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Europe: Markets rise as mining, healthcare surge amid bond market jitters
EUROPEAN markets ended on Thursday (Jan 9) on a high note, driven by a rally in healthcare and mining sectors, despite uncertainties over…
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Chinese investors chase returns abroad as local markets struggle
CHINESE investors’ demand for better returns overseas is so strong that even an expanded purchase quota for some funds is selling out…
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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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
Warm weather welcomes the opening of many German Christmas markets
Unseasonably warm weather greeted the opening of many of Germany's famed Christmas markets on Monday, with visitors unlikely to need to…
Business
VW markets new electric brand for China to compete with BYD
German carmaker Volkswagen is putting a new electric car range on the market in China. The vehicle under the brand name "ID. Unyx" is to…
Business
Political uncertainty puts French financial markets under pressure
The calling of early parliamentary elections in France continued to weigh heavily on the country's financial markets on Tuesday. The stock…