Stocks Rise With Debt as Shift in Fed Speculation Weakens Dollar
- U.S. inflation data underwhelms, pricking rate expectations
- Most Asian index futures signal more gains amid global rally
Pedestrians are reflected in an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Japanese stocks fell for a fourth day, extending a global slide that's seen shares post their worst start to a year since 2000, after China again cut the reference rate for the yuan and trading in the world's second-biggest equity market was halted.
Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/BloombergStocks rallied around the world, while the dollar fell amid speculation the Federal Reserve will stick to a gradual tightening of monetary policy.
Equities jumped the most in almost four weeks as investors parsed earnings reports and energy shares rebounded. The greenback extended its retreat from a seven-month high as data showed consumer prices excluding food and fuel costs in the U.S. rose less than forecast. Oil rallied, closing above $50 a barrel in New York as investors mulled the likelihood of OPEC following through with the production cuts agreed on last month.