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Shares in record-setting spree as Fed meeting looms

World stocks hit yet another record high on Tuesday, with European stocks poised for their longest winning streak since 2019…

4 years ago

Asian shares rise in early trade, investors eye Fed meeting

Asian shares rose early on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street higher, though investors looked to a much-anticipated Federal Reserve policy meeting…

4 years ago

Stocks scale another peak as markets await Fed signal

World stocks climbed another peak on Monday, while U.S. bond yields were near three-month lows as worries of rising inflation…

4 years ago

World stocks near record high, U.S. bond yields near 1-month low

World stock prices held near record highs on Wednesday, while U.S. bond yields flirted with their lowest levels in a…

4 years ago

Banks bulk up in Hong Kong as China business overshadows politics

Some global banks, funds and other financial services providers say they are stepping up hiring in Hong Kong, in a…

4 years ago

Asian equities clock biggest foreign outflows since March 2020

Asian equities in May clocked their biggest foreign outflows in 14 months due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in…

4 years ago

Asian shares tick up U.S. data bolsters reopening hopes

Asian shares edged up to near three-month highs on Wednesday and global equities held steady near a record as data…

4 years ago

Stocks loiter around peaks as traders wait for data

Stocks chopped around record peaks on Tuesday, while the dollar was pinned near recent lows, as markets awaited U.S. jobs…

4 years ago

World stocks hit another record, oil up in big data week

Global stocks again hit a record high and oil rose on Tuesday, as markets shrugged off concerns about rising inflation…

4 years ago

Australian banks, led by CBA, set to return record $15 bln cash to investors

Australia's big banks are likely to return a record $15 billion or more of cash to investors over the next…

4 years ago