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US: Stocks hit fresh records as Powell signals rate cuts ahead
STOCKS on Wall Street closed higher, with both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq finishing at new records amid a midweek bounce fueled by tech stocks including Nvidia. Remarks by Federal Reserve...
US: Wall St rises ahead of Powell’s testimony
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Mar 7) ahead of more commentary from Jerome Powell after the Federal Reserve chair stuck to the script overnight by saying...
Asia: Markets swing ahead of key US jobs data
EQUITIES fluctuated in Asian trade on Thursday as investors try to assess the Federal Reserve’s plans for interest rates after boss Jerome Powell indicated they would start to come...
Gold slips from record peak but holds above US$2,100 ahead of Powell testimony
GOLD prices edged lower on Wednesday (Mar 6) but held above the US$2,100 an ounce level, after rising bets for a June United States interest rate cut propelled bullion...
US: Nasdaq leads Wall St lower ahead of economic data
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Mar 5), with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading losses, as megacap growth stocks fell ahead of a slew of economic data and...
Greenback steadies versus euro ahead of ECB and US data, Bitcoin in spotlight
THE US dollar held steady against the euro on Tuesday (Mar 5) as investors looked towards the European Central Bank’s rate decision and US jobs data later in the...
Euro, pound edge up at start of busy week ahead for investors
THE US dollar weakened slightly on Monday (Mar 4), at the start of an action-packed week for markets with Britain’s budget, a European Central Bank meeting, US jobs data...
Asia: Stocks rise on US gains ahead of key China policy meeting
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Monday following US gains and ahead of a Chinese legislative session where Beijing’s annual growth target and other key policies will be announced. Soon...
