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Chinese stocks lead global markets as chip shares skyrocket
Chinese stocks were a standout performer in global markets on Friday (Aug 22), with a benchmark of onshore equities capping its best week…
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Asia: Markets tick up as investors eye Jackson Hole meeting
ASIAN markets were mostly up Friday morning ahead of a pivotal speech by the US central bank chief, expected to shed light on possible…
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Fed officials lukewarm on September rate cut as markets await Powell speech
Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for…
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Asia: Markets creep up as investors await key speech
ASIAN markets edged mostly upward in muted morning trading on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future…
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Global Stocks Turn Cautious as Nasdaq Slides, Nikkei Declines, and Fed Outlook Weighs on Markets
Global markets were mixed Wednesday. Stocks Big tech shares sank on Wall Street, dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower, even as the Dow…
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Asia: Markets dip after US tech slide
Asian markets mostly fell on Wednesday (Aug 20) morning, mirroring a rout of US tech titans the previous day as investors await signals of…
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Asian Stocks Rally with Nikkei at All-Time High; Global Markets Eye Fed Rate Cut Signals
Global markets took a wait-and-see attitude on Tuesday, as European shares were up only slightly and futures markets reflected little…
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CapitaLand India Trust looks to new markets as it pursues higher yields
CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) will divest one-third of its data centre portfolio to its sponsor CapitaLand Investment, which is launching…
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AI boom seen driving next decade of emerging markets performance
Emerging-market (EM) funds are pivoting to capture the artificial intelligence (AI) craze, with some investors predicting that booming…
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Good governance for vibrant capital markets: towards a market-centric dynamic index
IN 2024, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) was re-introduced as a dynamic index designed to reflect continuous…
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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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Asia: Markets waver to start key week for trade, US data
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Monday as investors eyed a week dominated by speculation about US inflation data and a prolonged pause for…
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Singapore stocks end Friday in the red amid mixed Asia markets; STI down 0.4%
Local stocks ended its rally to close lower on Friday (Aug 8), following a mixed performance across Asian markets as investors navigated a…
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Asia: Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as Asian markets limp into weekend
JAPANESE stocks rallied on Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue…
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Asia: Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as markets limp into weekend
JAPANESE stocks rallied on Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue…
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Asia: Markets rise as Trump chip exemptions boost tech giants
Asian equities rose on Thursday, with big-name chip firms making big gains after Donald Trump said those investing in the United States…
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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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US: Stocks fall as markets monitor trade talks
Wall Street stocks retreated on Tuesday as markets monitored ongoing trade talks ahead of new tariff hikes set to take effect later this…
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Wall Street and Global Markets Rise as Weak Jobs Data Fuels Fed Cut Expectations
Global markets climbed for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, on optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut rates as early as next…
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Elon Musk’s politics hit Tesla sales in Europe’s biggest car markets
Tesla’s new car registrations in Britain and Germany, Europe’s biggest auto markets, more than halved in July from a year earlier, as CEO…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street rally on Fed rate cut bets
Stock markets rose on Tuesday as investors grow increasingly confident the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month, despite…
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US: Stocks rebound as markets shrug off economic worries
Wall Street stocks rallied on Monday as investors jumped on a market pullback, shrugging off economic worries and focusing on the rising…
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RevPAR is mixed across Frasers Hospitality Trust’s markets in Q3
Frasers Hospitality Trust saw its revenue per available room (RevPAR) drop in three of the five key markets in which it operates for the…
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Spotify to raise premium subscription price in select markets from September
Spotify Technology shares gained in premarket trading after the company announced it is raising premium subscription prices across many…