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Global markets are wavering after their latest run-up, with traders trying to assess the outlook for rates – Copyright AFP Daniel ROLAND<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday as\u00a0the latest rally ran out of steam due to a lack of major catalysts, while investors contemplated the outlook for monetary policy.<\/p>\n

While Europe enjoyed a firm session, Wall Street was a little more tepid after surging in reaction to Friday\u2019s below-forecast US jobs data, which ramped up bets on a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.<\/p>\n

With the next major economic release on inflation not until next week, and many big-ticket earnings releases out of the way, investors are keeping tabs on comments from central bankers, hoping for an idea about their plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was limited data on corporate earnings to worry the markets, with no unexpected surprises and a lack of major US economic data in the days ahead,\u201d said Kyle Rodda at Capital.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cDebate continues within markets and among policymakers about the appropriate level for interest rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many have spent the year pushing back against market expectations for how many cuts will be enacted this year as inflation comes down, and with recent data suggesting that battle still has a long way to go, they are sticking to their guns.<\/p>\n

The latest, Minneapolis Fed boss Neel Kashkari, said he thought borrowing costs would likely stay higher for some time so that officials could be sure prices were being brought under control and get inflation back to the two percent target.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most likely scenario is we sit here for an extended period of time,\u201d he said, according to Bloomberg News.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf inflation starts to tick back down or we see some marked weakening in the labor market then that might cause us to cut back on interest rates.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he added: \u201cOr if we get convinced eventually that inflation is embedded or entrenched now at three percent and that we need to go higher, we would do that if we needed to.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he said, that bar was quite high.<\/p>\n

The Dow and S&amp;P 500 eked out small gains in New York, though the Nasdaq struggled.<\/p>\n

Asian markets swung through the morning.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong resumed its upward journey, having ended slightly lower Tuesday to snap a 10-day winning streak, while there were also gains in Sydney, Seoul and Jakarta.<\/p>\n

But Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Wellington, Manila and Taipei were all down.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Key figures around 0230 GMT \u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tokyo \u2013 Nikkei 225: DOWN 1.4 percent at 38,303.39 (break)<\/p>\n

Hong Kong \u2013 Hang Seng Index: UP 0.4 percent at 18,553.22<\/p>\n

Shanghai \u2013 Composite: DOWN 0.3 percent at 3,138.46<\/p>\n

Dollar\/yen: UP at 155.25 yen from 154.68 yen on Tuesday<\/p>\n

Euro\/dollar: DOWN at $1.0739 from $1.0758\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pound\/dollar: DOWN at $1.2485 from $1.2509<\/p>\n

Euro\/pound: UP at 86.01 from 85.98 pence<\/p>\n

West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.4 percent\u00a0at $78.06 per barrel\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 0.5 percent\u00a0at $82.78 per barrel<\/p>\n

New York \u2013 Dow: UP 0.1 percent at 38,884.26 (close)<\/p>\n

London \u2013 FTSE 100: UP 1.2 percent at 8,313.67 (close)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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