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Tokyo Stock Exchange trading floor with green screens showing gains

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Fed Signals Rate Pause as Asian Markets Rally to Six-Month High

Federal Reserve officials hinted at a prolonged pause in rate hikes, triggering a broad-based rally across Asian equities with Tokyo, Seoul, and Jakarta indices leading gains.

By Akira Tanaka·3 days ago·5 min read

Bank of Japan building in Tokyo at night

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Bank of Japan Prepares Markets for Further YCC Adjustments This Summer

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled that the central bank is monitoring wage and price data closely as it prepares to further dismantle its decade-long yield curve control framework.

Premium·Akira Tanaka·6 days ago

Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House aerial view at sunrise

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Australia RBA Surprises Markets With 25bps Cut, First Since 2020

The Reserve Bank of Australia delivered a widely anticipated but still market-moving rate cut to 4.10%, citing easing inflation and slowing household consumption.

James Whitfield·May 9

Markets

Fed Signals Rate Pause as Asian Markets Rally to Six-Month High

Bank of Japan Prepares Markets for Further YCC Adjustments This Summer

Australia RBA Surprises Markets With 25bps Cut, First Since 2020

Fed Signals Rate Pause as Asian Markets Rally to Six-Month High

China's GDP Growth Misses Forecast, Pressure Mounts for Broader Stimulus

India Tech Unicorns Eye $8 Billion IPO Wave as Valuations Recover

ASEAN Nations Split on Coal Phase-Out Timeline as Green Finance Gaps Widen

Samsung Doubles Down on U.S. Chip Investment With $15 Billion Texas Expansion