Stocks in Asia rise, yen wobbles after volatile start to week

Asian stocks inched higher on Tuesday as investors awaited a slew of economic data, corporate earnings and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, while the yen was slightly weaker a day after suspected intervention rescued it from 34-year lows. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.36% higher, set to clock in a …

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YES Bank shares jump 32% in 1 week. What should traders do?

YES Bank shares jumped 32% in the week to witness a breakout with strong volumes, indicating a significant base formation on the technical chart. “The support for the stock is established at Rs 27, and any pullbacks towards this support level present an opportunity to initiate fresh long positions. Sustaining above the support at Rs …

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fed minutes: Fed minutes anchor cautious policy approach amid more two-sided risks

Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last policy meeting they could take a cautious approach to raising U.S. interest rates moving forward, and would only need to move them higher “if” incoming information showed insufficient progress in lowering inflation. “All participants agreed that the (Federal Open Market) Committee was in a position to proceed carefully,” …

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Global rate-hike marathon may keep going in Nordics

Central banks in the US, euro zone and the UK are done raising interest rates for now, but their peers across Europe’s north aren’t so sure. On Thursday, Sweden’s Riksbank could deliver yet another quarter-point salvo, taking its key rate to 4.25% to fight inflation or not, depending on who you listen to. Economists and …

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Fed: Uncertainty, growth risks put Fed on cautious footing in September, minutes show

WASHINGTON: Uncertainty around the path of the U.S. economy, including difficulties estimating the state of financial markets, potential oil price shocks, and the impact of labor union strikes, pushed Federal Reserve officials into a cautious stance at their meeting last month as debate proceeded over whether further rises in the central bank’s policy rate would …

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Gold faces headwinds as hawkish Fed, rising yields pale optimism

During the September FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve maintained the federal funds rate target range at a 22-year high of 5.25%-5.5%. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, however, conveyed that interest rates must remain elevated for an extended period due to the renewed strength in the economy. While the central bank is nearing the end of its …

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