Asian Stocks Trade Higher

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Asian Stocks Trade Higher

Asian Stocks Trade Higher On Rate Cut Optimism

The majority of the Asian stocks are trading in the green on Tuesday after borrowing optimism from Wall Street. In the USA, the odds of a September rate cut from the US Fed have reached new heights. This was a surprise for the US stock markets, and now we are seeing similar price action in Asian stocks.

Additionally, Fed Powell has also left dovish comments on how they are confident about easing inflation. These comments were interpreted as the willingness of the Federal Reserve to cut rates in September.

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After all, the only reason for these elevated rates was to control inflation and bring it down to more comfortable levels. Meanwhile, the chances of a Trump victory have increased, which is also a positive for the US stock markets as he is expected to ease the regulatory environment.

In China, the Shanghai Composite and Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 indexes are mostly trading in a flat range. Meanwhile, the Hang Seng index is down by 1.5% on weak China's Q2 GDP numbers.

If we look at China, the ASX 200 is down by 0.2%, mainly due to the poor results from io Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO). The company stocks are down by 2.3% on news that the iron ore shipments during Q2 were below the forecast.

The stocks from China and Australia were an exception, as the majority of the other stock indexes trended higher on Tuesday.

If the interest rate in the USA goes down, we will see similar action from other central banks around the world. This would be a sign of normalization as the world will enter an era of low inflation and lower rates.

However, the only roadblock to this path is the US CPI and the upcoming NFP reports. If the upcoming CPI report shows a resurgence of inflation in the USA, the rate cuts will be delayed once again.

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