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ECB Cuts Interest Rates for Second Time in 2024

The European Central Bank decided today to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.50 percent, making its second reduction to the deposit rate this year after the worst wave of inflation in years prompted it to raise borrowing costs…

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US Stocks Move Sharply Higher Wednesday

The main stock indices on the Wall closed sharply higher at the end of trading today.

The S and P 500 index ended trading up 56.42 points, or 1.03 percent, to close at 5,551.94 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 365.06 points, or 2.14 percent, t…

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Gold Rises on US Rate Cut Expectations

Gold prices firmed on Thursday after US inflation data all but guaranteed a Federal Reserve rate cut next week, while traders awaited more economic data from the US.

Spot gold was up 0.4 percent at USD 2,521.29 per ounce, while US gold futures edged …

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US Stocks Move Sharply Higher Wednesday

The main stock indices on the Wall closed sharply higher at the end of trading today.

The S and P 500 index ended trading up 56.42 points, or 1.03 percent, to close at 5,551.94 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 365.06 points, or 2.14 percent, t…

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