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European markets end higher as investors cheer Fed cut; SNB holds rate
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Thursday after a series of lukewarm sessions, as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve’s overnight…
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Fed Chair Warns Trump Admin May Be Seriously Exaggerating Jobs Numbers
On Thursday, hours before the state Senate is set to vote, Trump issued another nasty missive, attacking more local leaders while…
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Singapore stocks inch up after Fed rate cut; STI rises 0.2%
Across the broader market, gainers edge out losers 256 to 244 after 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands Singapore…
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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
STI rises 0.3%, Hang Seng Index gains 0.1%, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI up 0.3%, Nikkei 225 falls 1%, Kospi Composite Index loses 0.3% Asian…
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Fed cuts interest rates again as Trump calls for bolder action
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by 0.25%, its third successive cut, as hiring woes overtake inflation fears as the…
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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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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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Trump says he has ‘good idea’ of who he wants for Fed chair
PRESIDENT Donald Trump said he will be looking at a couple of candidates to chair the Federal Reserve, after the Financial Times reported…
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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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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 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…
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Fed likely to trim rates again this week, but it could be a ‘hawkish’ cut
Futures markets are pricing in a near certainty that it will cut rates by another quarter of a percentage point, bringing them down to a…
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US: Wall St closes with slight gains as data keeps Fed cut expectations on track
US stocks closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday (Dec 5) as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations…
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Oil climbs to 2-week high on Fed rate-cut signals, supply concerns
Oil prices edged up nearly 1 per cent to a two-week high on Friday (Dec 5) on increasing expectations the US Federal Reserve will cut…
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Europe: Shares clock weekly gains on ongoing Fed cut optimism
European shares were little changed on Friday (Dec 5) and ended the week with modest gains, while investors evaluated a long-delayed US…
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Fed confronts 'hardest' decision on interest rates in final meeting of the year
The Federal Reserve faces a tough decision when it convenes Tuesday for a two-day meeting to determine whether to cut interest rates for a…
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Asian markets mixed ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut
Focus is now on the release later Friday of the personal consumption expenditures index Asian markets struggled into the weekend on Friday…
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Oil settles up on expectations of Fed rate cut, Ukraine peace talks stalling
US crude futures briefly rose more than US$1 a barrel earlier in the session as global shares rose Oil prices settled up on Thursday (Dec…
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Indexes end near flat, supported by Fed hopes but dragged by Amazon
Markets are pricing in an 87% chance the central bank will cut rates by 25 basis points this month US stocks closed near the unchanged…
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Wall Street opens higher as investors mull Fed rate cuts
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Dec 4) as investors parsed a fresh batch of labour market data to gauge the…