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Gold poised for monthly gain on soft dollar, US rate-cut hopes
GOLD prices were on track for a monthly rise on Friday after striking a more than one-month peak in the previous session, supported by an…
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Asia: Markets rise on US rate cut hopes
Asian markets kicked off the week with a rally on Monday (Aug 25) morning, tracking gains made by Wall Street on Friday after the US…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs at open on September rate cut hopes
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Aug 13) with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting record highs, underpinned…
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Asian Stocks Rise on US-China Tariff Truce and Interest Rate Hopes
Stocks rose in Asia on news that U.S. President Donald Trump will extend a tariff truce between Washington and Beijing for 90 days. This…
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StarHub down 4.9% as M1 sale to Simba dashes hopes of its takeover of the telco
Shares of telco StarHub fell by nearly 5 per cent on Monday (Aug 11) after news of Keppel’s proposed sale of M1 to Simba Telecom. This has…
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StarHub down 6.6% as M1 sale to Simba dashes hopes of its takeover of the telco
Shares of telco StarHub fell by more than 6 per cent on Monday (Aug 11) after news of Keppel’s proposed sale of M1 to Simba Telecom, one…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on tariff exemption hopes
Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Aug 7), buoyed by optimism that major technology companies could avoid US President…
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Gold inches higher as US dollar weakens on Fed rate cut hopes
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (Aug 7), helped by a weaker US dollar on growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next…
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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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Asia: Investors walk fine line as Trump tariffs temper rate hopes
Asian investors trod warily on Wednesday amid lingering uncertainty over Donald Trump’s trade war, while another round of data indicated…
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Gold extends gains on rate cut hopes, markets eye Fed appointments
Gold prices extended gains for a fifth straight session on Wednesday (Aug 6), helped by prospects of lower US interest rates, while…
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Europe: Shares end higher on earnings optimism, US rate cut hopes
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by better-than-expected corporate earnings and renewed optimism that the Federal Reserve…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on rate cut hopes; earnings in spotlight
Wall Street futures opened higher on Tuesday (Aug 5), supported by ongoing optimism over potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts,…
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Samsung reasserts clout as top South Korean stock on AI catch-up hopes
Samsung Electronics has at least briefly reassumed its place as South Korea’s most important stock, as investors eye chances for it to…
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Asia: Markets extend gains on US trade deal hopes
Asian markets extended the week’s gains on Thursday on optimism other countries will follow up Japan’s US trade deal with ones of their…
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Vietnam stocks near record on reform hopes, trade deal optimism
Vietnam’s stock benchmark is closing in on a record high, fuelled by optimism over sweeping political reforms and clarity on a trade deal…
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Trump's Tariff Threat Sends World Stock Markets Sliding; Wall Street Hopes for Trade Resolution Before Earnings
Global stock futures tumbled early Friday in Asia as President Donald Trump doubled down on tariff threats against major U.S. trading…
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Trump Announces Israel Has Agreed to a 60-Day Ceasefire and Hopes Hamas Also Agrees to the Deal
Donald Trump has announced that Israel has agreed to the conditions of a 60-day ceasefire, and he expressed optimism that Hamas would also…
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Asia: Stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday amid optimism countries will strike US trade deals, though Tokyo’s Nikkei sank after Donald Trump threatened…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at record levels on trade talk hopes; set for strong quarter
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened at fresh record highs on Monday (Jun 30), as optimism over the United States striking trade deals with its…
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Asia Markets Rise on US-Canada Trade Hopes and Rate Cut Buzz
Asian stock markets inched higher early Monday as trade tensions between the United States and Canada cooled down to some extent. Canada…
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Asia: Stocks climb, dollar holds on trade hopes and rate bets
Asian markets rose on Friday on fresh trade hopes and the dollar held around three-year lows amid bets of cuts to US interest rate cuts.…
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Wall Street Surges Over 1% as Ceasefire Hopes Swell After Fed Signals
The U.S. stocks rose more than 1% on Tuesday, lifted by hopes of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and clarity from Fed Chair Jerome…
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Bitcoin Surges Past $106K as Ceasefire Hopes Ease Market Jitters, Institutional Bets Climb
The cryptocurrency market saw a sharp turnaround on Monday, June 24, 2025, as Bitcoin (BTC) surged past the $106,000 mark following news…