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US: Wall St opens lower on tariff uncertainty; focus on data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Sep 2), as investors returning from a long holiday weekend worried about the legality…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 closes higher, focus shifts to Nvidia results
Europe’s Stoxx 600 recovered slightly on Wednesday (Aug 27) after a sell-off in the previous session, as investors eyed political risks in…
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Oil falls 2% from nearly three-week high; focus on tariffs, Russian supply
Oil prices fell 2 per cent on Tuesday, erasing gains from the previous session, as investors watched developments around US tariffs, the…
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Europe: Shares steady with Fed’s summit in focus; US-EU lock in trade deal
EUROPEAN equities were subdued on Thursday as investors awaited updates from the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium, while the…
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Oil prices climb 2% on drop in US crude inventories as investors focus on Ukraine peace push
Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent on Wednesday on a bigger-than-expected weekly drop in US crude inventories as investors awaited the…
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Gold hits near three-week low on stronger US dollar; Fed symposium in focus
Minutes of the US central bank’s July meeting are anticipated to offer further insights into the central bank’s policy stance Gold prices…
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US: Dow opens higher as Home Depot puts focus on retail earnings
The blue-chip Dow opened higher on Tuesday (Aug 19), aided by a rise in shares of Home Depot after the retailer kept its annual forecasts…
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RBNZ seen resuming rate cuts as focus shifts to wilting economy
New Zealand’s central bank is expected to cut interest rates this week, resuming its easing cycle after a pause in July as the economy…
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US: Wall Street opens flat, focus on retail earnings and Fed summit
Street’s main indices were subdued at the open on Monday (Aug 18), in a quiet start to a week packed with corporate earnings reports from…
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European shares log second weekly gain, focus on Trump-Putin talks
European shares came off multi-month highs on Friday (Aug 15), as declines in heavyweight tech and financial shares offset gains from some…
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CK Hutchison’s ports deal in focus as conglomerate reports 11% rise in H1 underlying profit
CK Hutchison posted a 11 per cent rise in first-half underlying profit on Thursday (Aug 14), as investors look for comments on the status…
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Japan’s bond market risks back in focus ahead of five-year sale
Japan will auction five-year government bonds on Wednesday (Aug 13) against the backdrop of renewed concerns over poor liquidity and…
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Asia: Most markets rise as China-US truce extended, inflation in focus
Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday as investors welcomed the extension of a China-US tariff truce but looked ahead apprehensively to the…
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Europe: Shares start pivotal week lower, Russia-US summit in focus
EUROPEAN shares ticked lower on Monday, as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of an eventful week packed with tariff…
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Currency traders focus on Australian dollar and euro for bearish US dollar bets
Options traders are using currencies such as the Australian dollar and euro to express bearish US dollar views after recent disappointing…
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Europe: Shares post biggest jump in over two weeks; Ukraine ceasefire in focus
EUROPEAN shares logged their biggest daily rise in over two weeks on Thursday, boosted by financial stocks as investors weighed mixed…
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SoftBank’s AI investment spree to be in focus on at Q1 earnings
When Japan’s SoftBank Group reports earnings on Thursday, its mammoth investments in artificial intelligence companies are set to take the…
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Citigroup reshuffles rates business with a heightened focus on Japan
Citigroup is reorganising its regional rates businesses in a move that includes a sharper focus on the non-linear market in Japan. Thomas…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on Fed rate cut hopes; earnings in focus
Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday (Aug 6), as ongoing optimism about Federal Reserve interest rate cuts kept markets afloat and…
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Australia: Miners, banks propel shares to record high; RBA outlook in focus
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a record peak on Wednesday, supported by strong performances among miners and banks, while investors almost…
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LeRoy Neiman’s Fashion Illustrations to Be Focus of Kent State University Museum Show
Sports fans of a certain age know the late artist LeRoy Neiman for his athletic-inspired bold-colored paintings, but the Kent State…
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Unilever to Intensify Focus on Beauty, Wellbeing, Personal Care and Strong U.S., India Markets
LONDON – Going forward, Unilever will prioritize beauty, wellbeing and personal care products, said new chief executive Fernando Fernandez…
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S’pore, Asia stocks with high yields, growth potential focus of JP Morgan Asset Management’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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S’pore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPPAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…