Hong Kong, Dec 22, 2025 (AFP) - Asian markets rally with Wall St as rate hopes rise, AI fears ease

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2025-12-22

Asian markets rallied Monday and gold hit a record high as the latest round of US data boosted hopes for more interest rate cuts, while worries over AI spending also subsided. Investors were back in the saddle for the final business days before Christmas, having had a minor wobble earlier in the month on concerns that the Federal Reserve would hold off on further easing monetary policy in the early part of 2026. Figures last week showing US unemp......

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