Hopes
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Brazil Hopes COP30 In Amazon Can Unite World For Climate Action
Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a…
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US: Wall St opens higher as rate-cut hopes drive momentum
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday as optimism about an imminent interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve boosted sentiment in the final trading session of a…
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Gold poised for seventh weekly rise on Fed rate-cut hopes
[BENGALURU] Gold held steady on Friday (Oct 3) and was set for a seventh straight weekly gain, buoyed by expectations of further US interest rate cuts this year and worries…
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Europe: Stocks close at record high on tech rally, hopes for Fed rate cut
Investors are also watching any developments related to the US government shutdown [BENGALURU] European shares closed at a record high for a second session on Thursday (Oct 2), driven by…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit intraday record highs as rate-cut hopes trump shutdown jitters
[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit intraday record highs at market open on Thursday (Oct 2), on the back of renewed expectations for interest rate cuts, while…
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Asia: Markets surge on US rate hopes, tech fired by chip deal
Tech companies have been at the forefront of a surge across markets this year as investors pile into all things linked to artificial intelligence [HONG KONG] Asian equities jumped on…
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Asian Markets Surge On US Rate Hopes, Tech Fired By Chip Deal
Asian equities jumped Thursday after data showing job losses in the US private sector fanned optimism for more interest rate cuts and overshadowed a partial shutdown of the country’s government.…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as investors reassess rate-cut hopes
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Sep 25), as fresh economic data and remarks from a Federal Reserve official tempered optimism around further rate cuts. The…
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Hopes Of Western Refuge Sink For Afghans In Pakistan
In their Pakistan safehouse, Shayma and her family try to keep their voices low so their neighbours don’t overhear their Afghan mother tongue. But she can belt out Bob Dylan’s…
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Trump Hopes To Settle TikTok’s Fate On Xi Call
President Donald Trump, who recently accused Xi Jinping of working to “conspire” against the United States, hopes to finalize the fate of video-sharing app TikTok and make progress on trade…
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Gold set for fourth weekly rise as US data lifts rate-cut hopes
[BENGALURU] Gold prices rose on Friday (Sep 12) and were headed for a fourth consecutive weekly gain, as fears of a weakening US labour market eclipsed inflation concerns ahead of…
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US: Major indexes notch fresh records on rate cut hopes
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s major indexes hit fresh records on Thursday as US inflation and jobless claims data added to conviction that the Federal Reserve would lower interest rates next…
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Asian markets enjoy record day as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes
[HONG KONG] Asian markets extended gains on Wednesday (Sep 10), with Tokyo and Seoul emulating a record day on Wall Street as fresh data pointing to a weakening US jobs…
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Asia: Markets rally as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes
ASIAN markets extended gains on Wednesday following a record day across Wall Street as fresh data pointing to a weakening US jobs market ramped up expectations for a series of…
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Asia: Most markets rise on US rate hopes, Tokyo hits record
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Tuesday fuelled by optimism the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates this year, with gains led by a record high in Tokyo while gold also…
