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  • Asia Markets Up But Struggle With Economy Worries
    MSCI
    Oil prices steady after OPEC cracks down on members not cutting output while the dollar nurses losses.
  • Asian Shares Drop, Dollar Rises On Fed Interest Rate Promise
    CURRENCIES
    The MSCI ran out of steam after five straight days of gains. Japan's Nikkei shed 0.45%. U.S. S&P 500 futures fell 0.87% in Asia on Thursday.
  • Asia Markets Drop Following U.S. Tech Selloff
    Apple Store
    MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.6% and looked set for a 2.4% weekly loss – its biggest since April.
  • Brighter China Manufacturing PMI Gives Share Buyers In Asia Reasons To Spend
    CHINA FACTORY
    Meanwhile, market participants in Asia are waiting for a rate decision from Australia’s central bank.
  • Light At End Of U.S.-China Trade-Talks Tunnel Adds Steam To Share Buying
    U.S. dollar
    Equities markets have been driven by elevated international liquidity, too, experts say.
  • Asia Stocks Up On Wall Street Activity But Economic Data Still A Worry
    Japan Exports
    Markets are concerned about the U.S. labor market outlook with weekly jobless claims back to more than 1 million.
  • Asia's Share Markets See Buying On International Stimulus Measures
    Australia
    U.S. Fed intervention during the pandemic has pushed risk assets to highs and reduced safe-haven demand.
  • The Fed’s ‘surprise’ interest rate cut: 5 questions answered
    A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip
    The Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut interest rates by half a percentage point on March 2 to calm investors worried the unfolding coronavirus outbreak will slow economic growth. After the surprise move – the first since the 2008 financial crisis – stocks resumed their decline, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 ending the day down 2.8%.
  • Federal Reserve Makes Unscheduled Rate Cut To Support US Economy
    Federal Reserve Rate Cut
    The emergency rate cut was the biggest one-time cut conducted by the Federal Reserve since the financial crisis in 2008.
  • US Fed Officials Debate On New Ways To Give Finance Market A Facelift
    FEDERAL RESERVE
    'It's the hand we are dealing with', a Federal Reserve official says regarding the central bank's dilemma
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