Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Thursday, despite the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as the markets react to the US Fed's decision to lower interest rates for the first time in over four years, aggressively slashing rates by half a percentage point. Fed officials also suggested the central bank will cut rates by another 50 basis points by the end of the year. Asian Markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday.
Fed officials also expect to continue lowering rates next year, with the projections indicating rates will be lower by another full percentage point by the end of 2025.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.