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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed any concerns with regard to Thursday’s smaller-than-expected debt buyback operation, and played down concerns about a jump in yields.
The UK needs as much as £70 billion ($94.5 billion) of investment in its power grid by early next decade, with delays to upgrading aging infrastructure threatening to add billions of pounds to customer bills.
Peru left borrowing costs unchanged for a 12th straight month as policymakers bet that the recent inflation spike will prove temporary.
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US average diesel price passes $6 a gallon for the first time, GasBuddy says Reuters
SoftBank Group’s recent rally exposes risks for investors with short positions that have risen to a one-year high.
Bond bears are pushing benchmark Treasury yields toward the closely-watched 5% level ahead of US inflation data that stands to determine expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike next week.
China has temporarily suspended construction of new projects to manufacture power and energy-storage batteries, pending a year-end review of industry capacity, Caixin reported.
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