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US dollar mixed as yen sell-off wanes, euro hit by French politics
THE US dollar was mixed on Thursday (Oct 9) as a sell-off in the Japanese yen appeared exhausted for now, while the euro was dented by…
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Asia: Markets rally as Chinese stocks selloff eases
ASIAN markets mostly gained on Friday after an intense selloff of Chinese equities stalled this week, with rumours the country’s financial…
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Options traders brace for Big Tech sell-off with ‘disaster’ puts
Options traders are increasingly nervous about a plunge in technology stocks in the coming weeks and are grabbing insurance to protect…
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European shares rebound after Friday’s selloff, Swiss stocks fall
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Monday, rebounding from six-week lows as a surge in banking stocks offset a decline in Swiss shares…
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US: Wall St sell-off sparked by Trump tariffs, Amazon results, weak payrolls
Wall Street’s main indexes declined sharply on Friday (Aug 1) as new US tariffs on dozens of trading partners and Amazon’s unimpressive…
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Asia: Stocks bounce back after Treasury-led sell-off
Asian equities stabilised on Friday following the previous day’s US bond-fuelled sell-off with traders tracking a slight pullback in…
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Asia: Equities track Wall Street sell-off as US deficit fears grow
Asian equities sank and Treasuries remained under pressure following sharp losses on Wall Street fuelled by US economy fears as Donald…
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S-Reits rebound from early April sell-off
Real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have rebounded strongly over the past two weeks, in line with the broader recovery in…
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US: Wall Street opens higher after selloff
Wall Street’s main indexes jumped at the open on Tuesday (Apr 22), as investors turned their focus to corporate earnings after President…
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Melania Trump-Backed Meme Coin Crashes 96%, Faces Insider Sell-Off Allegations
A cryptocurrency previously associated with USA's First Lady Melania Trump is now facing significant criticism. Its meme token, "Official…
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US: S&P 500 ends down 3.5% as stocks resume tariff sell-off
Wall Street stocks suffered another battering on Thursday, giving back a sizeable portion of the prior session’s gains as investors…
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Bond Market Sell-Off Prompts Bank of England to Make Unusual Move
The Bank of England ditched its plan to sell some of its holdings of long-term bonds next week, after U.S. Treasuries led a rout in the…
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Europe: Shares resume selloff as trade war escalates; healthcare slumps
EUROPEAN shares tumbled further on Wednesday as China more than doubled its tariffs on US imports, with healthcare stocks leading declines…
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US asset sell-off hammers greenback against safe-haven currencies, euro
THE US dollar dropped versus safe-haven currencies and the euro on Wednesday (Apr 9) as investors worried about the economic impact of US…
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U.S. Bond Sell-Off is Another Worrisome Echo of the Liz Truss Fiasco
The parallels between President Trump and Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, are growing starker. Ms. Truss triggered…
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Trump tariffs: US office, China-exposed S-Reits among top losers in continued sell-off
Almost all Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts, or S-Reits, ended in the red on Wednesday (Apr 9), with US office and…
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Asia: Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
Equities and oil plunged again on Wednesday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by hitting China with tariffs of more than 100 per…
Business
Apple’s historic sell-off has bulls balking from tariff risks
A sharp sell-off in shares of Apple illustrates investor scepticism about its ability to navigate US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on…
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Singapore’s STI edges down 0.4% after Monday’s dramatic sell-off
Singapore stocks continued their decline on Tuesday (Apr 8) morning, but the worst of the fallout from tariffs announced by US President…
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Gold plunges to 3-1/2-week low as market sell-off hits bullion
GOLD prices continued to face turmoil on Monday, and hit their lowest levels in more than three weeks, as a wider market sell-off…
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Gold plunges to lowest in over 3 weeks as market sell-off hits bullion
GOLD prices continued to face turmoil on Monday, and hit their lowest levels in more than three weeks, as a wider market sell-off…
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Don’t rush to take advantage of the big sell-off
Investors who chased the S&P 500 higher immediately after US President Donald Trump was elected in November last year might now be…
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China says ‘market has spoken’ after US tariffs spark sell-off
Trump has introduced additional 34 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods as part of steep levies imposed on most US trade partners China said…
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Global funds exiting South-east Asia as Indonesia sell-off hurts safe haven appeal
Once touted as a haven for investors to navigate Donald Trump’s tariff wars, South-east Asia has all but lost that appeal as a region-wide…