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Hong Kong Trade Data Due On Monday
(RTTNews) - Hong Kong will on Monday release April figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
In March, imports were down 0.6 percent on month and exports fell 1.5 percent on month for a trade deficit of HKD40.6 billion.
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Bank Of Canada Lowers Interest Rates By A Quarter Point
After leaving interest rates unchanged for three straight meetings, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to lower rates by a quarter point. The Bank of Canada said it decided to reduce its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5 percent, with the Bank Rate at 2.75 percent and the deposit rate at 2.45 percent.
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U.S. Housing Starts Pull Back Much More Than Expected In August
After reporting significant increases in new residential construction in the U.S. over the two previous months, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing housing starts pulled back by much more than expected in the month of August. The Commerce Department said housing starts plummeted by 8.5 percent to an annual rate of 1.307 million in August.
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UK Inflation Unchanged At 3.8%
U.K. consumer price inflation remained sticky in August on higher food prices, official data showed Wednesday, ahead of the policy announcement by the Bank of England on Thursday. The consumer price index rose 3.8 percent on a yearly basis in August, the same rate of increase as seen in July, the Office for National Statistics reported. Inflation matched economists' expectations and stood well ab
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U.S. Housing Starts Plunge 8.5% In August, Much More Than Expected
After reporting significant increases in new residential construction in the U.S. over the two previous months, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing housing starts pulled back by much more than expected in the month of August.
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Bay Street Seen Opening On Cautious Note; BoC, Fed Rate Decisions Eyed
The Canadian market is likely to open on a cautious note on Wednesday, with investors awaiting monetary policy announcements from the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve. Weak commodity prices may weigh on resources stocks.
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Bank Indonesia Cuts Rate Unexpectedly
Indonesia's central bank reduced its key interest rate unexpectedly to the lowest level since 2022 to stimulate economic growth and also raised expectations for more reductions. The Bank Indonesia board, governed by Perry Warjiyo, decided to cut the BI rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent. Markets anticipated the central bank to hold the rate this time amid political unrest.
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Indian Rupee Rises To Near 3-week High On Trade Talk Optimism
The Indian rupee strengthened against the U.S. dollar in the Asian session on Wednesday, after India and the U.S. agreed to speed up talks on a bilateral trade.
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FTSE 100 Modestly Higher In Cautious Trade
UK stocks are up in positive territory a little past noon on Wednesday with investors digesting the nation's inflation data and looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's rate decision, due on Wednesday, and the Bank of England's policy announcement due later today.
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