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A string of data this week pointing to a softening of the labour market and economy have given the Federal Reserve room to hold off hiking rates further

Markets largely rise as traders prepare for US jobs data

01 September 2023

Hong Kong and Shanghai markets were boosted by reports that Chinese state-backed banks were considering cutting interest rates on a swathe of mortgages and deposits

European stock markets diverge as rally fades

30 August 2023

USA's Noah Lyles (R) and USA's 200m silver medallist Erriyon Knighton

Noah Lyles takes tentative steps into Usain Bolt's big shoes

28 August 2023

The Federal Reserve announced a smaller interest rate hike and signaled more to come, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell expects positive growth will continue

Markets rally on Powell comments

28 August 2023

Shares in Chinese property giant Evergrande collapsed as they resumed trading in Hong Kong after 17 months

Markets rally on Powell comments, China boosted by duty cut

28 August 2023

Uganda's Victor Kiplangat, Ethiopia's Leul Gebresilase, and Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola compete in the men's marathon final

Uganda's Kiplangat wins men's world marathon title

27 August 2023