The dollar fell, resuming this month’s downtrend, as traders debated the size of a potential Federal Reserve interest-rate cut later Wednesday. Japanese shares rose. Bloomberg’s dollar index dropped for the fifth time in six days as market-implied odds put the chance of a half-point Fed rate cut Wednesday at just over 50%. The central bank…
Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter devoted to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. If this was forwarded to you, sign up here . This week’s highlights include a dive into what finance chiefs are saying and doing ahead of the Fed’s expected rate cut. Plus, the CFO of China-owned agricultural firm Syngenta…
The world economy’s tectonic plates will shift this week when a US easing cycle begins, just as officials from Europe to Asia set policy against a backdrop of brittle markets. A 36-hour monetary rollercoaster will start with the Federal Reserve’s probable decision to cut interest rates on Wednesday, and finish on Friday with the outcome…
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