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Europe: Stoxx ends lower as auto giants weigh; investors parse inflation data
European shares closed lower on Tuesday (Apr 30) weighed by a bleak raft of earnings reports from the region’s top car makers, while investors also assessed a possible merger...
US: Wall Street stocks fall as markets weigh strong wage data, Fed meeting
US stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Apr 30) as markets weighed economic data showing rising labor costs and deteriorating consumer confidence on the day of a key Federal Reserve...
US: Wall St opens lower on labour costs data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Apr 30) after stronger-than-expected labour costs signalled persistent inflationary pressures, while caution prevailed ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.The...
Japan may have spent 5.5 trillion yen on Apr 29 intervention, BOJ data suggests
JAPANESE officials may have spent some 5.5 trillion yen (S$52 billion) supporting the currency on Apr 29 to pull it back from new 34-year lows, Bank of Japan data...
Europe: Stocks eke out gains after German inflation data; Deutsche Bank drops
EUROPEAN shares closed below day highs on Monday after Germany reported higher-than-expected inflation, while Deutsche Bank had its worst day in over a year as worries around its Postbank acquisition...
Wanted: More and better data on private markets
GROWING interest in private markets is creating demand for more and better data on these relatively opaque assets, although improvements may be several years away. Challenges include the cost...
Yen tumbles to 34-year low; US dollar gains after inflation data
The US dollar surged to a fresh 34-year high against the yen last Friday (Apr 26), bolstered in part by US inflation data that showed no signs of easing,...
Mixed trading in Asia as investors watch for further macro data; STI down 0.2%
ASIA markets ended mixed on Friday (Apr 26) as investors watched for further macroeconomic data, while persistent inflation continues to weigh on concerns of higher-for-longer rates.The Straits Times Index...
