Wall Street stocks edged higher Friday, despite strong US jobs numbers pouring cold water on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the world's top economy in the next few months.The Fed signaled last month it sees itself beginning to c...

Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday following a Wall Street rally as investors grow increasingly optimistic that the Federal Reserve will soon end its interest rate hiking cycle and the US economy will avoid a feared recession.Another batch of foreca...

Data showing inflation easing further boosted eqiuty markets Monday, fuelled by hopes central banks could be nearing the end of their interest rate hiking cycle.All three main indexes on Wall Street rallied Friday -- with Apple ending above the $3 tr...

Asian markets fell again Friday after forecast-beating US data fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates well into next year.A glum warning from top chipmaker Micron and worries about China's surging Covid cases added to...

Oil prices extended losses Tuesday after below-par US and Chinese data reinforced recession expectations, while equities were mixed as traders debate whether the data will allow central banks to temper their interest rate hikes.Wall Street provided a...