SINGAPORE - Stocks rose on Thursday, with markets from Tokyo to New York at record highs, while traders counted down to U.S. data that is expected to show inflation easing and pave the way for rate cuts in September.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan also gained 1% to a two-year high. Taiwan stocks hit a record peak and Australia's ASX 200 was within a whisker of its all-time top."The main driver is really the prospect of interest rate cuts," said Shane Oliver, chief economist and head of investment strategy at AMP in Sydney. "If we get a good inflation read, it will tick one of Powell's boxes.
Malaysia is expected to hold rates steady later in the day, and the U.S. earnings season will also begin with results from Delta Air Lines and consumer bellwether PepsiCo, followed by bank results on Friday.China stocks chimed with the market momentum on Thursday, but a drumbeat of disappointing data and talk of tariffs in its major export markets have made rallies hard to sustain. China GDP print is due on Monday.
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