Financial Wealth Daily

Dollar extends gains vs yen as traders await US jobs report

By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar strengthened against the yen on Wednesday and the Japanese currency fell to a 10-month low, while Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama declared that Japan’s new government was closely monitoring markets “with a high sense of urgency.” Japanese government ministers including Katayama met Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda…

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Trump talks up economy in meeting with McDonald’s owners, operators

By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Feeling the heat from Americans worried about inflation, U.S. President Donald Trump told owners, operators and suppliers of fast-food chain McDonald’s on Monday that his administration was making progress in combating inflation, but more work needed to be done. Trump, who promised during the 2024 election campaign…

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Fed’s Miran: Stablecoin adoption could put downward pressure on interest rates

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Friday said that if stablecoins end up enjoying widespread adoption it could mean the central bank needs to keep short-term interest rates lower than they would otherwise be. “Even relatively conservative estimates of stablecoin growth imply an increase in the net supply…

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US consumer sentiment near 3-1/2-year low as government shutdown fuels anxiety

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to near a 3-1/2-year low in early November as households across the political spectrum worried about the economic fallout from the longest government shutdown in history, which has caused disruptions ranging from food benefit payments to grounded flights. Still, the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers…

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