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THE dollar strengthened on Friday (May 16) after the latest round of economic data showed a rebound in import prices while consumer sentiment remained subdued as tariff worries jumped,…
Oil prices fell more than 1 per cent lower on Friday (May 2) and recorded their biggest weekly losses since the end of March, as traders turned cautious ahead of an Opec+ meeting to decide…
Oil prices edged higher on Friday (Apr 25) but posted a weekly decline, under pressure from market expectations of oversupply and uncertainty around tariff talks between the US…
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…
Gold prices rose on Friday (Apr 25) and were headed for a third consecutive week of gains, while investors closely monitored further developments in the trade negotiations between…
Oil prices settled more than 3 per cent higher on Thursday (Apr 17), supported by hopes for a trade deal between the United States and the European Union and new US sanctions to curb…
OIL prices settled down more than US$2 a barrel on Friday (Feb 21), posting a weekly decline as investors grappled with a fading Middle East risk premium alongside uncertainty about a…
EUROPE’S main stock index closed lower on Friday (Feb 14), as investors paused following four successive sessions of gains, while luxury stocks advanced after robust earnings from Birkin…
Ariana Grande is advocating for therapy for young stars in both the acting and music worlds, saying that weekly appointments should be built into their contracts. The Oscar-nominated actor…
Oil prices finished with daily gains on Friday (Feb 7) after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s crude exports, but prices were down for the week as investors worried about US President…
GOLD prices steadied on Friday (Feb 7) near record-high levels, and were headed to log their sixth successive weekly gain, as trade war jitters lifted safe-haven demand, while investors…
Oil prices eased on Friday (Jan 31) and closed the week lower as investors awaited 25 per cent tariffs by the US on Canada and Mexico, expected on Saturday. Brent crude futures for March,…
GOLD prices remained stable on Friday (Jan 10) during early Asian hours, poised for their strongest week since mid-November, as investors awaited US jobs data to gauge how aggressively the…
OIL prices rose on Friday (Jan 3), closing the week higher on the back of cold weather in Europe and the US as well as additional economic stimulus flagged by China. Brent crude futures…
BITCOIN is headed towards its first weekly decline since Donald Trump’s victory in last month’s US election as a cautious Federal Reserve policy outlook tempers optimism sparked by the…
US stocks closed out the trading week near the unchanged mark in a subdued session on Friday (Dec 13), with the S&P 500 and Dow posting weekly declines, while the Nasdaq secured its fourth…
OIL prices edged lower on Friday (Nov 29) and posted a weekly decline of more than 3 per cent, pressured by easing concern over supply risks from the Israel-Hezbollah conflict and the…
Gold traded flat on Friday (Nov 22) and was poised for a weekly decline as markets awaited key US economic data, which are expected to shape the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy outlook…
THE heavily shorted Canadian dollar steadied against its US counterpart on Friday (Nov 22), with the currency holding on to a weekly gain as upbeat domestic retail sales data contributed…
GOLD prices were steady on Friday (Nov 22) but still poised for a weekly gain, driven by safe-haven demand due to escalating geopolitical concerns, while market awaited clearer signals on…
The greenback rose on Friday (Nov 8) and was heading for a weekly gain as investors evaluated the likely impact on the American economy of Tuesday’s election of Republican Donald Trump as…
GOLD prices dropped on Friday (Nov 9), logging their steepest weekly decline in over five months, pressured by a stronger dollar and as markets absorbed the implications of Donald Trump’s…
GOLD prices inched higher on Friday (Nov 8), extending gains spurred by the US Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated quarter-point rate cut amid a cooling labour market and solid economic…
Oil prices settled higher on Friday (Oct 25) and gained 4 per cent on the week, with investors taking stock of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as well as the US election next…
