NEW YORK, Aug 16 ― Global equities and the US dollar advanced yesterday despite weaker-than-expected economic data in China that prompted its central bank to cut its lending rate, stoking concerns of a global recession.
Markets reversed earlier session losses and were slightly higher. The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 50 countries, was up 0.23 per cent. “The credit problems they've had especially with real estate developers, that's going to tie their hands for how aggressive they can go back to stimulation. But I think it's a sign they're going to try to be more accommodative.”
On Wall Street, major indexes climbed, reversing earlier session losses, following four straight weeks of gains and a likely moderation on US Federal Reserve interest rate hikes after a slowdown in inflation.