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Nasdaq affected by interest rate expectations
THE Nasdaq-100 Index was up 25.46 per cent as at Dec 19, despite a correction of 3.56 per cent on Dec 18.The US stock market has seen stellar performance...
Oil steady as markets weigh Fed rate cut expectations, Chinese demand
Oil prices were little changed at their settle on Friday (Dec 20) as markets weighed Chinese demand and interest rate-cut expectations after data showed cooling US inflation.Brent crude futures...
US: Wall Street falls at open on concerns over rate outlook
WALL Street’s main indices dropped at the open on Friday (Dec 20) on fears over high interest rates next year, although a cooler-than-expected inflation report for November stymied losses.The...
Philippines may open 2025 with rate cut, central banker says
THE Philippine central bank is open to delivering another rate cut in its first monetary policy meeting next year, governor Eli Remolona said on Friday (Dec 20).While the Federal...
US: Wall St jumps at open after selloff on Fed rate cut caution
WALL Street’s main indexes broadly rose at the open on Thursday (Dec 19), a day after the Federal Reserve’s projections of fewer-than-expected interest rate cuts and higher inflation next...
S-Reits fall despite Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut
SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) were a sea of red on Thursday (Dec 19) afternoon, even after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points...
S-Reits fall despite US Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut
SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) were a sea of red on Thursday (Dec 19) afternoon, even after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points...
Analysts optimistic on Asian equities, bonds even as Fed signals fewer rate cuts
They note strong long-term outlook for banking, manufacturing sectors here, and add bond investors will benefit from less volatilityALTHOUGH the “hawkish” interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve led...