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US: Wall St opens higher as markets await data, policy changes
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 3), as investors kept a close eye on upcoming economic data and geared up for…
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Gold’s 26% advance stands out in mixed year for metals markets
GOLD is heading for one of its biggest annual gains this century, with a 26 per cent advance that has been fuelled by US monetary easing,…
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Oil prices ease as markets weigh China stimulus hopes
OIL edged lower on Thursday (Dec 26) in light holiday trade as the US dollar’s strength offset hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in…
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China’s wild markets send Hong Kong derivatives to third record year
FOR a third year in a row, trading of derivatives in Hong Kong has hit a record. More than 377 million futures and options have changed…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street rally as US inflation eases rate worries
ASIAN markets rose on Monday (Dec 23)after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered…
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Billions of dollars, bold action: Emerging markets battle a surging greenback
From Brazil to South Korea, emerging-market central banks are forming a line of defence as a rising US dollar pushes their currencies to…
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Oil steady as markets weigh Fed rate cut expectations, Chinese demand
Oil prices were little changed at their settle on Friday (Dec 20) as markets weighed Chinese demand and interest rate-cut expectations…
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Asia: Markets mixed as traders digest Fed’s hawkish pivot
EQUITIES fluctuated on Friday (Dec 20) and the US dollar maintained its gains against its peers as investors assessed the fallout from the…
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Fed’s hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies
CENTRAL banks from Brazil to Indonesia scrambled to defend their struggling currencies on Thursday (Dec 19), hours after the Federal…
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US: Wall Street opens little changed as markets brace for Fed
WALL Street’s main indexes opened flat Wednesday (Dec 18), as investors turned cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final rate decision…
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Volatility to surge in agri-commodity markets amid trade tensions
If trade relations sour between China and US under Donald Trump, there may be notable risks to US food and agriculture exports,…
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South Korea’s central bank vows to stabilise markets amid political turmoil
SOUTH Korea’s central bank vowed to stabilise financial markets and highlighted the importance of “uninterrupted implementation” of key…
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S-Reits’ secondary fundraising rebounds in 2024; more may tap capital markets next year
Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have been more active in their equity fundraising (EFR) in 2024, with the total…
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Currencies drop as China disappointment rattles emerging markets
EMERGING-market currencies in Asia and the South African rand retreated as China’s policy makers appeared to disappoint investors…
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Singapore shares end flat amid mixed Asia markets as investors digest China’s monetary easing plans
SINGAPORE stocks closed unchanged on Friday (Dec 13), as China pledged further monetary easing to brace itself for more trade tensions…
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IFC, HSBC inks US$1 billion risk-sharing facility to boost trade financing in emerging markets
The two will equally share the risk on a portfolio of trade-related assets held by emerging-market banks in 20 countries THE International…
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IFC, HSBC ink US$1 billion risk-sharing facility to boost trade financing in emerging markets
The two will equally share the risk on a portfolio of trade-related assets held by emerging-market banks in 20 countries THE International…
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Volatility could roil base metal markets in 2025; analysts favour copper, tin amid energy transition
Potential headwinds include stronger US dollar, escalating trade tensions and China’s economic momentum BASE metal prices have been lifted…
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Singapore shares close flat amid mixed Asia markets on China stimulus hopes
STI down by 1.24 points or 0.03% at 3,794.92; Singtel is top gainer on benchmark index SINGAPORE stocks slipped into slightly negative…
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STI rises 0.6% as banking shares make strong gains amid mixed Asia markets
SINGAPORE stocks were close to a record high on Thursday (Dec 5) morning, but eased by the close. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)…
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Political drama hits South Korean markets with investors likely to stay cautious
NERVOUS investors sold off South Korean heavyweight stocks yesterday after the shock move by the country’s President Yoon Suk-yeol on…
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South Korea shares fall at the close as political tensions continue; Asia markets mixed
SOUTH Korean shares continued to fall by the close on Wednesday (Dec 4),after the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law…
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A vintage year for US stock markets that few people expected
A YEAR ago, equity investors and strategists braced for a potentially turbulent 2024, worrying about the risk of a hard landing for the US…
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US dollar drops as markets weigh Trump tariff vow, yen hits 5-week high
THE US dollar fell to a one-week low against its major peers on Wednesday (Nov 27) as investors grew cautious about President-elect Donald…