensions weakened risk sentiment.
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Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus

Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P Aug 21 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Friday but posted weekly losses as investors were rattled by fluctuating government bond yields and a lack of clarity on progress in the Middle East.