Hot US inflation data hammers equities
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks plunged at the start of trading on Wednesday after data showed US consumer inflation ...
Monday, February 2, 2026
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Markets mainly rise as traders jockey before US inflation data
London (AFP) - Equities mostly rose Wednesday as traders awaited key US inflation data that could have a bearing on ...
US markets higher, Europe lower before US inflation, ECB meeting
London (AFP) - US stocks opened higher and European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday, as markets remained in a ...
JPMorgan Chase CEO warns inflation could stay high
New York (AFP) - Inflation could remain elevated for longer than expected, posing a risk to the US economy's near-term ...
Asian markets mostly rise as traders weigh rates outlook
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most Asian markets squeezed out gains Monday as traders weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve ...
ECB tipped to pause one last time before June rate cut
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Buoyed by falling inflation, the European Central Bank is expected to keep borrowing costs on hold ...
US hiring blows past expectations in March
Washington (AFP) - US hiring rose much more than expected last month, according to government data published Friday, increasing the ...
Wall Street stocks shrug off strong jobs data
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks pushed higher on Friday despite strong data and higher oil prices raising concerns that ...
Asian markets mixed after US data, eyes on jobs report
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Thursday after US data provided a fresh indicator that inflation was easing ...
Cutting rates too soon could be ‘quite disruptive’: Fed’s Powell
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's high benchmark rate is "doing its job" against elevated inflation, chairman Jerome Powell ...
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