RBA Retains Neutral Policy Bias as Key Rate Held at 12-Year High
Australia’s central bank kept interest rates at a 12-year high in a widely anticipated decision, while sticking with a neutral stance that surprised markets and sent the currency and bond yields lower ...
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RBA leaves interest rate on hold at 4.35% despite higher than expected inflation
Australia was relatively slow to start hiking interest rates and they remain lower than most comparable economies even though ...
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Asia Stocks Inch Up as Fed Hopes Lift Sentiment: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks eked out gains on Tuesday, following Wall Street’s advance on optimism the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year. The yen dropped.  A gauge of regional equities is ...
Morgan Stanley strategists see inflation as key for path of stocks
The S&P 500 has climbed over the past two weeks amid optimism that Fed easing is still likely this year, with solid corporate earnings supporting sentiment. The US benchmark closed Friday above 5,100 ...
Investors should load up on defensive sectors like consumer staples as macro data sends mixed signals about the economy, Morgan Stanley says
Analysts led by Mike Wilson said consumer staples are among the defensive sectors as consumers focus on value amid economic ...