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(Bloomberg) -- A type of risky debt that has taken US capital markets by storm in the past year is now emerging in bonds designed to unlock hundreds of billions in lending for the world’s poorest.Most Read from BloombergCitadel to Leave Namesake Chicago Tower as Employees RelocateTransportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage RatesState Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After FiresNYC Sees Pedestrian Traffic Increase in Congestion-Pricing ZoneHow London’s Taxi Drivers N

Wall Street is drifting Thursday as gains for fashion brands and cigarette makers help offset drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm following their latest profit reports. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading following healthy gains for stock markets across most of Europe and Asia. Tapestry, the company behind the Coach and Kate Spade brands, helped lead the market and jumped 18.6%.

(Bloomberg) -- The lines between asset classes are being blurred like never before as corporations search for new ways to raise cash. With public and private markets converging, says KKR & Co., a seismic shift is happening that will make 2025 credit’s “iPhone moment.”Most Read from BloombergCitadel to Leave Namesake Chicago Tower as Employees RelocateState Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After FiresTransportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage RatesNYC Sees Pedestria

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, but what he and the president do want is to bring down longer-term borrowing costs via 10-year Treasury yields.

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(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s central bank will likely double the pace of monetary policy easing Thursday, delivering a half-point rate cut with inflation back in the target range, growth slowing and tariffs delayed.Most Read from BloombergCitadel to Leave Namesake Chicago Tower as Employees RelocateState Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After FiresTransportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage RatesNYC Sees Pedestrian Traffic Increase in Congestion-Pricing ZoneSan Francisco

Bitcoin ETFs collectively pulled in $1.1 billion in the five trading days ending Tuesday with IBIT leading the pack.

Shares of athletic apparel maker Under Armour rose in premarket trading Thursday after the company's third-quarter sales and adjusted profit topped estimates.

LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices edged up on Thursday after Saudi Arabia's state oil company raised its March crude prices sharply, but the gains barely dented the previous day's slide in benchmark Brent crude. Brent crude futures rose 44 cents, or 0.6%, to $75.05 a barrel by 1355 GMT. Oil prices had plunged by more than 2% on Wednesday as a large build in U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles signalled weaker demand while investors also weighed up the implications of a new round of U.S.-China trade tariffs, including duties on energy products.

(Bloomberg) -- Bank of England officials decided to cut interest rates to a 19-month low, with two supporting a bumper 50-basis-point cut, prompting markets to boost bets on further easing.Most Read from BloombergCitadel to Leave Namesake Chicago Tower as Employees RelocateState Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After FiresTransportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage RatesNYC Sees Pedestrian Traffic Increase in Congestion-Pricing ZoneSan Francisco Wants Wealthy Donors