BOJ debated chance of resuming rate hike, July summary shows
Some Bank of Japan policymakers warned of mounting inflationary pressures and one signaled the chance of resuming interest rate increases by year-end, a summary of opinions at the July…
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Gold inches higher as US dollar weakens on Fed rate cut hopes
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday (Aug 7), helped by a weaker US dollar on growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next month, while investors awaited US President Donald…
US: Wall Street opens higher on Fed rate cut hopes; earnings in focus
Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday (Aug 6), as ongoing optimism about Federal Reserve interest rate cuts kept markets afloat and investors assessed a fresh wave of corporate earnings. …
Asia: Investors walk fine line as Trump tariffs temper rate hopes
Asian investors trod warily on Wednesday amid lingering uncertainty over Donald Trump’s trade war, while another round of data indicated further weakness in the US economy but added…
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 investors looked forward to US President Donald Trump’s…
Project 2025’s Success Rate So Far Will Terrify You
The White House, for which Project 2025 had 13 listed objectives, is currently 92 percent complete, according to the tracker. Another 64 proposals are currently “in progress,” according to…
US: Wall Street opens higher on rate cut hopes; earnings in spotlight
Wall Street futures opened higher on Tuesday (Aug 5), supported by ongoing optimism over potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, while investors assessed a fresh batch of…
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 concerns about the US economy and Donald Trump’s…
Gold rises as Fed rate cut bets pressure dollar, yields
Gold prices rose on Tuesday (Aug 5), after gaining in the last three sessions, supported by a weaker US dollar and lower Treasury yields following last week’s weak US jobs data that…
US dollar tumbles;traders bet on more US rate cuts after weak jobs report
THE greenback dropped on Friday (Aug 1) and was on track for its biggest daily loss against the yen since January 2023 after data showed that US employers added fewer jobs in July than…
Bank of England rate cuts deliver £11 billion hit to households
Exactly one year since the Bank of England (BOE) started to cut interest rates, the pressure on households from the highest borrowing costs in a generation is still building. Bloomberg…
UOB trims One Account interest rate again; maximum 2.5% per annum on first S$150,000
UOB is cutting interest rates on its flagship savings account, the One Account, for the second time in 2025. With effect from Sep 1, the maximum effective interest rate on the One Account…
This TikToker is trying to hit every McDonald’s in the U.S. and rate them all
How many McDonald’s locations do you think you’ve been to across the U.S.? Ten, maybe twenty? One TikTok creator is aiming to hit all 13,589 of them. Posting under the handle @donnyboys10,…
South-east Asia’s key currencies set to strengthen in H2 2025 despite rate cuts
Investors are expected to favour major South-east Asian currencies, with economists projecting continued gains against the US dollar through the year – even as regional central banks…
Gold holds dip as traders pare rate cut bets on US job strength
held a decline on Friday - but remained on track for a small weekly gain - as resilient US jobs data reinforced views that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates next…
GIC posts 3.8% 20-year annualised real rate of return; expects returns ahead will be more volatile
Sovereign wealth fund GIC reported an annualised rolling 20-year real rate of return of 3.8 per cent for its latest period ended Mar 31, 2025. This rate of return – which accounts for…
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eases to 6.74%
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased this week, offering little relief for prospective homebuyers facing record-high home prices. The long-term rate slipped to 6.74% from…
Rising affluence, rate cuts fuelling housing market, but economic uncertainty is a wild card: Knight Frank
Interest rate cuts, growing affluence and low unemployment rates spell good news for Singapore’s private residential market, but a cocktail of challenges could test the otherwise resilient…
UK firms struggle to grow as BOE rate decision approaches
The S&P Global UK Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slowed to 51.0 points from 52.0 in June British business activity grew only weakly in July and employers cut jobs at…
Rate cuts seen lifting Philippine bonds from Asia’s lowest ranks
Philippine bonds are poised to rebound from the bottom of Asia’s debt rankings, thanks to the central bank’s room to cut rates and their relative insulation from US Treasury moves.…
Bank of Japan watchers still predict next rate hike in October or January
Bank of Japan (BOJ) watchers increasingly expect authorities to raise the benchmark interest rate either in October or January, according to a Bloomberg survey conducted before US…
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 easing is over, a Bloomberg survey of economists…
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 rates at the end of this month amid mounting…
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 opposition party Sanseito said ahead of an upper…