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TSMC upbeat on outlook as robust AI demand offsets tariff uncertainty
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) gave a bullish outlook for the year on robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI)…
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US: Wall Street opens slightly higher as investors assess possible tariff exemptions
Street’s main indices edged up at the open on Tuesday (Apr 15), as investors assessed the possibility of tariff relief for the auto sector…
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Battered dollar steadies but investors brace for more tariff volatility
The US dollar found some footing on Monday but was still near a three-year low after a bruising week that shook investor faith in the…
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Queasy investors are calling Trump’s tariff bluff, and it looks like he will eventually fold
As US Treasury bond yields surged last week, forcing US President Donald Trump to pause the crippling “reciprocal” tariffs that had just…
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US: Wall Street opens lower as markets assess tariff risks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Apr 11) as markets assessed the latest escalation in the trade war, with China…
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US dollar weakens against Singdollar as tariff uncertainty roils markets
The US dollar fell to its weakest point against the Singapore dollar since November 2024, as markets continued to be volatile following…
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USD weakens against SGD as tariff uncertainty roils markets
The US dollar fell to its weakest point against the Singapore dollar since November 2024, as markets continued to be volatile following…
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Buying the dip, nervous selling drive trading volumes up in Singapore amid tariff volatility
Brokerages recorded a surge in trading activity amid heightened market volatility after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping…
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US: S&P 500 ends down 3.5% as stocks resume tariff sell-off
Wall Street stocks suffered another battering on Thursday, giving back a sizeable portion of the prior session’s gains as investors…
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CEOs brace for recession even after tariff reprieve boosts stocks
US President Donald Trump’s 90-day reprieve on some tariffs sent the stock market soaring on Wednesday (Apr 9). The chaos sown by his…
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Malaysia central bank to look beyond interest rates amid tariff challenges
Malaysia’s central bank is looking beyond monetary policy to weather the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s duties, arguing that the…
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US: Wall Street opens sharply higher on hopes of tariff talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply higher on Tuesday (Apr 8) after a bruising selloff that has wiped out trillions of dollars since…
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Greenback falls as prospect of tariff talks calms global markets
THE US dollar fell on Tuesday (Apr 8) while the euro perked up as stocks bounced in Asia and Europe on hopes that US President Donald…
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Trump’s tariff chaos becomes US$700 billion storm for big banks
Financial services are excluded from Donald Trump’s trade war for now. Banks are still feeling the pain. HSBC Holdings’s market value has…
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Chinese shipping earnings face ‘harder-than-expected’ tariff hit as recession risks rise
Chinese shippers may see an outsized hit on earnings as the latest tariffs from US President Donald Trump risk hammering global trade.…
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Investors seek refuge in dollar, yen as tariff fallout grips markets
Investors poured into safe havens such as the dollar, yen and Swiss franc on Monday (Apr 7) as the market rout from US President Donald…
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Investors seek refuge in US dollar, yen as tariff fallout grips markets
INVESTORS poured into safe havens such as the greenback, yen and Swiss franc on Monday (Apr 7), as the market rout from US President…
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Trump’s tariff ‘medicine’ injects turmoil into global markets
US President Donald Trump warned foreign governments they would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs, characterising the…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Massive Stock Market Moves to Secure Her Money Just Days Before Trump's Tariff Announcement
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene made hefty stock trades just days before former President Donald Trump announced sweeping new…
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Europe: Shares confirm correction in worst day since 2020 after China’s tariff response
European shares slumped on Friday (Apr 4), with the benchmark Stoxx 600 and Germany’s DAX confirming correction territory, as China’s…
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Guess Explores WHP Buyout Amid Tariff Tidal Wave and Market Challenges
Guess Inc. is evolving, through the tariff storm and more. The denim brand’s fourth quarter came in stronger than analysts forecast and…
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Singapore shares dive a day after US unleashes tariff tsunami; STI down 3%
Across the broader market, decliners trump gainers 378 to 105, with 1.4 billion securities worth nearly S$2.9 billion changing hands All…
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Singapore’s STI drops 2.6%; Asia markets extend declines on Trump tariff troubles
Singapore equities began Friday (Apr 4) in negative territory, following the slump in all three major Wall Street indices and European…
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US: Stocks tank on tariff woes with S&P 500 suffering worst day since 2020
US stocks plunged on Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P…