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Analysts optimistic on Asian equities, bonds even as US Fed signals fewer rate cuts
They note strong long-term outlook for banking, manufacturing sectors here, and add bond investors will benefit from less volatility…
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Analysts optimistic on Asian equities, bonds even as Fed signals fewer rate cuts
They note strong long-term outlook for banking, manufacturing sectors here, and add bond investors will benefit from less volatility…
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HKMA cuts interest rate, tracking US Fed move
Hong Kong interest rates could remain at relatively high levels for some time, says chief executive THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority…
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Gold at one-month low after Fed flags slower rate cut pace next year
GOLD prices languished near a one-month low on Thursday (Dec 19) after the US Federal Reserve indicated it would slow the pace of its…
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US: Wall Street opens little changed as markets brace for Fed
WALL Street’s main indexes opened flat Wednesday (Dec 18), as investors turned cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final rate decision…
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US dollar holds firm as traders bet on cautious Fed in 2025
THE greenback held firm on Tuesday (Dec 17) ahead of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders grow increasingly…
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Gold rises for fifth day as US data lifts Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD nudged higher for a fifth straight session on Thursday (Dec 12) to hover near a more than two-week peak, supported by increased…
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Singapore stocks rise amid Fed rate-cut hopes; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares reversed earlier losses to close in the green on Thursday (Dec 12), with Asia-Pacific markets mostly in positive…
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Gold steady; all eyes on US jobs data, Fed Chair’s speech
GOLD prices steadied on Wednesday (Dec 4) as markets awaited US jobs data and comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for…
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US: Wall St opens slightly lower ahead of data, Fed commentary
WALL Street opened a touch lower on Tuesday (Dec 3) after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record high levels in the last session, with…
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US Fed minutes show officials prefer future rate cuts to be gradual
US FEDERAL Reserve officials indicated broad support for a careful approach to future interest-rate cuts as the economy remains solid and…
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Gold hits one-week high on softer dollar; markets await Fed cues
Gold prices climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday (Nov 19), buoyed by a softer US dollar, while the market awaited comments from Federal…
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Gold subdued as investors await US data, comments from Fed officials
GOLD prices were little changed in early Asia hours on Monday (Nov 11), as market participants awaited comments from Federal Reserve…
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Gold extends gains on Fed rate cut, but heads for weekly fall
GOLD prices inched higher on Friday (Nov 8), extending gains spurred by the US Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated quarter-point rate cut…
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US: Wall Street hits all-time highs, Fed decision on tap
WalL Street’s main stock indexes hit record highs in the run-up to an interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve on Thursday (Nov 7),…
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Recent US economic data points to a concerned Fed opening the door to series of rate cuts
BAD news is good news again. And the worse tidings that US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell can bring about for US economic…
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Fed reverse repo use declines to lowest in more than three years
THE amount of money investors park at a major Federal Reserve facility dropped below US$200 billion for the first time since May 2021,…
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Gold eases as US dollar strengthens, traders await Fed policy cues
GOLD prices declined on Monday (Oct 28), pressured by a stronger US dollar, while investors awaited fresh signals regarding the Federal…
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As Trump hits Harris on inflation, markets bet billions he'll make it worse
Wall Street is growing increasingly confident that Donald Trump will return to the White House. Billions are pouring into sectors like…
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Gold eases as US dollar strengthens; traders eye Fed cues
GOLD prices drifted lower on Monday (Oct 14) as the US dollar strengthened, while market participants awaited fresh cues on the US Federal…
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RBI shifts stance, hints at rate cut as Fed and ECB ease policies
1 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 12:36 AM IST There is a lot of action among leading central banks with the US Federal Reserve and…
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US: Stocks steady ahead of Fed minutes
Wall Street’s main indexes were little changed at the open on Wednesday (Oct 9) as investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s…
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Gold prices steady with Fed minutes on tap
GOLD prices held steady on Wednesday (Oct 9) as traders awaited cues on US interest rate policy from the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s…
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Gold flat as markets await Fed minutes
GOLD prices were flat in early Asian hours on Tuesday (Oct 8) as market participants awaited minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s last…