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Back to SearchChina's stimulus package ignites growth hopes
China's massive stimulus package has boosted markets, sending the CSI 300 index to a gain of 15.7% last week. This has also lifted export-oriented Eu…
2 years, 1 month ago
Rallies, rates, and rumours
Global markets rallied, with the S&P 500 and Euro Stoxx 600 hitting all-time highs. China's promise of fiscal stimulus lifts the Hang Seng Index by w…
2 years, 1 month ago
Optimism window in China
China’s latest stimulus failed to ripple beyond Asian markets on Wednesday with US and European stocks broadly lower as investors pondered central ba…
2 years, 1 month ago
China’s stimulus lifts stocks worldwide
The biggest story in the markets remains China’s massive stimulus efforts, which have not only lifted Chinese equities but also had a spillover effec…
2 years, 1 month ago
Asian markets ride high on China stimulus measures
Chinese authorities this morning unleashed a package of monetary policy stimulus measures and property market support to help revive the country’s st…
2 years, 1 month ago
Rate cuts and rally hopes
Equity markets across the world have performed well, supported by a big rate cut in the US and the growing belief that the Federal Reserve can engine…
2 years, 1 month ago
Markets riding the ‘Fed wave’
Stocks across the globe moved higher yesterday following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut, with both the Dow and S&P 500 seeing new all-time h…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Fed takes bold action: cutting rates from a position of strength
In a surprise move, the Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.5%, kicking off its first easing cycle since the pandemic began. But…
2 years, 1 month ago
Another quiet session ahead of today's FOMC meeting
It was an up-and-down session for US equities yesterday. Markets reacted positively to stronger-than-expected US economic data before worrying about …
2 years, 1 month ago
S&P 500 Equal Weight and gold reach new all-time highs
The US Empire State manufacturing survey showed a jump in sentiment, a welcome sign amid weakness in the manufacturing sector. Ahead of the Federal R…
2 years, 1 month ago