Stocks pause near five-month peaks on note of caution

Stocks pause near five-month peaks on note of caution

LONDON -- World stocks paused near five-month highs on Wednesday, as signs that central banks might need to keep hiking interest rates for longer dampened a recent wave of optimism that aggressive monetary tightening by big central banks was almost done.

Premarket: World stocks pause near five-month peaks, caution sets in

MSCI’s world equities index was broadly steady on Wednesday after rising more than 6 per cent so far this month

World stocks pause near five-month peaks

Globally, stocks have posted strong gains this year after a rout in 2022, on expectations that inflation has peaked.

Stocks pause near five-month peaks on note of caution

World stocks paused near five-month highs on Wednesday, as signs that central banks might need to keep hiking interest rates for longer dampened a recent wave of optimism that aggressive monetary tightening by big central banks was almost done.

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Robert Burns (1759–1796) is generally considered the national poet of Scotland, not only for his poems but for his songs. He avidly collected traditional melodies and composed lyrics to them if these did not exist; if they did exist, he passionately fought to preserve them in their original Scots …

World stocks pause near five-month peaks

Globally, stocks have posted strong gains this year after a rout in 2022, on expectations that inflation has peaked.