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Singapore shares decline amid hawkish Fed minutes; STI loses 0.2%
SINGAPORE equities ended Thursday (Feb 20) lower, as markets reacted to the US Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes. The local…
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Singapore shares decline amid hawkish Fed minutes; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 320 to 205, after 1.5 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands SINGAPORE stocks…
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Bank of Japan’s hawkish stance seen boosting demand for US corporate bonds
INTEREST rate hikes from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) should help cut currency protection costs for Japanese investors, spurring their appetite…
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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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Europe: Stoxx 600 clocks worst day in more than a month after Fed’s hawkish signal
EUROPEAN stocks fell on Thursday (Dec 19), with the benchmark Stoxx recording its biggest single-day drop since early November as…
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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…