Europe: Shares end flat as markets assess earnings flurry
EUROPEAN shares were unchanged on Friday, as losses in heavyweight healthcare shares were countered by an advance in oil and gas stocks, closing out a busy week filled with corporate…
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Asia: Markets on course to end week on a positive note
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note on Friday (Jul 18), as investors took up New York’s latest record highs sparked by healthy US retail data and upbeat…
US: Wall St opens marginally higher as markets weigh data
Wall Street opened largely steady on Thursday (Jul 17), as investors mulled over fresh economic data, while upbeat results from Taiwan’s TSMC that energised US chipmakers. At…
Markets rattled by ‘credible threat’ of Trump trying to fire Jerome Powell
Once again, US President Donald Trump demonstrated his power to shake up global financial markets. This time, by returning to one of his favourite topics: whether to fire Federal Reserve…
Asia: Markets mixed as China’s economy meets forecasts
Markets were mixed on Tuesday as positive Chinese economic data was offset by weak consumer spending, while optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of Donald…
US markets grapple with tariffs as bullish trends emerge
US equity markets showed a mixed mid-day performance on Thursday (Jul 10) as investors weighed President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies. The Nasdaq declined, led by weakness in…
Housing market shift has yet to loosen these 30 still-tight markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. National active housing inventory for sale at the end of June this year…
These 75 housing markets hit a critical threshold in favor of homebuyers
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. During the Pandemic Housing Boom, from summer 2020 to spring 2022, the…
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 partners. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures fell 0.4%.…
Gold edges higher as Trump tariff moves keep markets on edge
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (Jul 10) as US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcements kept markets cautious, with investors closely watching trade negotiations, while a…
US: Wall Street opens higher as markets await trade talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jul 9), as investors shrugged off President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff moves and kept a close watch on negotiations…
Asia: Markets mixed as Trump flags fresh tariffs, eyes on trade talks
Stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, while keeping an eye on trade talks after the US president warned he would not again extend a…
The Milei ‘Miracle’ Is a Vindication of Free Markets
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Australia’s central bank keeps rates steady at 3.85%, stuns markets
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday (Jul 8) left its cash rate steady at 3.85 per cent, a shock for markets that had confidently wagered on a cut, saying the majority of the board wanted…
Asia: Markets drop as Trump’s tariff deadline looms
Most Asian markets fell on Monday as countries fought to hammer out trade deals days before Donald Trump’s tariff deadline, though investors took heart after he said the levies would not…
Opec’s new supply shock nails on oil market’s return to surplus
The latest oil supply shockwave unleashed by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners (Opec+) is set to swell a surplus later this year, pressuring prices for…
Asian Markets Under Pressure as Trump's Tariff Deadline Looms
New highs for U.S. stocks did not translate into gains across Asian markets on Friday. Japan's Nikkei edged 0.3% higher, but Hong Kong fell 1.3%, and South Korea shed more than 1%. Wall…
Asia: Markets mixed as Trump warns tariff letters to be sent soon
Asian investors trod cautiously on Friday as Donald Trump’s deadline to avert his steep tariffs approached, with the US president saying he planned to start sending letters informing…
SGX and HKEX in charts: a tale of two stock markets
Singapore’s market is weathering a listing draught while its rival bourse up north, the Hong Kong stock exchange, is on fire - on track to becoming the world’s top initial public offering…
Europe: Shares advance as markets take US jobs data in stride
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Thursday as investors took in stride a stronger-than-expected US jobs report, with bank stocks leading gains as focus remained on a potential trade deal…
Asia: Markets mixed as trade deal cut-off looms
Asian markets swung on Wednesday amid trade war worries after Donald Trump said he would not push back next week’s tariff deadline, with Tokyo taking a hit from threats to ramp up Japanese…
Gold rises on weaker US dollar as markets await Fed rate-cut clues
Gold prices rose on Tuesday (Jul 1), supported by a weaker US dollar, as investors awaited labour market data due later this week to assess the Federal Reserve’s potential rate-cut…
Europe: Shares see monthly declines as markets eye trade developments
EUROPEAN stocks ended lower in broad-based declines on Monday, closing out June with monthly losses as investors monitored for signs of any progress on US trade talks as the July tariff…
CEO of an $11 billion builder empire warns that these housing markets face a short-term oversupply
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. This year’s spring selling season didn’t meet expectations, Toll…