Tag: Federal Reserve
Stocks upbeat as prospect of Fed easing outweighs political uncertainty
SINGAPORE — Asia stocks rose on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations of a US rate cut as early as next week, even as political upheavals...
US Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for big changes at Fed
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday called for renewed scrutiny of the Federal Reserve, including its power to set interest rates, as the...
Wall St Week Ahead: Inflation data looms for markets as stocks hover near records
NEW YORK — A spate of inflation data confronts US stock investors in the coming week as markets grapple with fresh uncertainty over tariffs...
US stocks brush record highs as weak jobs data fuel rate cut bets
NEW YORK/PARIS — US stocks briefly hit record highs on Friday before reversing course to trade lower, after data showing US job growth cooled...
PSEi slides on Fed jitters, weak peso, trade war risk
Share prices fell for the sixth straight session on Thursday, as investors digested the US Federal Reserve’s cautious tone and braced for rising global...
