(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose in early trading, following Wall Street’s gains on optimism the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year. The yen dropped. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 climbed as much as 1.6% as the market reopened on Tuesday after a holiday. Australian shares rose 0.7%. The […]
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Gold prices surged by over 1%, buoyed by a weakening U.S. dollar following subdued U.S. jobs data, on Monday. This prompted speculation of potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the coming months. Spot gold experienced a rise of 0.8%, reaching $2,320.95 per ounce by 1503 GMT. Additionally, […]
Wall Street: US stocks surged on Monday on greater hopes of the US Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year following last week’s softer-than-expected jobs data. Last week, the US Fed left interest rates unchanged and indicated that it was leaning toward eventual cuts in borrowing costs. At 09:41 a.m. […]
oOn Wall Street in the week ahead, there’s not much on economic front for market participants to watch for except the senior loan officer opinion survey from the US Federal Reserve and the preliminary consumer sentiment data for May. Investors will also watch some major earnings reports from Tyson Foods, […]