Category: Temper
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Stocks Waver as Geopolitics Temper China-Led Boost: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — U.S. stock futures struggled for direction, giving up short gains sparked by a monetary policy shift in China, as investors focused on escalating geopolitical risks and expectations of interest rate cuts in the U.S. and other major economies. Most read from Bloomberg Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 fell…
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Currencies tread water as Middle East risks temper rate cut optimism By Reuters
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Written by Ray Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar edged up on Tuesday and major currencies traded sideways as lingering concerns over tensions in the Middle East partly overshadowed investor optimism about an imminent U.S. interest rate cut. Geopolitical risks kept early currency moves subdued, although fears of an escalation…