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Japan’s core inflation slows to 2-year low, complicates BOJ rate-hike timing

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan's annual core consumer inflation hit a two-year low to match the central bank's 2% target in January, data showed on Friday, suggesting weakening price pressure that could complicate its decision on how soon to raise interest... Read More.

Oil prices rise as Trump puts time limit on Iran stand-off

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

By Laila Kearney Feb 20 - Oil prices were higher on Friday as concern of conflict between the U.S. and Iran ratcheted up, with Washington saying Tehran will suffer if it does not agree a deal about its nuclear activity within a matter of days. Brent... Read More.

Dollar set for best week in four months on hawkish Fed, geopolitics

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The dollar was poised on Friday to cap its strongest weekly performance since October, buoyed by a run of better-than-expected economic data, a more hawkish Federal Reserve outlook and as tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept... Read More.

Australia’s Santos signs gas supply agreement for Whyalla Steelworks

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Australia's Santos said on Friday it has signed an agreement with the South Australian government to supply 20 petajoules (PJ) of gas annually over 10 years to help transform Whyalla Steelworks into a low-emissions green iron facility. Santos said it will... Read More.

Stocks dip and oil climbs as Trump ramps up Iran threats

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Stocks fell in Asia on Friday, the dollar headed for its largest weekly gain in four months and oil prices were rising as a U.S. military build up in the Middle East and a rout in private... Read More.

Blue Owl says it is not halting investor liquidity in private debt fund

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Private capital firm Blue Owl said on Thursday it was not halting investor liquidity, or access to cash, from a private debt fund, after a move to replace quarterly redemption opportunities with payouts weighed on the group's shares. "We... Read More.

Trading Day: Wall Sreet ends modestly lower while US-Iran tensions boost crude prices

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks followed the example of their European counterparts by posting modest losses on Thursday as mixed economic data and simmering tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept uncertainties - and crude prices - high. The U.S. goods... Read More.

Fed policy is in a good place, Daly says

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

Feb 19 (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Thursday said that with the labor market in a better place because of the Fed's rate cuts last year, and with inflation expected to resume its decline as the impact of tariffs... Read More.

Blue Owl shares slide again as latest capital-return plan unnerves some investors

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Private capital manager Blue Owl's latest strategy to return capital from a small debt fund spooked investors on Thursday, three months after a previous attempt pushed down the $307 billion firm's shares. Blue Owl said... Read More.

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Friday, February 20 by SRN News

US trade deficit declined in 2025, but gap for goods hits a record despite Trump tariffs WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from... Read More.

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Japan’s core inflation slows to 2-year low, complicates BOJ rate-hike timing

Oil prices rise as Trump puts time limit on Iran stand-off

Dollar set for best week in four months on hawkish Fed, geopolitics

Australia’s Santos signs gas supply agreement for Whyalla Steelworks

Stocks dip and oil climbs as Trump ramps up Iran threats

Blue Owl says it is not halting investor liquidity in private debt fund

Trading Day: Wall Sreet ends modestly lower while US-Iran tensions boost crude prices

Fed policy is in a good place, Daly says

Blue Owl shares slide again as latest capital-return plan unnerves some investors

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