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Gold prices on track for weekly gain; US data on tap
GOLD prices remained stable on Friday (Jan 10) during early Asian hours, poised for their strongest week since mid-November, as investors…
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China’s richest regions cut electricity prices to protect industries
MORE Chinese regions are cutting electricity prices to help out their embattled industries, which is likely to worsen the squeeze on…
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Oil prices ease as weak economic data offsets higher US winter storm heating demand
OIL prices eased in volatile trade on Monday (Jan 6) as some bearish economic news from the United States and Germany offset bullish…
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Rolex kicks off 2025 by hiking watch prices after gold soars
ROLEX, the biggest luxury Swiss watch brand, raised prices on some of its most popular models after gold values surged in 2024. The…
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Asian LNG prices set to rise after Russia-Ukraine transit ends
THE end of Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine is likely to boost competition with Asia and prices for alternatives. Ukraine…
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Oil prices post 3% annual decline, slipping for second year in a row
OIL prices fell around 3 per cent in 2024, slipping for a second straight year, as the post-pandemic demand recovery stalled, China’s…
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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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Oil prices edge higher on hopes for more China stimulus
OIL prices edged higher on Thursday (Dec 26) in thin holiday trading, driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world’s…
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Oil prices ease on surplus concerns, US dollar strength
OIL prices edged lower on Monday (Dec 23) in thin trade ahead of the Christmas holiday on concerns about a supply surplus next year and a…
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Oil prices firm on hopes of US policy support for economic growth
OIL prices inched higher on Monday (Dec 23), along with other risk assets, after US data showed cooling inflation, reviving hopes of…
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Gold prices hold steady in thin trading
SPOT gold remained largely unchanged on Monday (Dec 23) in light trading after gaining on an overall softer US dollar and Treasury yields…
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Indonesia weighs deep cuts to nickel mining to boost prices
INDONESIA is considering deep cuts to nickel mining quotas as it seeks to boost slumping prices of the battery metal, according to sources…
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California condo prices slashed as homes sell for half their original value
San Francisco's housing market is still suffering, with condos in the Californian city being sold for as little as half their original…
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Tight supply expected to provide support for cocoa, coffee prices in 2025
The agri-commodities have been drastically impacted by this year’s El Nino phenomenon, the most severe in nearly a decade PRICES of…
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Bain-backed Kioxia prices jumbo IPO as Japanese offerings surge
BAIN Capital-backed Kioxia Holdings priced its initial public offering on Monday (Dec 9) that valued the Japanese memory maker at US$5.2…
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New US solar tariffs on South-east Asia to raise prices, cut profit margins
A NEW round of US solar panel import tariffs on South-east Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer…
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Gold prices held steady amid growing tariff war fears
GOLD prices were steady on Thursday (Nov 28), as investors digested a flurry of economic data in the previous session and evaluated the…
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Indonesia’s biggest taxi firm bets BYD plant to cut EV prices
Blue Bird aims for electric vehicles to account for 3% of its fleet by next year and to gradually increase the number to 20% by 2030…
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Study shows electric and petrol car prices narrowing in Germany
A man plugs an ID.5 GTX into the charging station. The price gap between electric cars and comparable combustion engine models in Germany…
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Gold prices barely move ahead of US inflation data
GOLD was little changed on Wednesday (Nov 27), as investors awaited US inflation data for clues on the scale of a possible Federal Reserve…
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Trump's proposed tariffs could bring higher prices for groceries, cars and clothing
Steep price hikes could be on the way if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose sweeping new tariffs on…
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GM, Ford fall on Trump tariffs seen adding US$3,000 to car prices
SHARES of US automakers tumbled on worries that a new round of tariffs imposed by President-elect Donald Trump will cause sticker prices…
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Coffee prices surge to highest since 1997 on supply fears
COFFEE futures in New York climbed to the highest since 1997 on worries about crops in top growers, threatening to further raise costs for…
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Biofuel demand, limited supply provide support for used cooking oil prices despite regulatory uncertainties
GLOBAL demand for used cooking oil (UCO), a feedstock for biofuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), is expected to continue to…