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WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Jan 10) after a better-than-expected jobs report fanned expectations that the Federal Reserve will take a measured approach to monetary…
THAILAND’S central bank said on Monday (Jan 6) that a decision to hold the key interest rate steady last month was a robust policy as the economy is facing heightened uncertainty. Monetary…
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage in the United States reached a six-month high this week and also leapfrogged the rate during the same stretch one year ago. Why It Matters High…
CHINA kept a key interest rate unchanged – a move widely expected by economists – as it seeks to keep its powder dry ahead of possible escalation in trade tensions with the US. The…
ASIAN markets rose on Monday (Dec 23)after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more…
Oil prices were little changed at their settle on Friday (Dec 20) as markets weighed Chinese demand and interest rate-cut expectations after data showed cooling US inflation. Brent crude…
WALL Street’s main indices dropped at the open on Friday (Dec 20) on fears over high interest rates next year, although a cooler-than-expected inflation report for November stymied losses.…
THE Philippine central bank is open to delivering another rate cut in its first monetary policy meeting next year, governor Eli Remolona said on Friday (Dec 20). While the Federal Reserve…
They note strong long-term outlook for banking, manufacturing sectors here, and add bond investors will benefit from less volatility ALTHOUGH the “hawkish” interest rate cut by the US…
They note strong long-term outlook for banking, manufacturing sectors here, and add bond investors will benefit from less volatility ALTHOUGH the “hawkish” interest rate cut by the US…
Hong Kong interest rates could remain at relatively high levels for some time, says chief executive THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday (Dec 19) cut its base interest rate…
GOLD prices languished near a one-month low on Thursday (Dec 19) after the US Federal Reserve indicated it would slow the pace of its monetary policy easing cycle next year, lifting the US…
THE Bank of England (BOE) is likely to warn of only gradual interest-rate cuts in 2025, ending the year with a cautious message to investors as the spectre of stagflation – anaemic growth…
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8% in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs,…
CHINA’S central bank will deliver the biggest interest-rate cuts in a decade next year as policymakers intensify efforts to shore up growth and arrest deflation, in the view of a number of…
THE current economic environment is in a “sweet spot” for risk assets, said DBS senior investment strategist Daryl Ho, citing moderating inflation and the potential for gradual interest…
AUSTRALIA’S top central banker said on Thursday (Nov 28) that core inflation was too high to allow for rate cuts in the near term, all but ruling out relief for borrowers at its next…
NEW Zealand’s central bank will debate whether to cut interest rates by 25 or 50 basis points in February, a senior central banker said on Thursday (Nov 28), after having disappointed…
US FEDERAL Reserve officials indicated broad support for a careful approach to future interest-rate cuts as the economy remains solid and inflation slowly cools, minutes from their latest…
THE New Zealand dollar is forecast to weaken around 6 per cent in the coming months as a slowing economy prompts investors to price in aggressive interest rate cuts from the nation’s…
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Thursday (Nov 14) after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell dampened investor hopes for another interest rate cut this year by saying the US…
FEDERAL Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the recent performance of the US economy has been “remarkably good”, giving central bankers room to lower interest rates at a careful pace. “The…
JAPAN’S three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday (Nov 14), fuelled by robust lending demand and higher margins following a July interest rate hike…
It should seize opportunities available in market, as long as exit yields remain favourable THE managers of CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) have announced a flurry of divestments for the…
