Hong Kong, Sept 12, 2025 (AFP) - Asian stocks surge into weekend with US rate cut 'seemingly locked in'

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Asian markets surged again Friday, tracking record highs across Wall Street, after US inflation and jobs data all but set in stone a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week. The bullishness that has characterised trade for the past few weeks has ramped up since a series of reports indicating the labour market in the world's biggest economy was slowing sharply. Adding to that has been relief that a feared spike in inflation caused by US Presid......

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