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US dollar holds firm as traders bet on cautious Fed in 2025
THE greenback held firm on Tuesday (Dec 17) ahead of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders grow increasingly…
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US: Wall Street edges higher at the open as investors await Fed
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Monday (Dec 16), while the Dow was little changed, as investors looked ahead to an anticipated…
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US: Wall Street edges higher at the open as investors await Fed
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Monday (Dec 16), while the Dow was little changed, as investors looked ahead to an anticipated…
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US dollar set for best week in a month on cautious Fed outlook for 2025
The US dollar headed for its best weekly performance in a month on Friday (Dec 13), as investors priced in the possibility of the Federal…
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Bitcoin lifted above US$100,000 on firming expectations of Fed cut
BITCOIN renewed a climb past US$100,000 after the latest US inflation data bolstered bets on another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.…
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Gold rises for fifth day as US data lifts Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD nudged higher for a fifth straight session on Thursday (Dec 12) to hover near a more than two-week peak, supported by increased…
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Singapore stocks rise amid Fed rate-cut hopes; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares reversed earlier losses to close in the green on Thursday (Dec 12), with Asia-Pacific markets mostly in positive…