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Back to SearchInflation moderating in both the US and China
Both the US and China have announced CPI inflation data in the last 24 hours and the headline numbers showed inflation moderating. The market reactio…
3 years, 5 months ago
Debt ceiling negotiations and regional bank weakness in the US
President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans have made little tangible progress in averting a first-ever US debt default, but promised negotiati…
3 years, 5 months ago
US equities unchanged even as credit standards tighten
US equities ended the day little changed on Monday, despite the Federal Reserve's Senior Loan Officer Survey showing tightening credit conditions for…
3 years, 5 months ago
Risk sentiment improves across financial markets after a good set of data
The trading week has started on a positive note with Asia Pacific stocks trading higher on improved sentiment after a solid US labour market report a…
3 years, 5 months ago
Rate hikes, earnings, banking turmoil – plenty to digest this week
As if investors didn't already have enough to digest this week, with interest rate hikes from the major central banks and the ongoing earnings season…
3 years, 5 months ago
Fed raises rates and hints at pausing its tightening cycle
The US central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to the 5.00%-5.25% range as forecast. In his statement foll…
3 years, 5 months ago
US Fed decision day
The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise its key interest rate to 5.25% today. However, with markets pricing in a rate cut by the end of the year,…
3 years, 5 months ago
Markets on tenterhooks ahead of central bank decisions
Central bank rate hike decisions are in the spotlight this week, but equity market sentiment has picked up somewhat in recent days. Our Chief Economi…
3 years, 5 months ago
Tech stocks help markets shrug off fresh banking woes
While there are fresh jitters in the banking sector, tech stocks are lifting the broader market. Meanwhile, investors are digesting yesterday’s US GD…
3 years, 5 months ago
Big-tech corporate earnings reassure investors
With the Q1 earnings season garnering the attention of investors this week, big-tech earnings are helping to bolster sentiment amid lingering concern…
3 years, 5 months ago