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Asia-Pacific markets mixed after Powell signals smaller rate cuts; China markets closed for holiday

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Lim Hui Jie

Key Points

  • South Korea, Hong Kong, and mainland Chinese markets are closed for a public holiday Tuesday.
  • Business optimism among large Japanese manufacturers was unchanged, while sentiment among large non-manufacturers in Japan improved, inching up to +34 from +33 in the third quarter.

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China stocks just saw their best day of trading since 2008 amid a stimulus rally

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Lim Hui Jie

Key Points

  • China’s CSI 300 rallied 8.48%, powered by health-care and tech stocks and closing at 4,017.85.
  • This marks a nine-day winning streak, its best day since September 2008 and its highest point since August 2023.
  • Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled nearly 5% on Monday and the yen weakened against the dollar as traders reacted to the results of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party election last Friday.

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European stocks higher as mining stocks lead gains; Swiss central bank cuts rates

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Sam Meredith@in/samuelmeredith@smeredith19 & Holly Ellyatt@HollyEllyatt

LONDON — European stocks were higher Thursday morning, spurred on by overnight gains in Asia-Pacific markets.

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Gold lingers near record highs, Powell’s speech eyed for rate cues

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Gold prices were steady on Thursday, hovering close to record highs, on expectations of another big U.S. rate cut this year, although gains were limited ahead of remarks by key Federal Reserve policymakers later in the day.

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Chinese stocks close sharply higher after Beijing affirms stimulus measures; property stocks spike

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Lim Hui Jie & Evelyn Cheng

@in/evelyn-cheng-53b23624@chengevelyn

Key Points

  • Chinese stocks extended gains after state media announced that China’s top leaders had affirmed the government’s latest efforts to support the economy.
  • Mainland China’s CSI 300 extended extended its winning streak to the seventh day, hitting its highest levels in about four months after China’s top leaders held a meeting that affirmed the government’s latest stimulus efforts
  • South Korea’s Kospi jumped 1.9%, powered by gains in chip maker SK Hynix, which announced it has begun mass production of the world’s first 12-layer HBM3E chip, used in AI memory applications.

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Middle East tensions, rate cut bets power gold to record high

Reuters

Gold rose 1% and hit a record high on Tuesday, building on its recent rally as Middle East tensions fed its safe-haven appeal, while investors latched on to fresh cues for more U.S. interest rate cuts.

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China stocks rise after Beijing’s stimulus measures amid mixed Asia-Pacific markets

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Lim Hui Jie

Key Points

  • On Wednesday, the PBOC slashed the medium-term lending facility rate to 2% from 2.3%.
  • Australia’s consumer price index posted a 2.7% rise year on year in August, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters and easing from the 3.5% rise in July.

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European markets trade higher, buoyed by China’s stimulus measures

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Holly Ellyatt@HollyEllyatt

LONDON — European stocks traded higher Tuesday, buoyed by China’s central bank monetary stimulus measures, and brushing off concerns over Europe’s growth outlook.

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Gold holds ground on dovish Fed-speak, Mideast concerns

Reuters

Gold prices steadied on Tuesday after surging to a record high in the previous session, following broadly dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials and escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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Mainland China stocks notch best day in four years, soar over 4% on PBOC policy easing

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Lim Hui Jie

Key Points

  • The People’s Bank of China announced it will reduce the reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points, among other measures.
  • Australia’s central bank held its benchmark policy rate at 4.35%, in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters.

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