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title: "What happened overnight – Wednesday 15th October 2025"
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# What happened overnight – Wednesday 15th October 2025

**Published:** October 15, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** B2B, Blogs, Technology, Technology, Media & Telecoms
**Tags:** AI-focused, Asia, Asia-Pacific index, Asian market, Asian markets, Asian trading, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, Bank of New York, Beijing, bond market, Brent Crude, china, chips, currency, Dow Jones, European Union, Federal Reserve, Hong kong, India, Jakarta, Japan, JP Morgan, Manila, Nikkei, Nvidia, Russia, semiconductor, Sensex, Seoul, shanghai, Shenzhen Composite Index, Singapore, South Korea, Sydney, Taipei, Treasury yields, U.S. bond market, U.S. dollar, U.S. stocks, U.S. Treasury, US dollar, US recession, US treasuries, USA, Wall Street, Wellington, White House
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#### **Global Stocks Rebound as Powell Hints at More US Rate Cuts**

Global equities regained ground on Wednesday after **Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell** signalled that **further US interest rate cuts** could be on the way, helping to steady markets rattled by renewed **US-China trade tensions**.

Mr Powell said the Fed remained open to additional policy easing and that the end of its long-running effort to reduce its balance sheet “**may be coming into view**.” His comments, combined with **solid earnings from US banking giants** and an **upward revision of the IMF’s 2025 global growth forecast**, helped lift sentiment following heavy losses earlier in the week.

In Asia, **MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan** rose **1.4%**, while **Japan’s Nikkei 225** climbed **1.5%**, rebounding after Tuesday’s 2.6% drop.

On Wall Street, markets endured a volatile session on Tuesday as investors digested Powell’s remarks alongside fresh trade tensions. The **S&P 500** fell as much as **1.5% intraday** but pared losses to close **down 0.2%**, after **Donald Trump** said on *Truth Social* he may **halt trade in cooking oil with China** “in retribution” for Beijing’s reduced soybean purchases.

The **Nasdaq Composite** ended **down 0.8%**, while the **Dow Jones Industrial Average** edged **0.4% higher**, supported by strength in financial and industrial stocks.

Powell’s suggestion of a possible **October rate cut**, amid signs of a **cooling US labour market**, was welcomed by investors seeking clarity on the Fed’s path ahead.

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