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Asia: Markets boosted by Fed chief’s rate cut talk
MOST Asian equities rose with the yen on Monday after US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell said “the time has come” to start cutting interest rates, lining up the...
Oil climbs on Middle East escalation fears, US rate cut expectations
OIL prices extended gains on Monday on fears a major spillover in fighting from the Gaza conflict into the Middle East could disrupt regional oil supplies, while imminent US...
Federal Reserve’s dovish shift a mixed blessing for Bank of Japan rate hike plan
THE US Federal Reserve’s dovish shift will likely give the Bank of Japan some respite in its battle to tame a weak yen, but could complicate its efforts to...
New dawn for S-Reits as Fed rate cuts get underway
Investors should not lose sight of the underlying fundamentals of various S-Reits, and the risk of more fundraising and acquisitionsJEROME Powell left almost no doubt on Friday (Aug 23)...
Oil climbs over 2% after Fed’s Powell indicates US rate cuts
US light crude oil gained more than 2 per cent a barrel on Friday (Aug 23) after comments by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank...
Europe: Shares end higher as Fed chair Powell backs September rate cuts
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 ended near session-highs amidst broad-based gains on Friday (Aug 23), as global markets advanced after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell stated that “the time has come”...
US: Wall Street ends sharply higher as Powell cements September rate cut hopes
US stocks rallied on Friday (Aug 23) as dovish remarks from US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell solidified expectations that the central bank will cut its key policy rate...
Gold gains over 1% as Powell comments hint at September rate cut