ASX set for positive open as Wall Street advances - Sydney Morning Herald

Stocks notched modest gains and Treasury yields soared on Wall Street after a healthy report on the US job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikes.

A separate report showed that US manufacturing is continuing to grow, though at a slower rate than in February. A strong jobs market and economy give the Federal Reserve more leeway to raise interes… [+3393 chars]

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