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Mexico Inflation Ticks Higher in Line With Banxico Forecasts

(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s annual inflation accelerated roughly in line with economists’ forecasts in early February, holding near the central bank’s estimates and keeping chances of a sixth straight interest rate cut in play.Most Read from BloombergTrump Targets $128 Billion California High-Speed Rail ProjectTrump Asserts Power Over NYC, Proclaims ‘Long Live the King’Trump to Halt NY Congestion Pricing by Terminating ApprovalAirbnb Billionaire Offers Pre-Fab Homes for LA Fire VictimsNYC’s Congesti

Hedge funds exit tech, media stocks at fastest pace in six months, Goldman Sachs says

Hedge funds exited U.S. tech and media stocks in the two weeks to February 21 at the fastest pace in six months, according to Goldman Sachs, just as Nvidia, one of the biggest tech firms by market capitalisation, readies to report earnings. Nvidia's profit report this week is seen as a bellwether of the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Speculators "aggressively" dumped both long and short positions in AI-related equipment, media, and communications equipment companies, according to a note sent to Goldman Sachs clients on Friday.

US Treasury market utilities set to expand cross-margining this year

Two U.S. Treasury market utilities are set to roll out new rules by the end of this year that will determine the amount of leverage hedge funds and other investors can deploy in trades, a step that could counterbalance rising transaction costs stemming from upcoming clearing requirements. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a market infrastructure company, and futures exchange operator CME Group last year launched an enhanced cross-margining arrangement for clearing members that trade and clear both U.S. Treasury securities and CME Group interest rate futures. It would become available as Treasury market participants prepare for new rules introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2023 aimed at reducing systemic risk in the $28.5 trillion Treasuries market by forcing more trades through clearing houses.