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World Shares Advance After Fed Signals It Will Ease Support

The US central bank indicated it may start raising its benchmark interest rate sometime next year, earlier than it envisioned three months ago.

Global Stocks Mixed As Investors Await US Inflation Data

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Investors were watching for August inflation data. Headline inflation stands above 5% as consumer and business activity revives.

Tantrum Without A Taper! Should We Be Worried On The Rising US Bond Yields?

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Any abnormal movements in US ten year yield, even those not caused by Fed policy stance, started to leave a severe dent on equity markets because the rising yield brought the fears of 2013 brutal crash.

Global Stocks Steady Ahead Of Fed Meeting

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The Nasdaq rose to a two-week high on a rebound in tech stocks at the heart of February's sell-off. MSCI's benchmark for global equity markets, which is heavily weighted to the big U.S. technology firms, advanced 0.14% to 677.96.

Global Stocks, Oil Edge Away From Highs As Stimulus Rally Ebbs

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The burst of market optimism from those events had helped Asian shares rise - Japan's Nikkei added 1.7% - but this faded out as Europe opened for business, with the STOXX Europe 600 down around 0.5%.

Shares, Dollar Cheer US Stimulus, Bonds Downcast

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The prospect of yet faster growth helped MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan firm 0.5%. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.9%, and Chinese blue chips 0.7%.

World Shares Hit Fresh All-Time Highs; Earnings And Fed In Focus

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China's consumer price index fell more than expected, but factory prices posted their first year-on-year rise in 12 months, suggesting gathering momentum in the industrial sector. up.

Global Stocks Soured By Wall Street Sell-Off And 'Vaccine Nationalism'

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Easyjet shares fell 2.3% after the airline warned it would fly no more than 10% of 2019's capacity, highlighting the plight of sectors hit by lengthy lockdowns.

Stimulus Plans Fuel Biden Trade, But Wall Street Wonders If It Can Continue

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Democrats’ slender majority in Congress mean the final shape and timing of many Biden policies - including a proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package - remain uncertain.

Global Stocks Fall, Bond Yields Rise As Investors Brace For Possible Democrat Triumph In Georgia

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The euro rose to as high as $1.2328, a high last seen in April 2018, while the yen hit a 10-month high of 102.595 to the dollar.

World Stock Markets Kick Off 2021 At Record Highs

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European stocks opened higher, with Britain's FTSE 100 gaining 1.75%, Germany's DAX up 1.1%, Spain's IBEX up 1.3% and Italy's FTSE MIB rising 0.7%.

Global Stocks, Oil Lead Risk Rally On U.S. Stimulus Hopes

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The MSCI World Index was up 0.3% at 0751 GMT, extending recent gains after gains in Asia, where Japanese stocks hit a 30-year high. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.45%.

Brexit Deal Anticipation Fuels Global Stocks And Sterling

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The FTSE 100 rose 0.07% while the more domestically-focused British mid-cap FTSE 250 index hit its highest levels since February, and UK small caps a record high.

Supply Squeeze Won't Ease On Global Stocks And Bonds In 2021

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Many policymakers have recently topped up asset-purchase schemes, so that the crowding-out of private investors from public bond markets looks set to continue.