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Last trading day of 2024

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose Tuesday, capping a year that saw the benchmark yield push higher even as the Federal Reserve cut short-term rates. The 10-year Treasury yield finished the day up by about 3 basis points at 4.57%, reversing declines from Tuesday morning. The 2-year Treasury yield was last down by 1 basis […]

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China’s December factory activity growth misses expectations

A worker welds at an agricultural machinery manufacturing enterprise in Qingzhou Economic Development Zone in Qingzhou, China, on August 31, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity growth in December missed analysts’ expectations Tuesday, signaling that Beijing’s stimulus measures were not sufficient to meaningfully boost the country’s ailing economy. The country’s official […]

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Final trading week of 2024 kicks off

U.S. Treasury yields fell back on Monday in one of the final trading days of the year. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by about 8 basis points at 4.537%, trading just below multimonth highs recorded last week. The 2-year Treasury yield was last trading at 4.25% after falling more than 7 basis […]

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Stocks, economic data, business news

European stocks were set to open higher on Friday, as regional markets resume trading following a closure for the Christmas holiday. The FTSE 100 is expected to open 34 points higher at 8,136, according to data from IG, while the German DAX is slated to gain 40 points at 19,888 and the French CAC 40 […]

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Singapore manufacturing data on deck

People standing outside astore at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Boxing Day. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks mostly rose Thursday, with several markets remaining closed for Boxing Day. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.44%, while the Topix added 0.49%, a day after a report said the country was […]

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Indian travelers will be the story of the next decade: Hilton exec

Indian travelers spent $34.2 billion on outbound travel in 2023, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council. But the current level of Indian travel is “minuscule” compared with what’s to come, Alan Watts, Hilton’s Asia-Pacific president, told “Squawk Box Asia” Monday. “The story for India is before us,” he said. “India outbound will be […]