Asian equities: Asian equities climb ahead of central bank events: Markets wrap

Asian equities: Asian equities climb ahead of central bank events: Markets wrap

Stocks in Asia edged higher ahead of key events from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan that will help define the global rates trajectory. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.2% as benchmarks in Japan, Australia and South Korea rose. That came after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indexes advanced on further … Read more

Fed minutes: Is Wall Street factoring in a rate cut by year-end? Geoff Dennis answers

Fed minutes: Is Wall Street factoring in a rate cut by year-end? Geoff Dennis answers

“I think July is a tough call now, although the payroll numbers on Friday will give us another clue on that. But I think they will cut twice before the end of the year, probably in September and December,” says Geoff Dennis, Independent EM Commentator.Just wanted your interpretation of the Fed minutes coming in and … Read more