Asia Stocks Advance as Fed Rate Cut Lifts Mood

The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter-point for the third time in a row but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months. The dollar had its worst day in nearly three months after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted labor market risks and downplayed inflation concerns. For more on what this means for the emerging markets debt space, we heard from Jeff Grills, head of US cross markets and emerging markets debt at Aegon Asset Management.  Plus- Asian equities echoed gains on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates and Chair Jerome Powell voiced optimism that the US economy will strengthen as the inflationary impact from tariffs fades away. For her outlook on the Fed's decision and the overall market outlook, we heard from Christina Woon, Portfolio Manager at Eastspring Investments. She spoke to Bloomberg's David Ingles and Annabelle Droulers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.