Dollar sits atop one-year peak as Powell sends yields up, China data mixed
The U.S. dollar was poised for big weekly gains on Friday, towering near one-year highs as a hawkish turn from the Federal Reserve chief sent short-term Treasury yields higher, leaving Wall Street and European futures in the red. Asian shares looked to end a brutal week on a steadier note, helped by Chinese data retail…
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Wall St indexes end lower after Powell erodes hopes for December rate cut
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dampened investors’ hopes for another interest rate cut this year by saying the U.S. central bank need not rush to ease monetary policy. Powell said at a Dallas Fed event that with the economy still growing, the job market solid and…
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Trump 2.0 and its impact on 3Is: Interest rates, inflation & India
In its November 2024 policy meeting, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a 25 basis point (bps) cut in the federal funds rate, lowering it to a target range of 4.50% to 4.75%. This move followed a larger-than-anticipated 50 bps cut in September, marking a gradual pivot by the Fed amid a cooling US labour…
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Asian shares decline, tech weighs on US futures
Asian equities fell Thursday after US stocks and government bonds dropped as robust economic data blurred the picture for imminent Federal Reserve rate cuts. Shares in Australia and Japan opened lower, and a gauge of US-listed Chinese companies slipped in New York trading on Wednesday. US futures declined, weighed down by post-market losses for Microsoft…
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Stocks climb on bank earnings boost, US yields dip
Global stocks rose on Friday, lifted by U.S. bank earnings, and on track for a weekly gain while U.S. Treasury yields were mostly lower after inflation and consumer confidence reports solidified expectations for the path of Federal Reserve rate cuts. The U.S. producer price index for final demand was unchanged in September, slightly below the…
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China reopens with a bang but fails to lift Asia stocks
Mainland Chinese stocks returned from an extended break with a roaring start on Tuesday, scaling multi-year highs as investor exuberance over Beijing’s aggressive stimulus measures showed no signs of easing. The optimism though failed to spill over into other share markets in Asia, particularly Hong Kong, which reversed some of the rally it enjoyed while…
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Wall Street indexes slip with interest rates, Middle East in focus
Wall Street’s three major indexes closed down around 1% on Monday while Treasury yields rose, as traders tamped down bets for Federal Reserve interest-rate easing and worried about the Middle East conflict’s impact on oil prices. While waiting for quarterly earnings season and fresh economic data, investors also braced for another big hurricane, Milton, which…
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US dividend ETFs bask in investor attention after jumbo Fed rate cut
U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in dividend-paying stocks have enjoyed a rush of inflows since the Federal Reserve kicked off its rate cutting cycle last month, though a jump in U.S. Treasury yields could slow the deluge of investor funds. The group of 135 U.S. dividend ETFs tracked by Morningstar pulled in $3.05 billion…
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Ed Yardeni sees Fed pausing rate cuts for 2024 after jobs report
The Federal Reserveβs monetary-easing campaign for 2024 may already be over as the strong labor report Friday underscores the stubborn resilience of the worldβs largest economy, according to Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni.Further policy easing would risk sparking inflation just as oil prices rebound and China seeks to jump start its economy, according to the…
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Jobs-day shocker vindicates great risk rally of 2024
The ever-resilient US economy is once again causing havoc for Wall Street worrywarts, who have sounded the recession alarm all year. After months of heated debate between stock and bond bulls on whether restrictive Federal Reserve policy would spur a downturn, a report showing the biggest gain in American hiring in six months spurred violent…
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