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Yen Drops on BOJ’s Dovish Tone, US Futures Decline: Markets Wrap

Yen Drops on BOJ’s Dovish Tone, US Futures Decline: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — The yen fell after the Bank of Japan brought an end to the world’s last negative interest-rate policy and emphasized that financial conditions will remain easy. Most Read from Bloomberg The BOJ’s first hike in 17 years had been widely expected and Governor Kazuo Ueda struck a neutral tone at a news conference, saying there’s still a chance its inflation goal will not be hit. While the central bank scrapped its yield curve control program, it also pledged to keep buying… Source link

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Stocks Lose Momentum After Wall Street Rally: Markets Wrap

Stocks Lose Momentum After Wall Street Rally: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks struggled to maintain momentum in the wake of another record-breaking session on Wall Street, as a rally in Europe took a breather despite dovish comments from policy makers. Most Read from Bloomberg Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were little changed after the indexes clocked up gains of more than 1% in the wake of an inflation reading that did little to alter traders’ conviction that the Federal Reserve will shift to cutting interest rates this year. Treasury… Source link

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