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Asia FX weak as dollar surges to 1-year high on sticky inflation; Powell awaited

Investing.com – Most Asian currencies weakened on Thursday as the U.S. dollar reached a one-year high, bolstered by data showing persistent inflationary pressure in the U.S. Market sentiment in the region remained subdued, following disappointing Chinese stimulus measures and concerns over potential U.S. protectionism under a Donald Trump presidency. The Japanese yen and the Chinese […]

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Bears pounce on Asian currencies on Trump tariff concerns: Reuters poll

(Reuters) – Investors sharply ramped up their short bets on Asian currencies and turned bearish on the Singapore dollar for the first time since early July on rising concerns that the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s policies would erode the attractiveness of risk-sensitive emerging market assets. Short bets emerged on the Singapore dollar for the first

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Dollar climbs to one-year peak; Powell’s speech in focus

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar surged to a one-year high on Thursday, bolstered by consumer inflation data that cast doubt on the extent of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Simultaneously, Donald Trump began filling key positions in his new administration. At 04:35 ET (09:35 GMT), the Dollar Index—which measures the greenback against six other major currencies—climbed

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Hong Kong stocks closed: The tech index fell 2.2% in the afternoon, technology stocks fell across the board, photovoltaic stocks fell

Glodon June 7th | The main Hong Kong stock indexes showed a high opening and low trend. The three major indexes rose slightly at the beginning of the session and then continued to fall, and the decline increased in the afternoon. The Hang Seng Technology Index fell 2.2% at one point, and finally closed down

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Five major events in todays financial market: Eurozones interest rate cut cycle kicks off, Nvidias market value surpasses Apple

Here are five things you need to know about the financial markets on Thursday, June 6: 1. U.S. stock index futures consolidate sidewaysU.S. stock index futures consolidated near the flat line on Thursday after the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite both closed at record highs. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 rose 1.18% to

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Senior Wall Street analyst: Powell is expected to boost U.S. stocks next week

Zhitong Finance learned that Ed Yardeni, a senior Wall Street strategist, former Federal Reserve economist, and president of Yardeni Research, said that any dovish keywords in Powell’s speech after the Fed’s interest rate meeting next week could trigger a sharp rise in US stocks. Investors will pay close attention to the press conference of Federal

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Bank of America continues to be bullish on U.S. stocks, most optimistic about these three types of stocks

Bank of America analysts released a report, expressing firm optimism about the rise of U.S. stocks, and are particularly optimistic about the prospects of large-cap value stocks, cyclical stocks and dividend stocks. However, analysts maintained the year-end target level of 5,400 points for the S&P 500 index, which indicates a moderate return outlook for the

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U.S. stock market moves: Nvidias last stock split saw its share price rise 500%! Will history repeat itself this time?

On Thursday (June 6), before the U.S. stock market opened, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) rose 1.05%, achieving four consecutive increases, temporarily sitting firmly on the second throne of the U.S. market value. On the news, this Friday (June 7), Nvidia’s stock price will begin to implement a “1-for-10” stock split plan after the U.S. stock market, and

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The U.S. Treasury yield curve has been inverted for nearly two years, but the economic recession signal has not been lifted

One of the bond market’s most watched recession indicators has been showing the possibility of a downturn for nearly two years, even though the U.S. economy has yet to contract. That’s likely to continue, according to Ralph Axel and Katie Craig, interest rate strategists at Bank of America Securities. In a report released Thursday, they

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