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Back to SearchThe USD’s worst week for eight months
In a week full of optimism that the Fed was getting closer to ending its rate hikes, global equities rallied. The USD could not hold its own and sold…
2 years, 11 months ago
A successful week for equities
Global equities are heading for their best weekly gains since November last year after another set of lower than expected US inflation data. In Asia,…
2 years, 11 months ago
Fed Funds Rate exceeds inflation for the first time in a long time
US equities rose, bond yields fell, gold advanced, and the US dollar dropped after US inflation data showed that core inflation fell to 4.8%. The low…
2 years, 11 months ago
Markets steady ahead of US CPI data release
US markets closed higher on Tuesday with the S&P 500 seeing Energy, Utilities & Industrials all outperforming. Asia Pacific markets were mixed, with …
2 years, 11 months ago
China’s pledge to support property sector buoys markets
China has signalled that it will extend a number of policies and concrete economic support measures to support its ailing real estate sector. Asian m…
2 years, 11 months ago
A heavy data week gets underway
US markets closed lower on the day and the week on Friday after non-farm payrolls data indicated that the Fed might raise rates at their forthcoming …
2 years, 11 months ago
Equity investors throw in the towel on strong jobs data
Equity markets have suffered steep losses in recent hours on the back of better-than-expected private employment data - today's official US non-farm …
2 years, 11 months ago
Markets react negatively to Fed minutes
The Fed minutes released yesterday revealed some disagreement among committee members regarding the future path of interest-rate policy. After their …
2 years, 11 months ago
China’s growth rate slows but our analysts still see sweetspots in equities
China’s services sector activity is seeing a deceleration in its growth rate, as some firms reported softer than expected market demand, denting inve…
2 years, 11 months ago
Asia-Pacific markets mixed after RBA keeps rates on hold
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed overnight as investors continued to assess the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to keep interest rates on hold. C…
3 years ago