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US: Wall Street opens higher after retail sales data, Fed decision in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher with the benchmark S&P 500 close to its intraday record high, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting starting on Tuesday (Sep 17),...
US dollar dragged by 50 bps Fed cut wagers
THE US dollar hovered near its lowest levels of the year on Tuesday (Sep 17), a day before the expected start to a US easing cycle that markets are...
US dollar falls on 50 bps Fed cut wagers
THE greenback hovered near its lowest levels of the year on Tuesday (Sep 17), a day before the expected start to a US easing cycle that markets are wagering...
Asia: Shares tentative; dollar, yields squashed on outsized Fed cut bets
ASIAN stocks wobbled on Tuesday while the dollar and US Treasury yields came under pressure, with just a day to go before the expected start of the Federal Reserve’s easing cycle...
Gold hovers near record high on prospects of bigger Fed rate cut
GOLD prices held steady on Tuesday (Sep 17) to hover near record highs scaled in the previous session, as markets anticipate the beginning of a US easing cycle, with...
Europe: Shares end marginally lower on tech drag; Fed in focus
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed slightly lower on Monday as losses in heavyweight technology shares weighed on the index, while the focus remained on the US Federal Reserve, which is...
US: All eyes on Fed as Dow ends at record
THE Dow finished at an all-time record on Monday while the Nasdaq retreated as markets weighed competing potential outcomes for an upcoming Federal Reserve decision.Investors widely expect the Fed...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower in cautious start to Fed meeting week
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Monday (Sep 16), as caution set in on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve’s pivotal monetary policy decision, due...
