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Broadening US market rally gets boost from dovish Fed
A REASSURING economic outlook and dovish signals from the Federal Reserve are encouraging investors to look beyond the massive growth and technology stocks that have fueled the US stock...
Asia: Markets struggle as US data dents Fed rate cut optimism
ASIAN markets mostly fell on Friday after data pointing to a still-strong US economy raised fresh concerns about inflation and dampened optimism that the Federal Reserve will slash interest...
Gold set for fourth weekly gain in five on Fed rate-cut optimism
Gold prices edged higher on Friday (Mar 22) and were set for a fourth weekly rise in five after the United States Federal Reserve maintained its interest rate cut...
US: Wall Street rises as chipmakers rally, Fed bolsters rate cut bets
THE tech-laden Nasdaq led Wall Street higher on Thursday (Mar 21) as chip stocks rallied following Micron Technology’s upbeat forecast, while investors took comfort in the Federal Reserve sticking...
Steady Fed outlook boosts stock market’s hopes for coveted ‘soft landing’
A US stock market perched at record highs received an encouraging message from the Federal Reserve, after the central bank stuck with its rate cut projections for 2024 despite...
Singapore shares rally after US Fed commits to rate cuts
SINGAPORE shares rallied after the US Federal Reserve overnight made clear its commitment to three rate cuts, putting the flattish performance in the past few days behind them. The...
Japan shares scale record high, yen rebounds as Fed out-doves BOJ
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average hit a record high on Thursday (Mar 21) and the yen rebounded from a four-month low, after the US Federal Reserve stuck to its easing...
Analysts stay positive on Asia equities as regional markets rally after dovish Fed comments