European equities traded higher on Thursday, supported by a boost in risk appetite after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a widely anticipated interest rate cut and hinted at further easing later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 03:05 ET (07:05 GMT), the DAX index in Germany gained 0.9%<\/strong>, the CAC 40 in France rose 0.6%<\/strong>, while the FTSE 100 in the U.K. edged 0.1% lower<\/strong>. The gains mirrored the positive momentum in Asia, where Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 hit a fresh record high<\/strong> following the Fed\u2019s policy decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fed reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.00\u20134.25%<\/strong>, marking its first cut since December. Policymakers also projected two further cuts before year-end<\/strong> amid rising concerns about labor market softness. However, Chair Jerome Powell highlighted a \u201cchallenging situation\u201d with upside risks to inflation<\/strong> and downside risks to employment<\/strong>, underscoring a cautious stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The decision reinforced optimism in equity markets, as lower U.S. rates are expected to stimulate economic activity while maintaining global liquidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attention now turns to the Bank of England\u2019s policy meeting later in the day<\/strong>. Unlike the Fed, the BoE is expected to hold rates steady at 4%<\/strong>, following last month\u2019s cut\u2014its fifth since August 2024. Inflation in the U.K. held at 3.8% in August<\/strong>, almost double the central bank\u2019s 2% target, a factor likely preventing further immediate easing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Bank of Japan<\/strong> is also set to announce its decision on Friday, with expectations for unchanged policy amid political uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n European equities traded higher on Thursday, supported by a boost in risk appetite after the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a widely anticipated interest rate cut and hinted at further easing later this year. Market Performance At 03:05 ET (07:05 GMT), the DAX index in Germany gained 0.9%, the CAC 40 in France rose 0.6%, while …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":98251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-commodities-news","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118983,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118982\/revisions\/118983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Federal Reserve Policy Impact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Focus Shifts to Bank of England<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Corporate Developments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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