Stock markets rally after jumbo US rate cut
New York (AFP) - Global stock markets rallied Thursday, with major US indices surging to all-time highs after the Federal ...
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Equity markets rally after jumbo US rate cut
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rallied Thursday after the Federal Reserve announced a bumper interest rate cut and pledged ...
Tokyo surges on weak yen as Asian traders cheer big US rate cut
Hong Kong (AFP) - Tokyo's Nikkei led Asian markets higher Thursday as the yen hit a two-week high after the ...
US stocks dip despite larger Fed interest rate cut
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks dipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced a half a percentage-point interest rate ...
US Fed makes aggressive rate cut, weeks before election
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first ...
Stock markets, dollar slip before US rate decision
London (AFP) - European markets and the dollar slipped, while US stocks barely budged Wednesday as traders avoided taking strong ...
Asian markets fluctuate on uncertainty over Fed rate plan
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as traders tried to ascertain how big an expected Federal Reserve ...
Dow edges down from record as some eye a smaller Fed rate cut
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished little changed Tuesday as investors weighed how better than expected retail sales ...
US Fed begins two-day meeting set to end with rate cut
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve began a two-day interest rate discussion on Tuesday that is all-but-certain to end ...
Top Biden aide says US economy at ‘turning point’
Washington (AFP) - The US economy is at an "important turning point," the top economic advisor to President Joe Biden ...
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