Oil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict
Oil prices settled higher on Friday (Feb 6), reversing earlier losses as traders worried that this week’s talks between the US and Iran had failed to reduce the risk of a military…
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Wall Street ends down as AI worries slam tech stocks
stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Feb 4), with losses in Advanced Micro Devices, Palantir and other technology companies, as investors worried about pricey valuations and whether…
Oil settles down over 4% on US-Iran de-escalation, easing supply worries
Oil prices fell more than US$3 per barrel on Monday after US President Donald Trump said Iran was “seriously talking” with Washington, signaling a de-escalation of tensions with…
Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran
Oil prices climbed 3 per cent to a five-month high on Thursday on rising concerns that global supplies could be disrupted if the US attacks Iran, one of Opec’s biggest crude…
Indonesia’s rupiah hits record low on central bank independence worries
Indonesia’s rupiah hit a record low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors fretted about the country’s central bank independence after President Prabowo Subianto nominated his nephew…
Foreigners sell Asian equities in December on worries over valuations
They have sold local stocks worth US$1.2 billion in India, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines Foreign investors net sold Asian equities in December, on…
Thailand long-bond outlook darkens on fiscal worries before vote
Election risks aside, investors have already been bracing for additional debt issuance, with some expectations of it being front-loaded As Thailand’s general election nears, rising…
Wall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 12) after the Trump administration renewed its attacks on the Federal Reserve, stoking fresh worries about the central bank’s…
Oil settles up 3% on Venezuela news, supply worries in Russia, Iraq and Iran
Oil prices climbed over 3 per cent on Thursday after two straight days of declines, settling at a two-week high as investors assessed developments in Venezuela and worried about supplies…
Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weigh
ASIAN markets extended losses with Wall Street on Tuesday as investors jockeyed for position ahead of key US jobs and inflation data, while sentiment remains subdued by worries over a…
Bitcoin dips below US$90,000 as AI worries dent risk appetite
Fresh concerns about artificial intelligence profits weighed on technology stocks Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday (Dec 11) and bitcoin fell briefly below the US$90,000 threshold in a…
Oil eases amid uncertainty around Russia-Ukraine peace plan, oversupply worries
Oil prices declined 1 per cent on Tuesday (Dec 2) as markets weighed faltering Russia-Ukraine peace hopes against fears of oversupply. Brent crude futures settled 72 US cents lower, or…
Malaysia’s data centre hub tightens approvals on water worries
Johor, the Malaysian state emerging as a regional data centre hub, is raising the bar for new projects as authorities seek to curb the heavy water use that’s straining local supplies. The…
Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries
Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments, showed…
Europe: Shares fall as US rate cut expectations wane; UK fiscal worries resurface
EUROPEAN shares fell on Friday (Nov 14), as hawkish commentary from US policymakers dampened expectations of an imminent interest rate cut, even as the benchmark Stoxx 600 index registered…
Oil up as investors balance sanctions risks, oversupply worries
Oil prices gained about US$1 on Tuesday on the impact of the latest US sanctions on Russian oil and the optimism over a potential end to the US government shutdown, although oversupply…
Gold rises on Fed rate cut bets, growth worries
GOLD prices rose on Monday, buoyed by expectations of another Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December and a slew of weak economic data that raised global growth worries. Spot gold…
RBA keeps key rate unchanged over renewed inflation worries
Australia’s central bank held its key interest rate steady in a widely anticipated decision, warning of stronger inflationary pressures in the economy and reaffirming that future moves…
Asia: Stocks fall with Wall Street as US credit fears add to worries
ASIAN stocks tracked losses on Wall Street on Friday amid fresh credit market fears that compounded worries about trade tensions, a possible tech bubble and the US government shutdown.…
Oil prices edge up on worries about Russian output, higher US demand
Oil prices edged up about 1 per cent to a one-week high on Wednesday (Oct 8) as traders expected a lack of progress on a Ukraine peace deal to keep sanctions in place against Moscow, while…
US: Wall Street retreats from record closing highs as economic worries mount
Bitcoin-related stocks have reversed on Monday’s gains as the cryptocurrency backed away from record highs US stocks closed lower on Tuesday (Oct 7) as investors, deprived of economic data…
Oil prices surge 3% to 7-week high as surprise US stockpile draw adds to supply worries
Oil prices climbed about 3 per cent to a seven-week high on Wednesday as a surprise drop in US weekly crude inventories added to a sense in the market of tightening supplies amid export…
Rep. McCaul will retire, but GOP hawk also worries about World War 3 after Russian escalation
Rep. Michael McCaulof Texas, one of the GOP's most prominent foreign affairs hawks, announced he'd retire on Sunday while warning that, with Russia's escalation of its invasion of Ukraine,…
Oil gains weighed down by US demand worries
Oil prices rose on Friday (Sep 12) after a Ukrainian drone attack suspended loadings from the largest port in western Russia, but gains were capped by concerns about US demand. Brent crude…