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Back to SearchUS equity markets fall on surprisingly strong US services data
The ISM Services Index rose to 56.5 in November which has cast some doubt over a Fed pivot and contributed to US equity markets falling and US Treasu…
3 years, 5 months ago
OPEC+ keeps oil production unchanged
OPEC+ agreed yesterday to keep its output targets unchanged. Chinese authorities appear to be engineering a major shift away from their strict Covid …
3 years, 5 months ago
All eyes on today’s US payroll report
US economic data releases on Thursday pointed to a cooling off in growth and inflation. All eyes will be on the US labour market data today and wheth…
3 years, 5 months ago
Is a soft landing on its way?
US markets were buoyed yesterday by the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell saying that smaller interest rate increases are likely to be coming…
3 years, 5 months ago
China and European inflation in the spotlight
One of the main stories in the market remains China, where officials have asked local authorities to avoid excessive lockdown curbs and have promised…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fed indicates rate hike pace may slow, but likely to peak higher
US Federal Reserve policymakers suggest that interest rates may peak higher than anticipated, foreseeing a modestly higher path for policy compared w…
3 years, 5 months ago
Oil tumbles to its lowest since December
Protests are spreading across China over harsh anti-virus curbs. In the UK, meanwhile, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing pushback from his ruling …
3 years, 5 months ago
Black Friday starts today, while Beijing goes on lockdown again
The US equity markets were closed yesterday for Thanksgiving and are only open in the morning session today. Yet, people across the US will be shoppi…
3 years, 5 months ago
The US Federal Reserve hinted at a moderate pace of interest rate hikes
The US Federal Reserve signalled that it is leaning towards downshifting to a 50 basis points rate hike in December. In Asia, meanwhile, the Chinese …
3 years, 5 months ago
Domino effect feared as crypto contagion intensifies
Credit Suisse is cutting at least a third of its investment banking workforce in China as part of the bank’s cost-cutting plans. And the ongoing cryp…
3 years, 5 months ago