Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Stocks shine, Treasury yields rise as rate cut stokes risk appetite

Major Wall Street indexes broke record highs after global counterparts booked gains and Treasury yields rose on Thursday as the start of the Federal Reserve's first

Stocks shine, Treasury yields rise as rate cut stokes risk appetite
Business|Economy|Finance

Dollar gains ground after Fed delivers bumper 50 basis point rate cut

The dollar edged higher in choppy trading after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by half a percentage point, citing greater

Dollar gains ground after Fed delivers bumper 50 basis point rate cut
Business|Economy|Finance

Equities sell off sharply, Treasury yields drop with economic data in focus

MSCI's gauge of global equities fell sharply on Tuesday, with Wall Street stocks taking their biggest hit since early August while U.S.

Equities sell off sharply, Treasury yields drop with economic data in focus
Business|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Stocks fall, Nvidia down 3% after the bell despite strong earnings

Global equity markets eased while the U.S. dollar rebounded on Wednesday, and then chipmaker Nvidia's better-than-expected results failed

Stocks fall, Nvidia down 3% after the bell despite strong earnings
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Stocks decline and dollar rebounds as Fed readies rate cuts

Stocks fell and the dollar gained on Thursday as traders digested fresh economic data and awaited confirmation from the U.S.

Stocks decline and dollar rebounds as Fed readies rate cuts
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Wall Street muted as investors look to Fed to confirm rate cuts

Global shares idled on Wednesday after a lengthy rebound propelled them towards recent record highs, and as investors awaited confirmation that the U.S.

Wall Street muted as investors look to Fed to confirm rate cuts
Asia|Economy|Finance

Investors scramble to get out of the way of the rising yen

A dramatic rally in the yen is tapping one of the most powerful forces in markets: momentum.

Investors scramble to get out of the way of the rising yen
Economy|Finance

Global stock index dips on earnings and Fed jitters

MSCI's global equities gauge lost ground on Tuesday as investors were jittery ahead of major corporate earnings reports and central bank meetings

Global stock index dips on earnings and Fed jitters
Economy|Finance

Dollar falls, short yen trades squared ahead of BOJ and Fed meetings

The dollar fell to its lowest in more than two months against the yen on Wednesday as short-yen carry trades were unwound ahead of next week's

Dollar falls, short yen trades squared ahead of BOJ and Fed meetings
Asia|Economy|Stock Markets|Technology

World shares edge down, US yields fall as markets eye earnings, economic data

Global stocks edged lower after paring early gains while U.S. bond yields dropped on Tuesday as markets awaited economic data and a plethora of corporate earnings,

World shares edge down, US yields fall as markets eye earnings, economic data
Economy

Euro falls after ECB holds rates, dollar climbs after data

The euro fell on Thursday after the European Central Bank kept rates steady, as was widely expected, while the dollar index climbed after stronger-than-

Euro falls after ECB holds rates, dollar climbs after data
Business|Economy|News

Trade fears hamper tech stocks, dollar falls amid rate cut talk

Global equity indexes mostly fell on Wednesday as possible U.S. trade curbs on chip equipment pulled tech stocks lower, while Treasury yields and the dollar both hit

Trade fears hamper tech stocks, dollar falls amid rate cut talk
Business|Economy

Global stock index falls with bond yields, dollar after US inflation data

A global index of stocks edged down and bond yields fell on Thursday after U.S. inflation data boosted bets on interest-rate cuts while the

Global stock index falls with bond yields, dollar after US inflation data
Business|Economy|News

World stocks rise, US yields dip amid jobs data, UK labor landslide

Global stocks rose while U.S.

World stocks rise, US yields dip amid jobs data, UK labor landslide
Economy

US dollar inches lower as dovish Powell comments offset upbeat jobs data

The dollar slipped on Tuesday in thin, choppy trading after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a moderately dovish tone in his comments,

US dollar inches lower as dovish Powell comments offset upbeat jobs data
Business

Dollar headed for second weekly gain on tempered rates outlook

The dollar headed for a second weekly gain in a row on Friday on signs of resilience in the U.S. economy and caution about rate cuts from central bankers.

Economy

US dollar slightly weaker on diminishing inflation

The U.S. dollar slipped on Friday after data showed inflation in the world's largest economy subsided last month, cementing expectations the Federal

US dollar slightly weaker on diminishing inflation
Business|Economy

Stocks inch up, bond yields dip; inflation data ahead

Global stock indexes edged higher on Thursday, while U.S.

Stocks inch up, bond yields dip; inflation data ahead
Economy

Yen plunges to 38-year low vs dollar as markets brace for Japan intervention

The yen sank to its lowest against the U.S. dollar in nearly 38 years on Wednesday, as wide interest rate differentials between the two economies in

Yen plunges to 38-year low vs dollar as markets brace for Japan intervention
News|Political

Finland, Estonia call for increased defence spending to ward off Russia

Russia's small neighbours on Friday lobbied the West at the Shangri-La Dialogue for arms production, spending and military planning to protect against Russian

Business

Dollar steadies, yen teeters ahead of key US inflation data

The dollar steadied on Wednesday in the wake of more strong U.S. economic data, nudging the Japanese yen closer to a test of levels that drew official market

Dollar steadies, yen teeters ahead of key US inflation data
Business

Stocks hemmed in by rate risks; yuan wobbles

Asian equities climbed on Tuesday but could not break this month's highs as mixed messages from U.S.

Stocks hemmed in by rate risks; yuan wobbles
Business

Asian stocks jump as US sticks to rate cut plan

Asian shares bounced while gold prices and Japan's Nikkei jumped to record highs on Thursday after the U.S.

Asian stocks jump as US sticks to rate cut plan
Business

Dollar droops ahead of payrolls

The dollar headed for its sharpest weekly drop of the year on Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sounded more confident about cutting interest rates

Dollar droops ahead of payrolls
Business

Asia shares shaky, traders on guard as Japanese inflation tops forecast

Asian shares struggled to advance on Tuesday, with slightly warmer-than-expected Japanese inflation putting investors on guard ahead of price data due in Europe

Asia shares shaky, traders on guard as Japanese inflation tops forecast

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