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Asia: Most markets rise on lingering trader optimism
Most stocks rose in Asian trade on Monday (Nov 3) after a busy last week, with optimism supported by another AI-led tech rally on Wall…
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Asia: Markets mostly up on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings
ASIAN stock markets mostly rose Friday morning, with a surge in Japanese shares coming after better-than-expected earnings reports from US…
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Powell’s warning to investors and lenders: The Fed won’t spoil the markets any longer
US FEDERAL Reserve chairman Jerome Powell seldom repeats himself, so Wall Street listened carefully when he delivered the same warning…
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Asian markets to expect short-term pressure from Fed rate cut: analysts
Asia markets are likely to face short-term pressure from the US Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cuts, but expectations are already…
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Why are stock markets hitting record highs?
WHY have stock markets around the world - from Wall Street to Tokyo and from Paris to Seoul, been striking record highs despite the…
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Trump Media to enter prediction markets business
Critics, however, argue that these markets are little more than “digital casinos” Trump Media and Technology Group said on Tuesday (Oct…
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Singapore stocks rise as markets cheer US-China trade truce; STI up 0.2%
Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 313 to 292, after 1.8 billion securities worth S$1.8 billion change hands Local stocks…
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Asia: Markets cool as Trump begins Japan visit
The buoyant mood has been defying tumultuous trade tensions between Beijing and Washington Asian markets opened slightly cooler on Tuesday…
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Singapore stocks rise as regional markets end mixed; STI up 0.5%
Local shares ended Thursday (Oct 23) higher, even as markets across the region ended mixed. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose…
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Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, Asian markets drop
GOLD and silver tumbled for a second day on Wednesday, bringing a rally in the precious metals to a juddering halt, while equities also…
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Singapore shares fall, tracking retreat in regional markets; STI down 0.6%
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust is the top gainer on the benchmark index, rising 0.8% to S$2.38 Shares on the Singapore bourse…
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Singapore shares dip 0.3%, even as regional markets rise
Shares on the Singapore bourse closed lower on Thursday (Oct 16), bucking the gains charted in most regional markets. The benchmark…
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Asia: Markets rally as Fed cut hopes Trump trade war fears
STOCKS jumped on Wednesday as trade war fears were overshadowed by comments from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that suggested the…
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Hang Seng plummets 2%, STI off by 1% as Asia markets tumble on US-China tensions flare
Asia-Pacific markets were down as trading opened on Monday (Oct 13) following the latest salvo in the trade war between the US and China.…
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China markets under threat from risk of renewed US trade war
The prospect of a revived trade war between Beijing and Washington threatens to undermine this year’s blistering rally in Chinese stocks…
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Asia: Markets limp into weekend as AI bubble fears grow
While some markets hit record highs along with gold and Bitcoin, talk is growing that valuations among some companies may have run too…
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Thai central bank worried over disconnect as global markets soar
The disconnect between the real economy and record-high financial markets worldwide is worrying, according to the Bank of Thailand (BOT),…
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Asia: Tokyo stocks hit new record as markets extend global rally
JAPANESE stocks hit another record on Tuesday, building on the previous day’s surge following the election of a pro-stimulus advocate to…
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Bulls see piling into emerging markets as momentum returns
EMERGING market (EM) assets look set to cap a banner year, with investors expecting inflows into equities and bonds to gain momentum in…
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BOJ’s Ueda warns of global uncertainty, keep markets guessing on next hike
Japan’s economy is weathering the hit from US tariffs so far, the governor says Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said inflation was…
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Asia’s public markets must maintain performance and growth to drive inflows, GIC, Danantara executives say
Improving corporate governance help markets perform and allow for exits, so private equity performance can follow Strong public markets in…
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Asia: Markets surge on US rate hopes, tech fired by chip deal
Tech companies have been at the forefront of a surge across markets this year as investors pile into all things linked to artificial…
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Investors urged to ‘recalibrate’ return expectations for private markets
While slower divestments and liquidity issues present challenges in private equity markets, they are also creating opportunities in…
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Robinhood explores launching prediction markets outside US
The brokerage has viewed it as a source of growth, and the proliferation is blurring the lines between financial markets and the gambling…