Markets extend gains as US inflation data boost rate hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most equities marched higher Wednesday after hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month ...
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Global stock markets climb as US producer inflation cools
New York (AFP) - Global stocks rose on Tuesday as slowing US producer inflation boosted hopes of interest rate cuts ...
Asian stocks build on gains ahead of US inflation data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks rose again Tuesday as worries about a US recession that sent markets into turmoil ...
Asian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Monday as investors try to move on from last week's upheaval that ...
Stocks track Wall St rally as US jobs data ease recession fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks rallied Friday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after US jobs data soothed ...
Trump says US president should have say over monetary policy
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump on Thursday voiced frustration at the independence of the Federal Reserve and ...
Fed under pressure to cut rates as market turmoil continues
Washington (AFP) - The ongoing global stock sell-off has fueled calls for the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates ...
Stocks hammered as US data fans recession fears
London (AFP) - Tokyo led a plunge across Asian and European stock markets Monday, after weak US jobs data fanned ...
Stocks sink after weak US jobs data
London (AFP) - Stock markets tumbled on Friday over concerns about the health of the US economy after data showed the ...
Stocks flash red as economic worries weigh on markets
London (AFP) - A US stocks rally fizzled out Thursday as economic data strengthening the case for a September US ...
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