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Share have advanced in Asia, with Tokyo gaining more than 2%, after Japan's central bank kept its lax monetary policy unchanged, dispelling speculation it would yield to pressure to tighten credit

Futures rose and yields fell as the Bank of Japan stayed dovish. The market rally paused while Tesla stock jumped. United Airlines, Moderna rose overnight. Microsoft job cuts loom.

The Dow Jones dropped Tuesday ahead of more key inflation data due out Wednesday. Goldman Sachs fell on an earnings miss.

More signs that inflation has peaked emerged today after the Office for National Statistics recorded an annual rate of 10.5% for December.

The Australian share market has finished trading with small losses, while China releases one of its weakest GDP results on record and confirms its population has shrunk by 850,000 people in one year.

High inflation and subsequent interest rate hikes have put immense pressure on the stock market. However, cooling prices have raised investor confidence. Therefore, this could be the right time to scoop up quality stocks Mosaic Company (MOS), Ryerson Holding (RYI), and VEON Ltd. (VEON), which are currently trading at attractive…

With inflation continuing to cool off, consumer sentiments have been improving. Moreover, the Fed is expected to slow down the pace of rate hikes amid the declining price pressures. Hence, investors might consider checking out penny stocks Ambev (ABEV), GEE Group (JOB), and Data Storage (DTST) which look relatively undervalued…

Average weekly earnings rose by a bigger-than-expected annual rate of 6.4% in the three months to November, figures showed today.

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.58%