Stock markets jump as US inflation cools, with eyes on Fed
London (AFP) - Stock markets surged Wednesday after data showed US inflation slowed in May, raising hopes the Federal Reserve ...
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Asian markets stutter as investors fret ahead of US releases
Hong Kong (AFP) - Worries about upcoming US inflation data and the Federal Reserve's outlook for interest rates permeated Asian ...
US Fed likely to remain on pause and pare back rate cut expectations
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is likely to keep interest rates unchanged this week, but could pare back ...
ECB makes first rate cut since 2019 but sees ‘bumpy road’
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2019 on Thursday as ...
European stocks up as ECB cuts rate, US stocks mixed
New York (AFP) - European stock markets rose Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first ...
ECB to start cutting rates from record highs
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank is expected to start cutting interest rates from record highs Thursday, its ...
Most markets rise on US jobs data but fears temper optimism
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities were mixed Wednesday as building optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates before ...
Oil prices slump as OPEC+ plans to start unwinding cuts
London (AFP) - Oil prices slid Monday as the OPEC+ group of major crude producers signalled they would start to ...
Homeowners and housebuilders pin hopes on ECB rates cut
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - In the west Frankfurt suburbs on a plot wedged between a motorway and a wooded park, ...
Stock markets firm on renewed US rate cut hopes; gas price jumps
London (AFP) - Equity markets rose Monday as a dip in US inflation revived hopes the Federal Reserve would cut ...
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