Hopes
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Asian Markets Fall As Strong US Jobs Data Dents Rate Cut Hopes
Asian markets mostly fell Monday as a mixed jobs report eased worries about the US economy but dampened hopes for interest rate cuts, while political uncertainty in Europe weighed on…
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Bulgaria’s Sixth Vote In Three Years Set To Quash Hopes For Change
Bulgarians head to the polls on Sunday for a sixth time in three years, with hopes for change expected to be quashed in the Balkan country. As support for a…
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Oil settles higher on hopes Fed will track European Central Bank rate cuts
OIL settled up 2 per cent on Thursday (Jun 6) after the European Central Bank (ECB) opted to cut interest rates, spurring hopes that the Fed will follow suit, and…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street record as US jobs fuel rate cut hopes
ASIAN markets extended a surge on Wall Street on Thursday (Jun 6) as another round of soft US jobs data ramped up bets on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as rate-cut hopes increase
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Wednesday (Jun 5) as investors ramped up bets for an earlier than expected start to interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, in the…
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TSMC’s new chairman affirms hopes of AI-fuelled 2024 recovery
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s C C Wei, who on Tuesday (Jun 4) became the first person to hold the dual roles of chairman and chief executive officer in years, reaffirmed…
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Homeowners And Housebuilders Pin Hopes On ECB Rates Cut
In the west Frankfurt suburbs on a plot wedged between a motorway and a wooded park, excavators are preparing the ground for 400 new apartments. The busy work at the…
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Asian Markets Rally On Renewed US Rate Cut Hopes
Asian markets rallied and the dollar weakened on Monday as a closely watched US inflation gauge dipped in April, reviving hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this…
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Gold posts fourth monthly rise on Fed rate cut hopes
GOLD prices eased on Friday (May 31) as investors digested US inflation report that was largely in line with estimates, although expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates…
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Europe: Shares rise after US inflation data keeps Fed rate cut hopes alive
EUROPEAN shares rose on Friday (May 29) after softer US inflation data spurred hopes of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, while June rate cut bets for the euro…
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Asia: Markets extend losses with Wall Street as rate hopes dim
ASIAN markets fell on Thursday, with traders tracking losses on Wall Street fuelled by concerns over rising Treasury yields and fading hopes for US interest rate cuts. The losses in…
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Asia: Markets fall after US data dent rate cut hopes
MARKETS fell in Asia on Friday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street sparked by a string of better-than-expected US data that added to worries the Federal Reserve will hold off…
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Asian Markets Fall After US Data Dent Rate Cut Hopes
Markets fell in Asia on Friday, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street sparked by a string of better-than-expected US data that added to worries the Federal Reserve will hold off…
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Oil settles lower as rate cut hopes moderate, Brent holds near US$90/barrel
OIL prices settled lower on Thursday as sticky inflation dampened hopes for near-term US interest rate cuts, but worries that Iran might attack Israeli interests kept crude near six-month highs. Brent…
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Nike pins hopes on Olympics in race to take back market share
NIKE is set to unveil new kits for the Olympic national teams it sponsors including the United States and Kenya, seeking to bolster its credentials as a performance gear brand…
