US stocks surged on Friday, buoyed by an unexpectedly strong jobs report that surpassed forecasts. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, boosting investor confidence in the economy. Tech giants like Tesla and Amazon led the rally, while financials also saw significant gains.

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A revival in China's stock market driven by a stimulus blitz fails to register with fed-obsessed U.S. Traders. Market gyrations in the Asian superpower barely impact U.S. Indices as wall street fixates on the fed and AI.

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Let's take a look at how markets performed this past week... US Equities closed the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting a record. This marked the Dow's third consecutive week of gains. The S&P 500 dipped slightly on Friday, while the NASDAQ composite followed due to a 2% decline in Nvidia. Encouraging inflation data, rise in the personal consumption expenditures index, bolstered investor sentiment regarding potential interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

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Wall Street closed with a mixed performance on Friday, buoyed by the Dow Jones industrial average reaching a record high. The broader S&P 500 and the NASDAQ fell after the Federal Reserve’s significant half-point interest rate cut. In Europe, markets closed lower amid mixed reactions to recent central bank rate decisions.

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The Indian stock market is gradually moving towards new highs, and big bang IPO listings continue to boost morale. With the longest bull market in over 20 years already underway in India's stock market, all eyes are on the size of the federal reserve's rate cut, a critical driver of flows to emerging markets like India.

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China is facing a turbulent period. JPMorgan has recently downgraded its outlook for Chinese stocks, citing heightened volatility, growth headwinds, and tepid policy support. This marks a significant shift for JPMorgan, which had previously been bullish on China's prospects.

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Let’s take a quick look at today's market updates. Asian markets are mostly in positive territory, recovering from the previous session’s sell-off. Watch WION to know more.

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What was big in the 1990s, collapsed in the late 2000s, but staged a surprise resurgence after many years of absence? Interest rates. Central banks are looking back to the 1990s as they face the question of how far and fast rates need to fall. And not everyone is reaching the same conclusion. This next report aims to understand what to watch in the week ahead.

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India's banks have a problem — they're losing depositors to the stock market. Millions of Indians have flocked to the stock market thanks to a recent bull run. That pushed bank deposit growth to the lowest in more than a year.

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Things got off to a horrible start. August, however, will be remembered as yet another monumental display of faith by wall street in its capacity to predict future events. This comes four weeks after the greatest volatility meltdown since the pandemic.

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US stocks surged on Friday, concluding their strongest week of 2024. For the week, the S&P 500 advanced nearly 3.9%, its best performance since November 2023. The NASDAQ soared 5.2%, and the Dow climbed 2.9%.

Global markets this week: Cues to watch

Global markets this week

Lets turn our focus to the market volatility shock in the US. Last week's turbulence was driven more by market technicals and not a significant slowdown in the US economy. That bodes well for the future of US growth.

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