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Dip mirrors loss in global equity markets on fears Israel’s strikes on Iran could stoke wider regional conflict Local stocks ended lower on Friday (Jun 13), in line with losses in global…
A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, stoking fears of a wider regional…
Asian traders woke to a nervous open on Friday after oil surged and Wall Street futures sank following reports that Israel had carried out a military strike against Iran. The unexpected…
GOLD prices climbed on Friday to their highest point in more than a month, on track for a weekly gain, as investors sought safe-haven assets after Israel’s strike on Iran heightened Middle…
Oil prices settled slightly lower on Thursday as traders booked profits from a 4 per cent rally in the prior session, driven by concerns that worsening tensions in the Middle East could…
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions prompted a pullback from risk assets. The pan-European…
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Jun 12) as signs of rising tensions in the Middle East hurt risk sentiment and investors sought more clarity on Washington’s…
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 252 to 236 as 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands Singapore stocks rose on Thursday (Jun 12), amid the world’s two…
Airbus revised up its forecast for airplane demand over the next 20 years on Thursday, telling investors and suppliers the air transport industry was expected to ride out the current wave…
GOLD prices rose on Thursday, as rising Middle East tensions boosted demand for safe-haven assets, while softer-than-expected US inflation data raised expectations of potential interest…
Oil prices rose more than 4 per cent on Wednesday, to their highest in more than two months, after sources said the US was preparing to evacuate its Iraqi embassy due to heightened…
The United States and China have agreed to a “framework” that is intended to ease economic tension and extend a trade truce that the world’s two largest economies reached last month,…
President Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president's escalating…
Hong Kong will maintain its currency peg to the US dollar, the financial hub’s leader said in an interview published on Monday (Jun 9), despite escalating geopolitical tensions and…
While gold has cemented itself above US$3,000 an ounce in 2025 amid trade uncertainty and US fiscal fears, a bullish forecast could see US$4,000 an ounce within a year’s time, said market…
stocks shook off a gloomy start to the week to close higher on Monday, with traders looking through the new trade uncertainty fueled by President Donald Trump’s recent tariff…
Wall Street stocks saw a mixed end to the day on Friday (May 30), as trade tensions between the United States and China heated up with President Donald Trump accusing Beijing of…
Chocolate confectioner Delfi ran up a 27.2 per cent drop in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to US$17 million in the first quarter ended Mar 31, down…
Foreign banks sold a record amount of Indian government bonds on Thursday (May 8), as a growing border conflict with Pakistan weighs on investor sentiment. They sold a net US$1.2 billion…
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key rate steady on Wednesday, after a series of cuts that lowered rates by a full percentage point last year. That means consumers looking to…
Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, won the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by President Trump -- and he'll have the opportunity to do that in a…
European shares surged on Friday (May 2), capping off a week filled with earnings across the continent, as signs of a potential de-escalation of trade tensions between the US and China and…
European shares ended at a three-week high on Friday (Apr 25), notching up their second straight weekly gain as signs of a potential de-escalation in the US-China trade war encouraged…
The stock market recorded a weekly gain, as investors latch on to any signs of easing trade tensions. The S&P 500, which was roughly flat in early trading on Friday before rising 0.7…
