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Source: Live Mint In past few days, Wall Street witnessed stock indices climbing to records after Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump resoundingly won the US election against Vice President Kamala Harris. The US Federal Reserve’s latest quarter-point interest rate cut also boosted market sentiments. In the week ahead, Wall Street will see a…
Source: Live Mint —Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal Some have called it the ‘greatest political comeback of all time’. Others labelled it as the world’s most extreme ‘reality television show’. Donald Trump’s crushing victory in the US presidential elections has elicited a range of responses, from giddy delight to soul-crushing despair. But for…
Source: Live Mint Bitcoin has surged to a record high of nearly $80,000 due to US President-elect Donald Trump’s support of digital assets and the possibility of pro-crypto lawmakers in Congress. The cryptocurrency soared 4.3 per cent to $79,771 on Sunday and reached nearly $79,000 at 2:05 pm in Singapore, according to a Bloomberg report….
Source: Live Mint The Indian stock market continued to consolidate for another week, losing over half a per cent, signalling the continuation of a corrective phase. The week began cautiously due to concerns ahead of the US Presidential elections, followed by a brief mid-week recovery after the poll results. The gains could not hold, reflecting…
Source: Live Mint With Donald Trump winning the US Presidential Elections 2024, investing in the US stocks has suddenly become sought after. The S&P 500 briefly surpassed the 6,000-mark and closed with its biggest weekly percentage gain in a year, reported Reuters. This has prompted several Indian investors to start exploring options to invest in…
Source: Live Mint Although the US Federal Reserve refrained from surprising markets and trimmed the benchmark interest rate by 25 bps to 4.50 – 4.75 per cent on November 7, markets seemed disappointed by Chair Jerome Powell’s tone, which suggested uncertainty about the future path of interest rates. In the September meeting, the US Fed…
Source: Live Mint Yield for China’s benchmark 10-year bonds have slid to their lowest in over a month after the government announced its 10 trillion yuan or $1.4 billion worth debt refinancing programme, Bloomberg reported. This mostly came as traders were disappointed with the measures and are awaiting more stimulus amid China’s wait-and-watch approach to…
Source: Live Mint With Donald Trump poised to make a comeback to the White House, two specific areas of policy making require careful observation—trade policy and fiscal policy, according to a report from brokerage firm Nuvama Institutional Equities. Following Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the tightly contested 2024 US Presidential Election, Nuvama also…
Source: Live Mint Gold prices in India extended decline on Thursday, mirroring global weakness in the yellow metal after Republican Donald Trump’s 2024 US election victory triggered a sharp correction. Analysts anticipate further short-term pressure on gold rates due to political and economic factors impacting the bullion’s safe-haven appeal. MCX gold prices have dropped over…
Source: Live Mint US stock indices rose slightly on Thursday after storming to record highs in previous session on former president Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Market participants were awaiting Interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve later in the day. It is widely expected that the Fed will cut its key interest rate for…
