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More dissenters could signal increased resistance to future Fed rate cuts
Investors should be positioned for the Fed to continue easing at least once more in 2026, say analysts THE US Federal Reserve’s expected…
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Asian markets mixed post Fed cut; fundamentals should matter more with upcoming pause: analysts
The STI, Hang Seng Index and KLCI saw slight gains, while Nikkei and Kospi retreated Asian markets were mixed on Thursday (Dec 11) after…
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Asian markets diverge post Fed cut, with analysts expecting short-term relief rally
Asia markets ended mixed as the STI and KLCI gain, while Hang Seng, Nikkei and Kospi retreat Markets will likely rally in the short term,…
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Gold rises as a divided Fed cuts rates; silver hits record high
Gold prices rose on Thursday (Dec 11) after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates, even as policymakers remained split on the outlook…
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European shares flat ahead of Fed decision; investors assess mixed corporate updates
EUROPEAN shares ended flat on Wednesday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision,…
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US stocks close higher after Fed cuts interest rates
WALL Street ended higher on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point and signalled that it…
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Wall Street subdued at open ahead of Fed interest rate verdict
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened little changed on Wednesday (Dec 10), ahead of a Federal Reserve monetary policy decision that is…
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Singapore stocks inch down ahead of Fed policy decision
Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 10), ahead of a policy decision by the US Federal Reserve. The benchmark Straits Times…
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Singapore stocks close flat ahead of Fed interest rate decision
Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 10), ahead of a policy decision by the US Federal Reserve. The benchmark Straits Times…
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Asian stocks in retreat as traders eye Fed decision, tech earnings
ASIAN markets retreated on Wednesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as investors bided their time ahead of a highly anticipated…
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Gold edges lower as dollar climbs to near one-week high ahead of Fed verdict
Gold inched lower on Wednesday (Dec 10), as the dollar rose after a US jobs report indicated a stronger-than-expected labour market,…
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Fed chair front-runner Hassett says ‘plenty of room’ to cut rates
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett, the front-runner to be the Federal Reserve’s next chair, told the WSJ CEO Council on Tuesday…
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Oil settles down 1%, focus on Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Fed
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday after falling 2 per cent in the previous session, with investors keeping a close eye on peace talks to…
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Europe shares subdued with Fed meeting in focus; EssilorLuxottica falls
EUROPEAN shares ended flat on Tuesday as investors stayed cautious going into the US Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, while…
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US stocks close mixed as investors await Fed rate decision
THE S&P 500 ended Tuesday’s session slightly lower as investors anticipated that the Federal Reserve would take a hawkish tone even if it…
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Wall Street subdued at open as Fed rate cut decision nears
Wall Street’s main stock indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Dec 9) as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision,…
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Most markets track Wall St losses as jitters set in ahead of Fed
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday…
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Most markets track Wall St losses as jitters set in ahead of Fed rate trajectory
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday…
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Most markets track Wall St losses amid jitters about Fed rate trajectory
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday…
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Gold rises but investors stay cautious about ‘hawkish’ Fed tone
Gold edged higher on Tuesday (Dec 9), even as investors pulled back slightly on US rate cut bets, reflecting caution that the US Federal…
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US stocks end lower as investors wait for Fed rate decision
Technology companies have been looking to override disparate laws passed by US states Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Monday…
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European shares subdued at close amid caution ahead of week’s Fed rate decision
Global markets have gained in the last few weeks on rising expectations of a Fed cut in December European shares ended subdued on Monday…
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US stocks open higher as investors await Fed rate cut decision
Wall Street’s main indexes opened modestly higher on Monday (Dec 8) as investors priced in expectations that the Federal Reserve will…
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Gold gains as Fed rate-cut optimism dents dollar
Dovish commentary from several Fed officials has further fuelled expectations of monetary easing Gold prices edged higher on Monday (Dec…