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Markets hit new highs as US economy, China stimulus remain the focus

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Lan Fo'an, China's finance minister, center, with Wang Dongwei, vice minster of finance, left, and Liao Min, vice minster of finance, during a news conference in Beijing, China, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. China will allow local governments to issue bonds to support the ailing property sector as it pushes to put a floor under an economic slowdown. Source: Bloomberg

China's Finance Minister Lan Fo'an (centre) during a news conference in Beijing on Oct 12. Action by the Chinese government to inject liquidity, support borrowing and spur an economic activity has fanned a huge rally in Chinese stocks, ETFs and indexes.

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SINGAPORE - While casting a wary eye on geopolitical developments and the impending US presidential election, markets nevertheless rallied on the back of the strength of the US economy and

stimulus roll-outs in China

.

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average

hit new record highs

on Oct 11, boosted by positive data flows and good quarterly results by banks.

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