Big cut and big moves


GLOBAL capital markets experienced a big week led by the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) eye-catching 50 basis-point (bps) cut in its Federal Funds Rate (FFR).

The magnitude of the cut was above the forecasts of most analysts and the reaction on equity markets was fairly muted on Thursday as analysts and investors digested the comments made by Fed chair Jerome Powell about the action taken.

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