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Markets Brace for Fed Rate Cut — But the Real Anxiety Comes After
The monetary markets are gearing up for a decisive stage, with the American Federal Reserve on the verge of cutting interest rates again. Investors are taking the edge not only…
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Wall Street subdued at open ahead of Fed interest rate verdict
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened little changed on Wednesday (Dec 10), ahead of a Federal Reserve monetary policy decision that is widely expected to deliver an interest…
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Singapore stocks close flat ahead of Fed interest rate decision
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 10), ahead of a policy decision by the US Federal Reserve. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was flat, shedding 1.34 points…
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Wall Street subdued at open as Fed rate cut decision nears
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Dec 9) as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision, while Nvidia shares were whipsawed by…
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Most markets track Wall St losses amid jitters about Fed rate trajectory
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market [HONG KONG] Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday (Dec 9)…
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US stocks end lower as investors wait for Fed rate decision
Traders are now pricing in a roughly 89% chance of a 25-basis-point rate cut on Wednesday, according to the CME’s FedWatch Tool [BENGALURU] Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on…
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European shares subdued at close amid caution ahead of week’s Fed rate decision
Global markets have gained in the last few weeks on rising expectations of a Fed cut in December [BENGALURU] European shares ended subdued on Monday (Dec 8), with higher bond…
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US stocks open higher as investors await Fed rate cut decision
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened modestly higher on Monday (Dec 8) as investors priced in expectations that the Federal Reserve will deliver a long-awaited rate cut later this…
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Oil hovers near two-week highs on expected US interest rate cut, geopolitical risk
[SINGAPORE] Oil prices hovered at two-week highs on Monday (Dec 8) as investors expect a likely US Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week to lift economic growth and energy…
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Asian stocks stagger as traders prepare for expected US rate cut
[HONG KONG] Asian equities drifted on Monday (Dec 8) as investors gear up for an expected US interest rate cut this week, with debate centring on the likelihood the US…
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BOJ likely to hike rate this month
[TOKYO] Bank of Japan officials are ready to raise interest rates at a policy meeting later this month, provided there’s no major shock to the economy or financial markets in…
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India central bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, boosts liquidity
[MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points on Friday (Dec 5), in line with a consensus view, as record low retail…
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India central bank cuts key rate, boosts liquidity to support ‘Goldilocks’ economy
[MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) on Friday (Dec 5) and left the door open for further easing, as…
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Asian markets mixed ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut
Focus is now on the release later Friday of the personal consumption expenditures index [HONG KONG] Asian markets struggled into the weekend on Friday (Dec 5) following a bland lead…
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Oil settles up on expectations of Fed rate cut, Ukraine peace talks stalling
US crude futures briefly rose more than US$1 a barrel earlier in the session as global shares rose [HOUSTON] Oil prices settled up on Thursday (Dec 4) on investors’ expectations…
