Asian stocks end mostly flat: Nikkei climbs 0.27%, Nifty slips 0.6%

Asian stocks end mostly flat: Nikkei climbs 0.27%, Nifty slips 0.6%

Asian equities finished Thursday’s session largely flat as enthusiasm from recent AI-driven gains cooled and expectations for aggressive US interest rate cuts diminished. Investors weighed concerns over a slowing US labour market and persistent inflation while awaiting fresh data, including jobless claims and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index. […]

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 GBP/USD forecast: signal as the UK inflation jumps

GBP/USD forecast: signal as the UK inflation jumps

The British pound has plunged in the past few days, erasing some of the recent gains. The GBP/USD exchange rate plummeted to the psychological level of 1.3400, its lowest point in three weeks and 2.8% below the year’s highest level.  UK inflation is rising The recent GBP/USD crash stalled on Wednesday after the Office of […]

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 EUR/USD forecast ahead of the ECB interest rate decision

EUR/USD forecast ahead of the ECB interest rate decision

The EUR/USD exchange rate pulled back and crossed a key support level after the US released mixed economic numbers last week. It will now be in the spotlight this week as the European Central Bank (ECB) publishes its interest rate decision. Federal Reserve interest rate cut delay The EUR/USD exchange rate pulled back as hopes […]

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 US stocks crash at open: Nasdaq down 1.2%, S&P down 0.8%

US stocks crash at open: Nasdaq down 1.2%, S&P down 0.8%

US stocks fell on Thursday as losses in Oracle and Nvidia combined with a rise in Treasury yields to weigh on sentiment. The S&P 500 declined 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 171 points, or 0.4%. Oracle and Nvidia extended recent declines, sliding nearly 6% and about 2% […]

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 China to relax rare earth export rules after US talks, broader restrictions may remain

China to relax rare earth export rules after US talks, broader restrictions may remain

China is preparing to relax some of its rare earth export rules by introducing one-year general licences, following trade discussions with the United States, as per a Reuters report. The move could accelerate shipments and ease shortages in critical industries, yet analysts and insiders caution that Beijing’s wider export curbs remain firmly in place. With […]

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 Here’s why the Vodafone share price popped after earnings

Here’s why the Vodafone share price popped after earnings

Vodafone share price popped and reached its highest level since August 2022 as the company’s German business returned to growth. VOD soared to a high of 94p, up by about 67% from its lowest level in 2024.  Vodafone share price rises after earnings Vodafone Group was one of the best-performing companies in the FTSE 100 […]

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