Gold and coffee boost September hedge fund returns, says Societe Generale By Nell Mackenzie LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Gold and coffee helped to deliver trend-following hedge funds a positive result in September, a Societe Generale note showed on Tuesday, thanks to record commodities prices, rising equities and falling interest rates. Gold has surged almost 30% this year to a record high on Sept.

Subsidiaries of India's Adani Green to issue dollar bonds, bankers say MUMBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Four subsidiaries of India's Adani Green Energy ADNA.NS plan to raise funds via U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, two merchant bankers said on Tuesday. The companies will issue bonds with a door-to-door maturity of 20 years, the bankers said. The companies - Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer One, Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer Two, Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer Four and Adani Solar Energy Jaisalmer One - wil

UPDATE 3-Asset manager Blue Owl expands into data center space with $1 bln IPI buy IPI, which invests in data centers, marks OWL's fourth buy this year Deal adds about $10.5 bln in assets to OWL's kitty OWL expanding into growing data center market Adds analyst comment and share movement in paragraphs 4,9 By Arasu Kannagi Basil Oct 7 (Reuters) - Blue Owl OWL.N will buy IPI Partners, which invests in digital infrastructure, for about $1 billion as the asset manager looks to tap into the surging d

UPDATE 2-Italgas signs $5.8 bln deal to buy smaller rival 2i Rete Gas Adds advisers for 2i Rete Gas' shareholders in paragraph 9 By Francesca Landini MILAN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest gas distributor Italgas IG.MI said on Saturday it had agreed to buy smaller rival 2i Rete Gas in a 5.3 billion euro ($5.8 billion) deal, including debt. A merger would mark a major step in the consolidation of Italy's gas distribution sector and also create a leading player in Europe, Italgas CEO Paolo Gallo

Italy hires banks as global coordinators, bookrunners in Poste stake sale ROME, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury said on Friday it had hired Intesa Sanpaolo, Mediobanca, UniCredit, Citi, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan as global coordinators for the sale of around 14% stake in postal service Poste Italiane PST.MI . Barclays, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Société Generale and UBS will act as bookrunners, the Treasury said in a statement.

TREASURIES-US yields rise after strong services sector data US services sector activity jumped to 1-1/2-year high Expectations for another 50 bps rate cut remain lower than a week ago Updates as of 1442 EDT By Matt Tracy WASHINGTON, Oct 3 - U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Thursday after strong services sector data supported forecasts for a smaller interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve's November meeting than in September.

UPDATE 1-Tesla plans $800 mln debt sale backed by prime leases, Bloomberg News reports Adds details from report, background and disclosure in paragraphs 2-4 Oct 3 (Reuters) - Tesla TSLA.O is preparing to sell $783 million in d ebt, backed by automotive leases from its prime borrowers amid a surge in similar asset-backed securities within the industry, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

TREASURIES-US yields climb after strong services sector data By Matt Tracy WASHINGTON, Oct 3 - U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Thursday after strong services sector data supported forecasts for a smaller interest rate cut at the Fed's November meeting than in September. U.S. services sector activity jumped to a 1-1/2-year high in September, accelerating to its highest level since February 2023, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM)'s non-manufacturing purchasing managers (PMI) i

FACTBOX-Big banks add October cut to ECB forecasts Adds changes to UBS Global Wealth Management, Societe Generale and UBS Global Research LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Major brokerages, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, now expect the European Central Bank to deliver a quarter-point cut at its Oct. 17 meeting, on the back of recent data showing economic weakness and slowing inflation.

RPT-LIVE MARKETS-Assessing the impact of potential tax hikes on French stocks Repeats to include named item code with no changes to text STOXX 600 up 0.4% Banks drag Real estate leads, up 1.4% Euro zone inflation eases Oct 1 (Reuters) - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL TAX HIKES ON FRENCH STOCKS France finally has a new government,

LIVE MARKETS-Assessing the impact of potential tax hikes on French stocks STOXX 600 up 0.4% Banks drag Real estate leads, up 1.4% Euro zone inflation eases Oct 1 (Reuters) - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL TAX HIKES ON FRENCH STOCKS France finally has a new government, but investor jitters remain fraught amid media reports that ne

TREASURIES-US yields gain as markets see slower easing cycle after Powell's comments U.S. two-year yield has largest quarterly fall since Jan 2020 U.S. two-year yields rise to two-week peak U.S. 10-year yields post biggest quarterly decline since October Fed's Powell says no preset course for monetary policy U.S. rate futures price in higher odds of 25-bp cut in November Recasts; adds analyst comment, graphics, quarterly milestones, Fed's Powell's comments, bullets, byline; updates prices By Ger

TREASURIES-Yields inch higher before Powell speech By Alden Bentley NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rose early on Monday ahead of an afternoon speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell which will be scrutinized for signals on whether the central bank will ease by another half a percentage point at its November meeting. The yield on the benchmark U.S.

GRAPHIC-Yen thrills and oil spills in Q3's market rollercoaster Q3 dominated by surges in Japanese yen, Chinese stocks Oil falls 17%, central banks cut rates U.S. election expected to bring more volatility Gold thrives on heightened uncertainty By Marc Jones LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - What a wild quarter for the markets! The yen's strongest run since the 2008 global crash, central banks swivelling at speed, oil diving, gold shining and China spraying economic stimulus.

RPT-BUZZ-COMMENT-Socgen like topside options to catch a EUR/GBP bounce Repeats with no changes Sept 27 (Reuters) - An FX option note from Societe Generale highlights the potential for EUR/GBP to bounce with relative rates and suggests taking advantage of low option prices to benefit. EUR/GBP has lost 3.5% since early August highs above 0.8600, which is consistent with the widening GBP-EUR rate differential.

BUZZ-COMMENT-Socgen like topside options to catch a EUR/GBP bounce Sept 27 (Reuters) - An FX option note from Societe Generale highlights the potential for EUR/GBP to bounce with relative rates and suggests taking advantage of low option prices to benefit. EUR/GBP has lost 3.5% since early August highs above 0.8600, which is consistent with the widening GBP-EUR rate differential.

WRAPUP-Poor euro zone data flow keeps adding to case for ECB rate cut French, Spanish Sept inflation falls faster than expected German labour market continues to cool Investors now see 75% chance of October rate cut By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Inflation has eased more than expected in two of the euro zone's biggest economies and the German jobs market has continued to cool this month, adding to an already substantial case for the European Central Bank to cut borrowing costs

GRAPHIC-French markets remain hostage to political rollercoaster French bonds under pressure, risk premium highest since euro zone debt crisis Stocks also underperforming as political uncertainty premium remains French bank shares remain below levels before Macron called snap election LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - France finally has a new government , but it is unclear how long it will survive, so the political uncertainty hanging over French financial markets is unlikely to lift anytime soon.

EXCLUSIVE-ECB doves to push for rate cut in Oct, hawks to dig in - sources Weak PMI, sentiment strengthens rate cut calls Hawks likely to push for pause until Dec ECB cut rates this month amid slowing inflation By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Policy doves at the European Central Bank are preparing to fight for an interest rate cut next month after a string of weaker-than-expected economic data, a move likely to meet resistance from their more conservative pe

Clear Street seeks to join London Metal Exchange's open-outcry trading floor, source says LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. broker Clear Street is seeking regulatory approvals in Britain to pursue membership of the London Metal Exchange's open-outcry trading floor, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Clear Street's plan, first reported by Bloomberg news agency, would take the number of dealing members on Europe's last open-outcry venue back to eight after Socie