By Matt Tracy NEW YORK, Dec 26 - The yield on the benchmark U.S. Treasury note pared earlier gains on Thursday following a strong seven-year note auction, after earlier rising to an eight-month high in thin holiday trading in spite of weekly data showing a solid employment picture that should allow the Federal Reserve to adopt a less dovish stance …
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BERLIN — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the Russian currency but one that European leaders say they will not comply with because it violates the terms of contracts and sanctions. Putin said Russia will start accepting ruble payments Friday and gas …
TOKYO: Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday, after the OPEC+ group of producers overcame internal divisions and agreed to boost output, sparking some concerns about a crude surplus as COVID-19 infections continue to rise in many countries. OPEC+ ministers agreed on Sunday to increase oil supply from August to cool prices that earlier this month climbed …
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