Fixed-income markets in developed and emerging nations topped the winners list last week for the major asset classes, based on a set of exchange-traded products. The gains mark the second week of flat to higher prices after two months of a downtrend for offshore bonds.
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Efforts to form a new government in Germany collapse: BBC
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe refuses to step down: Reuters
GOP bets on trickle-down economics in tax plan: USA Today
Japan’s export growth points to continued Q4 economic expansion: Reuters
US housing starts surged in Oct, near post-recession high: MarketWatch
Kansas City Mfg Index slides in Nov but still showing “solid” growth: KC Fed
Goldman Sachs expects 4 interest rate hikes for the US in 2018: Bloomberg
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