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Pessimism about the prospects for US interest rates cuts has been growing steadily as 2024 has developed. But there was a big change last Friday.

Global stock markets had a challenging week due to continued uncertainty around the timing of interest rate cuts in the United States, as well as mixed corporate earnings figures.