A last-minute deal to raise the US$31.4 trillion (RM144.47 trillion) debt ceiling will likely shift Wall Street's attention to other emerging risks, including further US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes and an expected reduction in fiscal spending.

US debt ceiling deal may shift investor focus to further Fed action

Recent advances in artificial intelligence are fuelling optimism over how businesses can operate more productively in the years ahead. They are also providing a big boost to the stock market.

Artificial intelligence gives real boost to US stock market

A US stocks rally is leaving behind smaller companies, a sign that investors may be bracing for economic turmoil ahead.

The small-cap Russell 2000 is down about 1% this year, compared to a rally that has boosted the S&P 500, an index representing the largest US companies, 7% year-to-date.

Amid banking woes, faltering US small caps offer ominous economic sign

Fears of stagflation are percolating on Wall Street, as investors await data that could shed light on whether the Federal Reserve is succeeding in tamping down inflation without badly hurting growth.

US consumer price data to test feared stagflation scenario

Economically sensitive areas of the US stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indices edge higher.

Recession worries simmer beneath US stock market rally

A blistering rally in megacap growth and technology shares has buoyed markets this year, and earnings reports in coming weeks could help investors determine if those gains are justified.

Tech earnings to test markets' 'most crowded' trade

Investors are awaiting earnings reports from consumer discretionary companies in coming weeks for a read on how the US economy is faring amid persistently high inflation and the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) most aggressive rate hiking cycle since the 1980s.

Consumer stocks' earnings may offer clues on resilience of US economy

A closely watched US inflation report next week could help settle one of Wall Street’s most pressing questions: whether the market has correctly pegged the near-term trajectory for interest rates.

US inflation data to test market’s bets on future Fed easing

NEW YORK (March 31): US stocks have soldiered on through a banking mess to notch solid first-quarter gains. Some investors say that performance could come under pressure if a widely expected recession hits.

Resilient US stocks failing to factor in recession, investors fear

Whipsawed US stocks have gained an unexpected ally in recent days — a historic plunge in bond yields.

US government bond yields fell steeply this week, with some durations marking their biggest drops in decades, as investors bet the US Federal Reserve (Fed) would likely curb its aggressive rate hike trajectory to avoid exacerbating financial system stress, following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

Plunging bond yields boost stocks' allure ahead of US Fed meeting

NEW YORK (March 10): A critical inflation report next week will test a US stock market already consumed by worries over Federal Reserve hawkishness and potential fallout from the largest bank failure since the financial crisis.

Inflation data on deck for markets hit by worries about Fed, banks

U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Tuesday posted revenue that beat Wall Street targets and said it expected business to improve in the second half, enthusing investors who saw the company gaining on rival Intel.

AMD revenue beats targets, Wall St relieved after Intel's grim outlook

A potential US recession and tough comparisons to a stellar 2022 are weighing on the prospects of energy stocks delivering an encore to last year’s stunning run, despite valuations that are seen as still comparatively cheap.

Recession fears pose challenge to energy shares after stellar year

NEW YORK (Jan 20): A spate of earnings reports in coming weeks is set to test a recent bounce in technology and other megacap stocks, a category whose leadership position in US markets has faltered after last year’s deep selloff.

Tech stock rebound faces doubters with earnings season ahead

PetChem’s profits will show a steep y-o-y decline in FY23f, says HLIB Research 

Jho Low still has a Cyprus passport – report 

Taiwan rushes to prevent China from cutting off Internet, phones

European stocks slip as tech, bank drag; investors assess U.S. debt ceiling deal

India files graft case against BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce

HSBC to rename British arm of Silicon Valley Bank next month- Sky News

China rejects US request for a meeting between defense chiefs -WSJ

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