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Market fundamentals limit rate cut support to commodity prices; gold set to inch higher: analysts
On the oil market, rate cuts would only indirectly affect the prices as it secures the US economy’s soft landingTHE commodity sector in general will be supported by the...
HSBC cuts key rate in Hong Kong for the first time since 2019
HSBC Holdings cut its key benchmark rate in Hong Kong for the first time since 2019, a move likely to hit margins while bringing relief to homeowners and borrowers...
Tech, real estate sectors in Asian markets to see immediate gains on first Fed rate cut in four years
But the longer-term impact of rate cuts on markets might be minimal given uncertainties around the health of the US economySECTORS in the Asian equity markets which are sensitive...
Asia tech, real estate sectors to see immediate gains on first Fed rate cut in four years
But longer-term impact on markets might be minimal given uncertainties around the US economySECTORS in the Asian equity markets which are sensitive to interest rates, such as technology and...
Asia: Tokyo surges on weak yen as traders cheer big US rate cut
TOKYO’S Nikkei led Asian markets higher on Thursday as the yen hit a two-week high after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged a series...
Hot stocks: US office S-Reits rise on Federal Reserve’s rate cut
PURE-PLAY US office real estate investment trusts (Reits) listed in Singapore were trading in positive territory on Thursday (Sep 19) morning, following interest rate cut of 50 basis points...
Gold flat after bumper Fed rate cut
GOLD struggled for momentum on Thursday (Sep 19) as market participants digested Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s comments after the US central bank delivered a super-sized rate cut.Spot gold...
Fed may have prematurely declared victory over inflation after super-sized rate cut move
If consumer prices resume rising rapidly in the coming months, the world will blame its former economic saviour, PowellTHE US stock market soared not long after the Federal Reserve...
