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Asia stocks firm as Fed props up rate cut expectations

Shinichi Saoshiro, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 12:20 PM

New York Fed President John Williams said on Thursday that policymakers could not wait for economic disaster to hit before adding stimulus, in a speech read as a strong argument in favor of quick monetary action. Read more »

Netflix plunges as US stocks dip on mixed earnings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 11:11 PM

NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks fell early Thursday amid lingering uncertainty over trade talks following mixed earnings, including a lackluster report from Netflix. Read more »

PH shares bounce back ahead of Duterte's 4th SONA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 10:51 PM

Philippine shares shrugged off global concerns gaining ground anew and outperforming the rest of Asia ahead of the President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address(SONA) next week. Read more »

PH shares pull back for 2nd straight day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 12:26 AM

Back here at home, Philippine shares fell for a second straight session in step with most Asian markets. Read more »

PH shares pull back after entering bull market territory

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:24 PM

The risk-off sentiment is felt here at home as Philippine shares fall victim to profit-taking just a day after scaling the bull market territory.  Read more »

PH shares break into bull market territory ahead of Q2 earnings season

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 11:04 PM

Philippine shares shrug off gloomy data from China as it outperformed regional peers, breaking out into the bull market territory. Read more »

PSEi enters bull market territory

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 08:58 PM

Philippine shares are on a tear, as the index revisits bull market territory. (July 15, 2019) Read more »

PH shares join global rally on dovish central banks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 11:13 PM

Dovish comments from central banks in the United States and here at home propel the Philippines' main index to its highest level in more than a year. Read more »

Asia stocks rise, dollar sags as Fed chair sets stage for rate cut

Shinichi Saoshiro, Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 08:43 AM

In an appearance before his congressional overseers on Wednesday, Powell confirmed that the US economy was still under threat from disappointing factory activity, tame inflation and a simmering trade war. Read more »

PH shares show another listless trading session

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 11:04 PM

Investors are in a waiting game for more catalysts.  Read more »

Asian markets cautious as everything rides on dovish Powell

Wayne Cole, Reuters
Posted at Jul 10 09:39 AM

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the US Congress on Wednesday and Thursday and investors have a lot riding on him sounding suitably dovish. Read more »

PH shares join regional retreat, but manage to stay above 8,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 11:05 PM

Wall Street's losses dragged most markets in Asia, but Philippine shares were able to stay above the 8,000 level despite the regional retreat. Read more »

PH shares fall back to 8,000 amid tempered expectations for Fed rate cut

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:02 AM

Markets in Asia suffered a setback in Monday's trading. Philippine shares, in particular, gave in to selling pressure, prompting the main index to fall back to the 8,000 level. Read more »

Asian shares subdued on dampened US rate cut expectations

Swati Pandey, Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 09:04 AM

Global equities have generally been bolstered by expectations that central banks will keep interest rates at or near record lows to boost economic growth. Read more »

Wall Street closes at record highs on dovish Fed hopes

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 06:25 AM

Benchmark US 10-year Treasury Note yields touched its lowest since November 2016 at 1.939 percent, while euro zone yields tumbled to record lows on bets the European Central Bank's next chief would stay a dovish course. Read more »

Asian stocks subdued, oil rises on US-Iran tensions

Hideyuki Sano, Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 10:19 AM

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.16 percent in early trade while Japan's Nikkei ticked down 0.26 percent. Read more »

Stocks gain, dollar weakens after Fed signals possible rate cuts

Lewis Krauskopf, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 08:17 AM

The market expects the Fed could cut rates as soon as its next meeting, in July. Read more »

Asia stocks capped ahead of Fed, oil on defensive

Shinichi Saoshiro, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 08:53 AM

The Fed, facing fresh demands by US President Donald Trump to cut interest rates, begins a two-day meeting later on Tuesday. The central bank is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged this time but possibly lay the groundwork for a rate cut later this year. Read more »

Asian shares edge up, trade, geopolitical tensions cap gains

Tomo Uetake, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 12:23 PM

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.1 percent, after opening slightly weaker. Japan's Nikkei average ticked up by a similar amount. Read more »

All eyes on Fed as stock market pines for rate cut: US stocks outlook

Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 06:36 AM

The benchmark S&P 500 has rallied more than 5 percent this month as softening economic data coupled with comments by Fed officials heightened expectations the Fed will cut rates by the end of the year and, at the very least, telegraph it is leaning toward a later rate cut at its June 18-19 meeting. Read more »