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Saudi Arabia’s finance minister says low-income nations could receive more IMF funds soon
Financial Stability Board warns Fed actions to soothe market could cause excess risk-taking
Vice-chair cites ‘critical role’ of asset purchases as US economy confronts Covid spike
Reality check on rollout of treatment stems sell-off in Treasuries
Investors revisit assumptions about tech stock valuations and corporate borrowing costs
Central bank holds US rates at rock-bottom levels and promises continued aid to economy
Biden boosted by Wisconsin and Michigan wins on Wednesday, while Trump demands recount
Weaker than forecast Democratic showing cuts expectations of government spending boom
Bets on big move higher in long-term bond yields could be ‘misguided’, managers say
The bet is Democrats will win big enough to allow the party to usher in substantial fiscal stimulus
Stocks in Europe and the US dropped on Wednesday as Germany and France re-entered lockdowns
Deluge of central bank funding upends typical market reaction to economic downturns
Late gains for S&P 500 fail to offset losses for the week
Money managers wager ‘blue wave’ in US election and good news on Covid could reduce uncertainty
A post-election spending splurge by Congress could send yields higher despite Fed actions
Gap between five- and 30-year Treasury yields at its widest since 2016
Fund managers choose other forms of protection as Treasuries ‘parachute’ stops working
Historic correlations broke down leaving traditional hedges useless as equities tumbled
Mix of equities and bonds that has served savers well for decades now strikes some as unsafe
Fed tamed the chaos in March but must take further action to buttress future solidity
Interventions made fixed income less attractive for short-term bets, analysts say
The haven credentials of government bonds were already weakened by the Covid-19 crisis
Analysts fear stronger price growth and low rates will dull allure of US assets
Sell-off in long-dated Treasuries follows pledge to let US inflation run above 2%
FTSE All World index joins S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite in reaching new levels
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