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EM stocks rally; Manila, Bangkok up on rate-cut bets By Reuters

By Sneha Kumar (Reuters) -Emerging Asian stock markets rallied on Tuesday, with Bangkok and Manila trading higher on expectations of rate cuts in the near future, while Singapore stocks hit a 17-year high. Thailand stocks gained as much as 1.3% to hit their highest since Nov. 8, after third-quarter economic…

Futures edge higher as rate-cut bets tick up; key data awaited By Reuters

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures rose marginally on Wednesday as investors strengthened bets on an earlier start to the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts this year than previously expected, after a slew of economic data pointed to slowing economic growth. Wall Street ended…

Stocks in Asia gain on rate-cut wagers, India markets choppy By Reuters

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks broadly rose on Wednesday, while the dollar was steady as a softening U.S. labour market firmed up bets of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September and investors awaited crucial payrolls report later this week. Worries about a cooling U.S. economy,…