Hong Kong, Aug 4, 2025 (AFP) - Most markets rise as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs

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2025-08-04

Most stock markets bounced on Monday as the chances of US interest rate cuts following a big miss on US jobs creation offset concerns about the world's top economy. The broad advances followed a sell-off on Wall Street in reaction to the non-farm payrolls data, which compounded news on Friday that dozens of countries would be hit with levies ranging from 10 to 41 percent. With the date of implementation for the tariffs pushed back to Thursday, fo......

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