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By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging markets are in for a tough and uncertain year due to policy shifts in the United States and uncertain growth in China, JPMorgan said in its annual outlook, predicting emerging markets bond funds were in line for sizeable outflows.  “EM growth faces significant uncertainty in 2025, caught between…

Investing.com — HSBC downgraded Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to “hold” from “buy,” as it sees limited upside after significant rallies in both stocks. The firm raised its price targets to $608 for Goldman Sachs and $131 for Morgan Stanley while noting that the recent gains have elevated expectations and created a…

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investor Whitney Tilson, who often pushed corporations to perform better for shareholders and employees while running a New York-based hedge fund, has entered the race to replace New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The 58-year-old Democrat said the city needs “a businessperson not a career politician” to shake…

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve officials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but as a group agreed this was a moment to avoid giving much concrete guidance about how U.S. monetary policy is likely to evolve in the weeks ahead….

By Ron Bousso and Marwa Rashad LONDON – TotalEnergies (EPA:TTEF) will pause investment in its Adani Green energy project until there is further clarity on a U.S. bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, the French group’s CEO, Patrick Pouyanne, said on Tuesday. The French company, which holds close to a 19.8% stake in Adani…

By Leah Douglas and Ed White WASHINGTON/REGINA, Saskatchewan (Reuters) – U.S. prices may rise next year for avocados, strawberries and other fresh produce, and consumers could face shortages, if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on plans to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, agricultural economists and industry executives said. Mexico and Canada are…

nvesting.com – Fed members continued to support rate cuts should economic data come in as expected, but many Fed members expressed that uncertainty  over neutral rate warrants a gradual approach to monetary policy easing, according to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s Nov. 6-7 meeting, released Tuesday. If the data came in about as expected, with…

(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports in his first day in office does not exempt crude oil from the trade penalties, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters on Tuesday. Source

nvesting.com – Fed members continued to support gradual rate cuts should economic data come in as expected, but some members floated the idea of a pause if inflation remains elevated, according to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s Nov. 6-7 meeting, released Tuesday. If the data came in about as expected, with “inflation continuing to…