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  • Asia FX Turns Cautious Ahead of U.S. Payrolls, Dollar Hits 3-Mth Low

    Asia FX Turns Cautious Ahead of U.S. Payrolls, Dollar Hits 3-Mth Low0

    Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday as caution kicked in ahead of U.S. payrolls data that is likely to affect monetary policy, although dovish signals from the Federal Reserve pushed the dollar to a three-month low. Regional currencies were also set for strong gains this week as the Federal Reserve flagged smaller interest rate

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  • Oil rally Stalls on Weak Chinese Data, Uncertainty Over OPEC Cut

    Oil rally Stalls on Weak Chinese Data, Uncertainty Over OPEC Cut0

    Oil prices were muted on Thursday, cutting short a three-day rally after data highlighted growing economic cracks in major crude importer China, while markets also speculated over whether the OPEC’s last meeting for the year will result in a supply cut. Chinese manufacturing activity- a bellwether for the economy- weakened substantially in November, official and

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  • jerome Powell to Set Stage For Slowing Fed ate Hikes Amid Hawkish Tone

    jerome Powell to Set Stage For Slowing Fed ate Hikes Amid Hawkish Tone0

    Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver a speech, nominally focused on the labor market, at an event on Wednesday hosted by the Brookings Institution in Washington. It will be one of the last from policymakers before the start of a quiet period ahead of their Dec. 13-14 gathering. Chair Jerome Powell is expected to this

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  • Asia FX inches Higher Ahead of Powell speech, China optimism Fades

    Asia FX inches Higher Ahead of Powell speech, China optimism Fades0

    Most Asian currencies crept higher on Wednesday as markets awaited more cues on U.S. monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, although weak economic data from China and uncertainty over the country’s COVID policy weighed on sentiment. Still, most regional units were set to end November substantially higher on a weaker dollar and expectations

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  • Oil Surges As Speculation Over OPEC Cut Outweighs China concerns

    Oil Surges As Speculation Over OPEC Cut Outweighs China concerns0

    Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as traders bet that recent weakness in the market will invite more supply cuts by the OPEC, while anti-government protests in China and hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve worsened the outlook for demand. Oil marked a volatile start to the week, initially tumbling as much as 3% as Chinese

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  • Dow Futures Dip After Positive Week

    Dow Futures Dip After Positive Week0

    U.S. stock futures were trading lower during Sunday’s evening trade, after major benchmark indices finished the holiday shortened week higher as investors proved optimistic amid potentially smaller interest rate hikes from Federal Reserve policymakers. By 6:36pm ET (11:36pm GMT) Dow Jones Futures were down 0.2%, S&P 500 Futures fell 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 Futures were

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