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Back to SearchChina and the US take centre stage
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a positive visit to the US, while Alibaba Group withdrew plans to spin off its USD 11 billion cloud business a…
2 years, 11 months ago
Stock markets boosted by encouraging US inflation data
The S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq indices are all up more than 6% in November, with the Nasdaq climbing 9.8%. Stocks were buoyed further yesterday af…
2 years, 11 months ago
Equity markets rally as US CPI retreats
Global equities rallied strongly, while US Treasury yields plunged after US inflation data surprised marginally to the downside, providing hope that …
2 years, 11 months ago
Markets muted ahead of key US CPI data
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite finished down by 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively on Monday, whilst the Dow closed up just shy of 0.2%. All three ind…
2 years, 11 months ago
The year-end rally continues
ECB President Christine Lagarde said that interest rates will have to stay high for longer. Weakness in Richemont and Diageo weighed on European equi…
2 years, 11 months ago
Markets react nervously to Powell’s speech
US equities ended an eight-day winning streak on the back of a weak US Treasury bond sale and a more hawkish than expected speech by Federal Reserve …
2 years, 11 months ago
Equities continue to rally as Chinese data disappoints
As US Treasuries steady and investors anticipate a peak in interest rates, US equity markets advanced for the eighth straight session. And the latest…
2 years, 11 months ago
Oil hits a three-month low and stock rally pauses as traders mull Fed ‘pivot’
Oil prices have fallen sharply over the past three weeks and are now at a 3-month low. Equity markets are contemplating whether the Fed will deliver …
3 years ago
US stocks hold on to gains as investors await new Fed-speak
US stocks managed to hold on to last week’s gains in yesterday's trading as strategists await the testimony from a number of Federal Reserve official…
3 years ago
With the Fed likely done with rate hikes, the year-end rally is on its way
Friday's US non-farm payrolls report, which showed signs of a cooling US labour market, triggered a rally in equities and a fall in bond yields. Mens…
3 years ago