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Singapore a ‘safe harbour’ amid global volatility with Singdollar set to gain: Julius Baer
The wealth manager urges investors to look to growth areas for portfolio diversification The Republic represents a “safe harbour” amid a…
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Hapag-Lloyd’s nine-month profit drops 50% as shipping market volatility persists
Security risks and US policy shifts unsettle demand and freight rates, hurting shipping profits German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd…
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Bank of America’s Asia-Pacific president sees a silver lining in US dollar volatility
Investments in South-east Asia to flow to digital infrastructure, data centres, healthcare, says BOA’s Jin Su The US dollar has lost…
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Nomura to boost rates and FX trading units, sees more market volatility
The push reflects growing doubts around the longevity of the current equities bull run Japan’s Nomura Holdings plans to beef up its…
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Leadership redefined: Strategic foresight, operational resilience take centre stage amid volatility
The best chief executive officers (CEOs) often exemplify strategic foresight, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to…
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Companies look to AI to enable financial resilience amid global volatility: DBS survey
Businesses around the world are rethinking long-term strategies as volatility rises, with generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI)…
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‘Defensive play benefiting from volatility’: Analysts positive on SGX earnings, raise target prices
Analysts are positive on Singapore Exchange (SGX), amid the recent months’ rise in trading volumes and volatility. SGX can be considered a…
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Bank of Japan to weigh slowdown in bond buying cuts after volatility rises
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to consider whether to taper its bond purchases at a slower pace while also leaving its benchmark interest…
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Opec warns that US trade policy risks stoking market volatility
ORGANIZATION of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) warned that President Donald Trump’s trade policies risk stoking volatility in…
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Trump tariffs set to heighten volatility amid uncertainty over their extent and duration: analysts
UNCERTAINTY over how long trade tensions will last and the risk of tariffs on other economies could heighten market volatility in the near…
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2024: a year of market volatility
2024 UNFOLDED as a year marked by global turmoil and uncertainty: The war in Ukraine raged on, conflicts in the Middle East escalated, and…
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Repo rates rise even after Federal Reserve tweak meant to dampen volatility
KEY rates tied to the US overnight funding market are rising, even after the Federal Reserve adjusted some of its tools in an effort to…
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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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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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Crypto volatility picks up as Trump-fueled rally starts to fray
A BOUT of selling buffeted crypto as the optimism sparked by president-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of the sector begins to cool. Bitcoin…
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Crypto volatility picks up as Trump-fuelled rally starts to fray
A BOUT of selling buffeted crypto as the optimism sparked by president-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of the sector begins to cool. Bitcoin…
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Near-term volatility drives SGX to 17-year peak on higher turnover
SGX is benefiting from the 15.7% advance in the Singapore stock market so far this year SHARES of Singapore Exchange (SGX) charged to…