Australian Shares Rally After Federal Reserve Stays Course on Rate Cuts

‘This is a Fed that wants to reduce interest rates.’
Australian Shares Rally After Federal Reserve Stays Course on Rate Cuts
People monitor stocks prices on an electronic screen at the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 6, 2019. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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The local share market has enjoyed its best day in seven months after the US Federal Reserve stuck with its predictions for rate cuts this year - even as a hot domestic jobs report suggested Australia won’t cut rates anytime soon.

The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on March 21 finished up 86.2 points or 1.12 per cent, to a 13-day high of 7,782.0, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 90.1 points, or 1.13 per cent, to 8,044.6.