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Dollar rallies broadly, yen tumbles after BOJ keeps markets guessing
  • December 18, 2024

Dollar rallies broadly, yen tumbles after BOJ keeps markets guessing

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar flirted with a two-year peak on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled a slower pace of rate cuts in 2025, while the yen slid after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) stood pat on rates and offered few clues on its monetary outlook. The BOJ kept interest rates steady earlier in the day, as expected, sending the yen down as much as 0.3%. The Japanese currency then extended losses to weaken past the 156 per dollar level for the first time in a month as BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda spoke in a post-meeting press conference that kicked off at 0630 GMT.

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Southeast Asian Stocks to Offer Shelter Amid Trump Threat
  • December 18, 2024

Southeast Asian Stocks to Offer Shelter Amid Trump Threat

(Bloomberg) -- Global investors are looking to Southeast Asia for some shelter as they brace for uncertainties surrounding Donald Trump’s trade policies, boosting prospects for the region’s stocks in the coming year.Most Read from BloombergNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousThe US president-elect’s targeted tariff plan for China is likely to accelerate a shift in global supply chains and foreign direct investment that may favor the region, analysts said. Meanwhile, ec

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Wall Street Pros Say Fears of Fewer Fed Cuts Sparking Selloff
  • December 18, 2024

Wall Street Pros Say Fears of Fewer Fed Cuts Sparking Selloff

(Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve did what markets expected Wednesday. But that didn’t stop investors from dumping risk assets in droves.Most Read from BloombergNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousStock sold off violently at the end of the session after the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its third straight reduction, and Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the central bank will likely put further reductions on hold while inflation stays abov

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