Interest Rates
South Korea headline inflation at 2.4% y/y, bolstering case for rate pause
Stalls at the Gwangjang traditional market in Seoul, South Korea. Eric Lafforgue/art In All Of Us | Corbis News | Getty Images South Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.4% in November from a year earlier, driven by higher food and services costs, bolstering the case for the Bank of Korea to maintain interest rates at the current level for […]
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Asia-Pacific markets start December mixed with China’s manufacturing data in focus
Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district on October 5, 2020 in Beijing, China. Zhang Qiao | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened December on a mixed note Monday as traders awaited fresh manufacturing data from China and rising expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve […]
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‘Green light’ away from AI trade: Two ETF executives see a key market shift underway
ETF Edge ‘Green light’ away from AI trade: Two ETF executives see a key market shift underway Published Thu, Nov 27 20254:00 PM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains as tech extends rebound
The Sydney Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gallo Images | Brand X Pictures | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets advanced Thursday after Wall Street gained overnight as Fed rate-cut hopes rose and tech stocks rebounded. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.42%, led by tech stocks, while the Topix index added 0.64%. Among the […]
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South Korea keeps rates steady as FX risks limit easing scope
South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for further easing and policymakers waited to see how the government’s steps to cool Seoul’s property market play out. The Bank of Korea’s monetary policy board voted to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50%, in line […]
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New Zealand central bank cuts rates to over 3-year low, signals end to easing cycle
New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Wednesday, its lowest level since mid-2022. Hagen Hopkins | Getty Images News | Getty Images New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% on Wednesday, its lowest level since mid-2022, but policymakers signaled […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street gains on rising Fed rate-cut expectations
SHANGHAI, CHINA – JUNE 08: Aerial view of skyscrapers standing at the Lujiazui Financial District at sunrise on June 8, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains on hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut benchmark interest rates in December. […]
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BOJ preps markets for near-term hike as weak yen overshadows politics
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on May 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan is preparing markets for a possible interest rate hike as soon as next month, sources say, reviving previous hawkish language as worries about sharp yen declines return and political pressure for the bank to keep rates low fades. A […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street’s tech recovery after Alphabet leads AI rally
SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Tuesday, after Wall Street’s tech stocks rebounded on a rally in Google parent and hopes of a Fed rate cut. Optimism about Alphabet’s […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A turnaround in sentiment for U.S. markets may be in the cards
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 21, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Last week on Wall Street, two forces dragged stocks lower: a set of high-stakes numbers from Nvidia and the U.S. jobs report that landed with more heat than expected. But […]
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