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ECB may wait until December to make final rate cut: survey
The European Central Bank (ECB) can delay its final interest-rate cut until December without investors concluding in the meantime that…
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Fed’s Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday (Jul 17) that he continues to believe the US central bank should cut interest…
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Small but rising Japanese opposition party warns against near-term BOJ rate hike
The Bank of Japan should hold off raising interest rates until the economy achieves a stronger recovery, Sohei Kamiya, head of the small…
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India's cooling inflation prompts rate cut calls
A slump in India’s retail inflation to six-year lows and a likely drop to a record low in July is prompting calls for at least one more…
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Nvidia Surge Powers Nasdaq to Record High as Fed Minutes Signal Rate Cuts
Nvidia briefly crossed the $4 trillion market valuation mark on Wednesday and closed at $3.97 trillion, up 1.8%. This surge helped push…
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BOJ will hold off rate hikes until March due to US tariff hit, ex-policymaker says
The Bank of Japan will likely hold off raising interest rates again until at least next March to assess the damage that US tariffs could…
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UOL unit prices S$75 million fixed rate notes at 2.78%
They will be issued as the second tranche of the fifth series of a S$2 billion multicurrency medium-term note programme Property player…
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New Zealand central bank holds cash rate at 3.25%
New Zealand‘s central bank held the benchmark interest rate at 3.25 per cent on Wednesday, but said it expected to loosen monetary policy…
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Reserve Bank of Australia poised for back-to-back rate cuts as tariffs darken outlook
Australia’s central bank is set to deliver its first back-to-back interest rates cuts in six years, stepping up its easing cycle as…
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ING looks to expand non-interest income pillars in Singapore to buffer rate risks
Dutch lender ING is accelerating efforts to build up its fee-based revenue amid the prospect of lower interest rates. In Singapore, that…
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Foxconn reports record Q2 revenue, cautions about geopolitical and exchange rate risks
Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, reported record second-quarter revenue on strong demand for artificial…
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Top S-Reits with lowest gearing ratios average 33.5% as investors await rate cuts
[singapore] Last month, the US Federal Reserve opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate, adopting a cautious stance despite…
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Bank of England’s policymaker warns neutral rate question can’t be avoided
Bank of England (BOE) policymaker Alan Taylor said UK officials cannot sidestep the question of where interest rates will settle, in a…
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Malaysia rate cut bets grow as tariff talks weigh on outlook
Expectations are growing for Malaysia’s central bank to cut interest rates at its policy meeting on Jul 9, which is also the deadline for…
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BOJ should resume rate hikes after pause, board member Takata says
Bank of Japan board member Hajime Takata said on Thursday the central bank should resume interest rate hikes following a temporary pause…
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Gold prices ease ahead of US data as investors weigh Fed rate stance
Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday (Jul 2) as investors awaited US payroll data and assessed Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s…
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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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Wall Street Hits New Highs as Rate Cut Bets Rise Despite Trade Tensions
US stock markets showed positive movement on Friday. The S&P 500 added 32.05 points, or 0.52%, to end the session at 6,173.07, and the…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
Wall Street extended its rally on Friday (Jun 27), sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time closing highs as trade deal hopes fuelled…
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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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Europe: Stocks muted as investors gauge US interest rate outlook
EUROPEAN stocks seesawed throughout Thursday before closing largely flat, as investors weighed the latest signals on the US interest rate…
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S-E Asia’s e-commerce platform gross merchandise value growth rate eases: report
South-east Asia’s total e-commerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew at a slower rate of 12 per cent year on year in 2024, as…
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Bank of Japan board divided over rate pause and inflation risks, June summary shows
Some Bank of Japan (BBOJ) policymakers called for keeping interest rates steady for the time being due to uncertainty over the impact of…