Big Tech Earnings Roll In,  Treasury Yields Spike After Fed Decision

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.

Microsoft Corp. climbed almost 9% in extended trading after reporting its fastest cloud-computing growth in four years. Samsung Electronics Co. rose over 1% after chip profit soared over 250-fold. Meta Platforms Inc., however, fell over 7% in post-market trading following a disappointing revenue forecast for the current year. For more analysis, we spoke to MS Hwang, Research Director at Counterpoint Research.

Plus - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has said the decision to leave interest rates unchanged wasn't a sign of inertia at the central bank, which is committed to tackling inflation. Brown University Professor of International Economics Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan breaks down how markets are interpreting the signals. She spoke to Bloomberg TV host Haidi Stroud-Watts. 

 

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