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The Dow drops 300 points as October starts with a port strike and a cautious Fed

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 300 points Tuesday morning following the Federal Reserve’s signal that future interest rate cuts will be less aggressive. The comments by Fed chair Jerome Powell on Monday came less than two weeks after the Federal Open Market Committee approved a half-percentage-point (50 basis points) cut, marking its first reduction after years of hikes to address post-pandemic inflation. Additionally, due to Iran planning an attack on Israel, oil prices incr

China stocks surge on stimulus optimism, world stocks off record highs

LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) -World shares edged off record highs on Monday as strife in the Middle East fuelled economic uncertainty, just as China shares posted their biggest one-day gain in 16 years thanks to Beijing's latest raft of stimulus policies. Japan's Nikkei slumped almost 5% after perceived monetary policy hawk Shigeru Ishiba won a leadership contest to become the country's prime minister. The exception was China.