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South Africa’s Budget Puts The Rand And Stocks On Pause
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (184+ words) Investors are watching the finance minister's fiscal-tightening message, while global tech gains and a firmer gold price reflect separate bets on AI and US tariff uncertainty. South Africa's investors are sitting tight ahead of today's 2026 National Budget, while global markets…...
Japan’s Bond Curve Steepened As Rate-Hike Bets Eased
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (107+ words) Short-term JGB yields fell on talk the BoJ won't hurry more tightening, while long yields rose as investors watched upcoming BoJ board picks. Japan's government bond curve just steepened " short-term yields fell as rate-hike expectations eased, while 30- and 40-year yields…...
Japan Stocks Rise As Traders Watch BoJ Picks And Rates
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (179+ words) A US tech rally lifted the Nikkei early, but attention is shifting to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Bank of Japan board appointments and what they signal for interest rates and next year's budget. Japanese stocks opened higher after a US…...
Japan’s Services Inflation Stays Sticky, Keeping The BoJ On Alert
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (114+ words) A steady 2.6% rise in services prices suggests wage-driven cost pressures are still filtering through, giving the Bank of Japan reason to keep hiking rates if inflation holds. Japan's services producer price index " a gauge of what businesses charge each other…...
TSX Keeps Hitting Records As Metals Lead The Charge
10+ hour, 51+ min ago (101+ words) Canada's stock benchmark notched another high while gold and oil cooled, and investors watched slowing loan growth and rising impaired loans at Bank of Nova Scotia ahead of more bank earnings. Canada's S&P/TSX Composite notched another record close…...
Yen Slips As Japan Politics Cloud The BoJ’s Next Move
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (159+ words) Comments reported from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raised questions over the timing of the Bank of Japan's next rate hike, as markets also weighed fresh US tariff plans and broader geopolitical risk. The yen slid to around 156 per US dollar…...
US Consumers Feel Better, But Services Data Looks Soft
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (84+ words) Confidence ticked up and GDPNow still sees solid Q1 growth, yet regional Fed surveys point to service-sector contraction and mixed signals for housing and inventories. US consumer confidence rose in February, even as several regional Fed surveys showed the services sector…...
Big Tech Led A Midday Market Bounce
13+ hour, 9+ min ago (117+ words) Investors rotated back into software and semiconductors, with Amazon and Thomson Reuters jumping on fresh AI-agent adoption news. US stocks rose as investors piled back into mega-cap tech, lifting the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow in midday trading. For markets:…...
Stocks Rose As Earnings Beat, But The Fed Stayed Cautious
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (146+ words) Keysight and AMD led gains on strong updates, while higher yields and a Fed warning on inflation tempered the mood. US stocks rose Tuesday on upbeat earnings and an AI headline, but climbing Treasury yields and fresh Fed caution kept…...
Gold Slipped As The Dollar Firmed And Traders Took Profits
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (205+ words) After hitting a three-week high, gold pulled back as the greenback strengthened and tariff and Iran-talk headlines kept safe-haven demand in play. Gold eased off a three-week high as the US dollar ticked up and traders took profits, but tariff…...