World stocks hold on to gains ahead of U.S. inflation test

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World stocks held on to modest gains on Thursday on cautious optimism that U.S. data will confirm inflation is softening, while the yen rose with a report Japan will this month review the side-effects of its ultra-easy policy. | Reuters

“Both the worst and best days for the S&P 500 in 2022 came on days of a CPI release. As such, it’s inevitable that today’s U.S. CPI has the ability to shape the next month,” wrote Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid.

S&P 500 futures were broadly steady following gains for Wall Street indexes on Wednesday. Boston Federal Reserve bank leader Susan Collins told the New York Times that she was leaning towards a 25 basis point hike. U.S. Treasuries added a little to Wednesday’s gains, sending benchmark 10-year yields down 4.4 basis points to 3.514 percent . German 10-year yields, the benchmark for the euro zone, fell 7 bps to 3.509 percent .Along with hopes that Western central banks will be gentler, investors are also banking on a recovery in China to help global growth, and are eyeing a potential policy shift in Japan.

The yen rose as much as 0.9 percent and was last at 131.75 per dollar. Ten-year Japanese government bond futures fell to almost eight-year lows.

 

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