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flag Global markets rose on hopes of 2025 Fed rate cuts amid weak U.S. jobs data and Powell’s pause signal.

flag Global markets rose on renewed optimism over potential U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2025, driven by weak job growth and a slowdown in labor force participation, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaling a possible pause in balance sheet runoff. flag U.S. indices gained, while London’s FTSE 100 declined 0.6% amid concerns over UK fiscal policy, despite gains in luxury stocks like Burberry and LVMH. flag Paris’s CAC 40 surged 2.4% and Frankfurt’s DAX 40 edged up. flag Sterling strengthened to $1.3357, gold hit a record $4,199.27 an ounce, and Brent crude rose to $62.31. flag The IMF upgraded UK growth forecasts for 2026 to 1.3%, but caution remains over valuations and fiscal tightening.

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