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Back to SearchThe 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, 7 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, 7 months ago
Stocks mixed as China’s Covid infections climb to a near record
The sentiment is fragile in Asia after China’s daily virus infections climbed to near the highest on record. It is said local authorities may possibl…
3 years, 7 months ago
China’s Covid worries drag markets down
Markets are mostly down today after China reported its first Covid deaths in almost six months, sparking fears of new lockdown measures in the countr…
3 years, 7 months ago
Equity markets take a breather after James Bullard’s speech
The St. Louis Fed President, James Bullard, suggested in a speech yesterday that policymakers should raise interest rates to at least 5% to 5.25% - t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Markets rattled by single stock news
Both the US and Asian stock markets were upended by micro news overnight. In the US, it was Target that rattled investors by announcing that sales we…
3 years, 7 months ago
US equities rise, but geopolitical concerns resurface again
A softer than expected increase in US producer price prices for October gave US equities another boost. However, geopolitical concerns are weighing o…
3 years, 7 months ago
US/China leaders meet again
At the G-20 summit in Bali, President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping met face-to-face for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic…
3 years, 7 months ago
China is making fresh attempts to boost its ailing economy
Asian equities advanced to their highest level in two months on the back of China’s policy shifts on Zero Covid and the property sector. Democrats wi…
3 years, 7 months ago
Lower than expected US inflation and a subtle shift in China’s zero-Covid policy fire up markets
Equities rallied, the USD fell, and bond yields plunged following a report that US inflation rose less than expected in October. This morning, a subt…
3 years, 7 months ago