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Analysis-Fed's 'hawkish hold' muddies path for stocks and bonds

Analysis-Fed's 'hawkish hold' muddies path for stocks and bonds

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Investors searching for clarity from a newly led U.S. Federal Reserve…

July 30, 2026

Morning Bid: Bond markets doing the Fed's work

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A divided Federal Reserve and a…

July 30, 2026

Consumers, AI spending likely supported US economic growth in the second quarter

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy likely maintained a steady pace of growth in the…

July 30, 2026

Asian stocks stutters after rout, Fed leaves markets guessing on rates

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, July 30 (Reuters) - Asian stocks struggled for direction in choppy trading on Thursday after a…

July 30, 2026

Samsung sees chip supply shortages worsening due to AI boom; shares surge 8%

By Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Thursday AI chip demand remained…

July 30, 2026

Japan cuts this year's growth outlook as higher energy costs weigh

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan's government cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year…

July 30, 2026

Warsh-led Fed leaves rates on hold and a bond market scratching its head

By Ann Saphir and Michael S. Derby WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - A divided Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged…

July 30, 2026

KPMG Australia says no decision made on workforce after media report of 1,000 job cuts

SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - KPMG Australia said on Thursday it had made no decision on possible job cuts after…

July 30, 2026

Samsung sees robust AI demand and tight chip supply after posting over 250-fold rise in chip profit

By Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics expects AI chip demand to stay strong…

July 30, 2026

Samsung Q2 profit jumps 19-fold as AI chip demand offsets mobile loss

SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Thursday its operating profit jumped 19-fold to a record in the…

July 30, 2026