Category: Soft
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Halliburton’s Soft Revenue Lags Estimates, Goldman Sachs Analyst Seeks Clarity On 2025 Activities
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Soft Halliburton revenue estimates delayed, Goldman Sachs analyst seeks clarity on 2025 activities Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) stock is Trading lower on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs Analyst Neil Mehta reiterated his buy rating on the stock, With an expected price of $36. Halliburton reported its fourth-quarter revenue fell 2.3% year over year…
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Canada’s Soft Landing in Jeopardy as Macklem Faces Trump Tariffs
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business Governor Tiff Macklem successfully weathered one of the worst inflationary crises in the history of the Bank of Canada, putting his country on track for a soft landing. Perhaps US President-elect Donald Trump will dismantle all of this with the stroke of a pen. Article writer:…
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Canada’s Soft Landing in Jeopardy as Macklem Faces Trump Tariffs
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business Governor Tiff Macklem successfully weathered one of the worst inflationary crises in the history of the Bank of Canada, putting his country on track for a soft landing. Perhaps US President-elect Donald Trump will dismantle all of this with the stroke of a pen. Article writer:…
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Bitcoin Developers Move to Gauge Consensus on Covenants Soft Forks
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A small but important development is occurring in Bitcoin’s much-discussed decentralized consensus process, with some developers moving to publicly gauge sentiment on opposing soft fork proposals that would increase the program’s set of rules. Follow Rizzo on X. https://x.com/pete_rizzo// More specifically, the effort began today with the creation of a…
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Bitcoin Developers Move to Gauge Consensus on Covenants Soft Forks
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A small but important development is occurring in Bitcoin’s much-discussed decentralized consensus process, with some developers moving to publicly gauge sentiment on opposing soft fork proposals that would increase the program’s set of rules. Follow Rizzo on X. https://x.com/pete_rizzo// More specifically, the effort began today with the creation of a…
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The lack of soft forks is due to a lack of interest— not a lack of process
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Follow Aaron on our or X. As I explained in an article a couple of weeks ago, I think the threat (or promise, depending on your point of view) of protocol ossification is somewhat overblown, at least at this point in time. Yes, the rate of soft forks has slowed…
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Treasuries Plunge Like It’s 1995 as Traders See Soft Landing
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(Bloomberg) — The last time U.S. government bonds sold off this much when the Federal Reserve started cutting interest rates, Alan Greenspan was orchestrating a rare soft landing. Most read from Bloomberg Two-year yields have risen 34 basis points since the Fed cut interest rates on September 18 for the…
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Asia FX muted with focus on China stimulus; yuan weakens on soft inflation By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies were marginally lower on Monday, as traders digested moderate signals from China on its fiscal stimulus plans, while the yuan fell after weaker-than-expected inflation data. The dollar rose slightly, with focus shifting to a slew of Federal Reserve spokesmen this week for further signals on…
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Bain makes binding offer for Fuji Soft, 7% higher than rival KKR By Reuters
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TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. buyout fund Bain Capital has made a binding offer to buy FujiSoft for 9,450 yen per share in a deal that values the Japanese software developer at $4 billion and outperforms rival KKR by about 7 percent. Bain said in a statement on Friday that it…
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Institutional investors more confident in soft landing, says Morgan Stanley By Investing.com
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Investing.com – Institutional investors are showing renewed confidence in a soft landing in the U.S., Morgan Stanley strategists said in a note on Wednesday. After holding more than 150 meetings with institutional investors in North America, equity strategists at Morgan Stanley have noticed a significant shift in sentiment toward the…
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Canada Q3 GDP still looking soft, larger cuts on the table
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Macklem The rates market is evenly divided on whether the Bank of Canada will cut by 50 or 25 basis points on October 23. Today’s GDP report was slightly better than expected at +0.2% vs. +0.1% expected but the advance reading for August was flat. This has led to RBC…
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Janet Yellen still sees a soft landing despite weak jobs report
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said there were no “red lights flashing” in the financial system, and reiterated her view that the U.S. economy has reached a soft landing even with weak job growth. “For the U.S., the kinds of metrics that we watch that would summarize risks — whether…
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Janet Yellen still sees a soft landing despite weak jobs report
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said there were no “red lights flashing” in the financial system, and reiterated her view that the U.S. economy has reached a soft landing even with weak job growth. “For the U.S., the kinds of metrics that we watch that would summarize risks — whether…
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Dow slumps, Nasdaq whipsaws amid more soft labor market data
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors digested more weaker-than-expected labor market data that could help set the outlook for both interest rate cut hopes and the health of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell about 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell more than 350…
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Forexlive European FX news wrap 29 Aug – Euro moves lower on soft German inflation figures
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US soft landing consistent with weaker dollar: Goldman Sachs By Investing.com
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Investing.com – As the global economy faces uncertainty, the United States appears to be on track for a “soft landing,” a scenario in which the economy slows without entering a recession. This potential outcome, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs, is consistent with the weakness of the US economy. “Despite…
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The softest of soft landings By Reuters
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Markets started the week with a day of consolidation after their best week this year, amid expectations of a softer than expected U.S. economy — or no decline at all, with many analysts forecasting continued growth…
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Soft August jobs report could sway fed to deliver supersized rate cut in September By Investing.com
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Expectations of a major interest rate cut in September had lost steam after recent economic data showed that recession fears were just hype about nothing, but with the labor market now in the driver’s seat of monetary policy, the August jobs report has the potential to revive bets on a…
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Bank of America fund manager survey highlights optimism in a soft landing, equities
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The volatility in August has led to a bit of a reset in the markets, with high-conviction trades tested by rapid declines. But looking at it from a broader perspective, fund managers have a relatively consistent view of a soft landing scenario. “The fundamental optimism for a soft landing (76%)…
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Asia FX muted, dollar near 7-mth low after soft CPI data By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies remained in a tight range on Thursday after posting strong gains overnight after weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data put the dollar near a seven-month low. Positive economic readings from Japan, Australia and to some extent China also boosted sentiment towards regional markets. The dollar index hovered around…