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Asia: Markets battle to match Wall Street rally ahead of US inflation
Asia: Markets battle to match Wall Street rally ahead of US inflation
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Tuesday (Sep 10) after a rally on Wall Street as traders try to assess the outlook for US interest rates following last week’s disappointing...
Asia: Markets tumble as US jobs data stoke recession fears
Asia: Markets tumble as US jobs data stoke recession fears
ASIAN markets tumbled on Monday after another batch of worse-than-expected US jobs data revived fears about a possible recession in the world’s top economy.The big miss in the August...
Asia: Markets swing as traders prepare for US jobs data
Asia: Markets swing as traders prepare for US jobs data
ASIAN markets drifted on Friday as traders positioned themselves ahead of a highly anticipated US jobs report later in the day and following a mixed bag of economic data...
Asia: Markets rebound from sell-off but US data keeps traders wary
Asia: Markets rebound from sell-off but US data keeps traders wary
ASIAN markets bounced on Thursday after the turmoil of the previous day as traders assess the outlook for US interest rate cuts after another set of below-par data put...
Singapore stocks fall as markets across Asia plunge; STI drops 1.1%
Singapore stocks fall as markets across Asia plunge; STI drops 1.1%
SINGAPORE shares closed lower on Wednesday (Sep 4), tracking a broader decline among regional exchanges. Markets across the region plunged after US tech stocks took a beating on Tuesday....
Asia: Markets plunge with Wall Street after Nvidia rout, weak US data
Asia: Markets plunge with Wall Street after Nvidia rout, weak US data
TECH firms led a plunge across Asian markets on Wednesday after a rout on Wall Street fuelled by a collapse in chip titan Nvidia and disappointing data on US...
Asia: Markets drift ahead of key US figures, eyes on China
Asia: Markets drift ahead of key US figures, eyes on China
ASIAN markets stuttered on Tuesday as investors steel themselves for a high-stakes US jobs report at the end of the week while keeping tabs on China after fresh data...
ByteDance eyes US.5 billion in record Asia dollar corporate loan
ByteDance eyes US$9.5 billion in record Asia dollar corporate loan
ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, is tapping banks for a US$9.5 billion loan that would be the biggest dollar-denominated corporate facility in Asia ex-Japan, according to people familiar...
Asia: Markets diverge as China woes offset US rate hopes
Asia: Markets diverge as China woes offset US rate hopes
ASIAN markets were mixed on Monday (Sep 2), with optimism over an expected US interest rate cut offset by worries over the Chinese economy following the release of more...
Instant coffee giant Food Empire shifts focus to Asia, brews up expansion plans
Instant coffee giant Food Empire shifts focus to Asia, brews up expansion plans
In doing so, the group aims to balance the risks associated with geopolitical instability and currency volatility, particularly in its traditional markets of Russia and Eastern EuropeFOOD Empire will...