Hopes
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SEC Douses Hopes Of Spot Bitcoin ETF In 2023, Delays Decision On Multiple Applications
KEY POINTS The SEC reveals it has not yet made a decision on the spot Bitcoin ETF applications of several Wall Street giants Its next deadline is Jan. 1, 2024…
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Stocks And Bonds Rally On Hopes Of The Fed Engineering A ‘Golden Path’ For The US Economy
After searching for direction on Monday, U.S. equity and debt markets rallied on Tuesday on a new narrative, which sees the U.S. economy on a golden path of lower inflation…
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Asia Builds On Global Stocks Rally As US Jobs Data Cements Rate Hopes
Markets rallied again Monday following another strong performance on Wall Street, as below-forecast US jobs data fanned optimism that the Federal Reserve had reached the end of its interest rate…
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Asian Markets Build On Global Rally As Fed Pause Hopes Grow
Asia extended a global markets rally Wednesday on a growing belief the Federal Reserve is finished with its interest rate hiking cycle, while optimism was also boosted by a report…
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Asian Markets Rally On Fed Rate Hopes, Oil Eases After Surge
Equities rallied Tuesday after top Federal Reserve officials suggested the recent spike in US Treasury yields could act as a substitute for further interest rate hikes. The big gains came…
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Tory Activists Still Harbour Hopes As UK Election Looms
Britain’s grassroots Conservatives braving national railway strikes and the Manchester rain to attend their party’s annual conference appeared pragmatic Monday about the electoral realities they face. But delegates in the…
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Brazil’s Lula Goes In For Hip Surgery — And Hopes For Mood Boost
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will undergo hip surgery Friday, saying he’d been reluctant to interrupt his global diplomatic travels but hopes the operation will put a spring…
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France Hopes For ‘Ambitious’ Growth In Budget Plan
The French government on Wednesday presented a budget plan based on a buoyant growth prediction that raised eyebrows at France’s public finance watchdog. Submitting his 2024 budget plan to President…
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Hopes Rise For End To Hollywood Writers’ Strike As Talks Extend
Hollywood writers and studios were due to meet for a third consecutive day of high-level talks Friday, raising the industry’s hopes that an end to the costly 144-day Writers Guild…
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Aid Groups Sound Alarm In Libya As Hopes Dwindle For Survivors
Aid groups have warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes of finding more survivors fade days after…
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China Retail Sales Surge In August, Boost Hopes For Economy
Chinese retail sales jumped last month, data showed Friday, beating expectations and fuelling hopes that the country’s army of consumers are returning to help kickstart the world’s number two economy…
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Franco-era Torture Victim Hopes To Break Spain’s ‘Wall Of Impunity’
Just months before the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, Julio Pacheco Yepes says he was arrested and tortured by police for belonging to a left-wing underground movement…
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Palestinian Water Woes Highlight Dashed Hopes Of Oslo Accords
Thirty years after the landmark Oslo Accords, Palestinian hopes for statehood seem as remote as ever and popular frustration is rife — nowhere more than over access to water. The…
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Equities Extend Gains On US Jobs Data, China Hopes
Asian investors on Wednesday tracked a rally on Wall Street as a softer-than-expected report on US job openings soothed fears the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again. The mood…
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Spain PM Hopes Tenerife Wildfire Will Stabilise ‘In Coming Days’
So far, the fire, which now has a perimeter of around 90 kilometres (55 miles), has burned through nearly 41,000 hectares (28,700 acres) of land AFP Spanish Prime Minister Pedro…
