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Asia’s aversion to rate cuts steers EM bond investors away
EMERGING Asian bonds may have less room to rally compared to their global peers as central banks in the region are unlikely to embark on aggressive interest-rate cuts.Inflation-adjusted yields...
Europe: Stocks close at record high on earnings, rate cut optimism
Europe’s main stock index closed at a record high on Friday (May 10), on track for its biggest weekly gain since late January, as risk appetite was bolstered by...
Europe’s rush for rate cuts shifts global market power away from US
THE Bank of England (BOE) has sent a new signal that borrowing costs will fall earlier and further across Europe than in the United States, setting markets up for...
Asia: Markets mostly rise as US data boosts rate hopes
GROWING hopes that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are close to cutting interest rates helped push Asian stocks higher on Friday.Traders tracked gains in New York as...
US: Stocks rise on hopes of interest rate cuts
WALL Street stocks climbed on Thursday as economic data raised hopes that the US central bank is on track for interest rate cuts later this year.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
London’s FTSE 100 hits new high after BOE signals rate cuts
Britain’s FTSE 100 scaled a record high on Thursday (May 9) after the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged, but investors cheered increasing indications that more policymakers are...
Bank of England set to hold rate at 16-year high
THE Bank of England (BOE) was set on Thursday (May 9)to keep its main interest rate at a 16-year high, resisting a cut as UK inflation cools at a...
Asia: Markets mixed as traders eye rate cuts
ASIAN traders fought to get a recent rally back on course on Thursday following a tepid lead from Wall Street but record performance in Europe highlighted optimism that central...
