Asian stocks in cautious mood ahead of Jerome Powell’s testimony
Federal Reserve chair to give clues on US rates decision
10 July 2019 - 07:54
Sydney — Asian shares turned mixed on Wednesday while rising Treasury yields lifted the dollar as markets wondered if the world’s most powerful central banker would confirm or confound expectations for US policy easing in July.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan advanced 0.4%, after three sessions of losses...
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