Live: ASX to slip, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicates US interest rate hike is 'unlikely'
01-05-2024 23:56 via abc.net.au

Live: ASX to slip, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicates US interest rate hike is 'unlikely'

The Australian share market is likely to fall in morning trade after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, while its chairman Jerome Powell indicates a rate hike is unlikely. Follow live.
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