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US dollar dips as rally peters out, most PMI data adds to market optimism
US dollar dips as rally peters out, most PMI data adds to market optimism
THE US dollar fell on Thursday (Feb 22) as share markets hitting record highs drove optimism across asset classes and traders digested a slew of largely better-than-expected business activity...
New Arm offering to speed creation of custom data centre chips
New Arm offering to speed creation of custom data centre chips
ARM Holdings on Wednesday (Feb 21) released a new set of blueprints for making chips that it says could cut the time required to develop data centre processors to...
Foreign investors flee China shares, long-delayed data shows
Foreign investors flee China shares, long-delayed data shows
THE amount of Chinese shares owned by foreign investors fell in 2023 for a second straight year as the market slump cut the value of shareholdings and investors left...
Foreign investors flee China shares, long-delayed data shows
Foreign investors flee China shares, long-delayed data shows
THE amount of Chinese shares owned by foreign investors fell in 2023 for a second straight year as the market slump cut the value of shareholdings and investors left...
Greenback holds steady after strong US data dents rate-cut hopes
Greenback holds steady after strong US data dents rate-cut hopes
THE US dollar held steady on Monday (Feb 19) after ticking higher for a fifth straight week on the back of strong inflation data, while the yen traded near...
China stocks ready for bullish reopen after upbeat data
China stocks ready for bullish reopen after upbeat data
CHINESE stocks look poised for a strong open when onshore traders return from the Chinese New Year break, with buoyant travel and tourism data seen bringing a much-needed relief...
Europe: Markets round off busy week of data, earnings with fresh 2-year highs
Europe: Markets round off busy week of data, earnings with fresh 2-year highs
EUROPEAN shares ended a data-packed week on an upbeat note with stellar earnings updates and hopes of imminent rate cuts by the European Central Bank lifting investors’ appetite for risky assets. The...
US: Stocks down as inflation data dims hope of early rate cut
US: Stocks down as inflation data dims hope of early rate cut
WALL Street stocks retreated on Friday after a bigger than expected increase in wholesale prices poured cold water on hopes that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates soon. The Dow...
US: Wall St opens subdued after hot producer prices data
US: Wall St opens subdued after hot producer prices data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Friday (Feb 16) after a hotter-than-expected producer prices report dampened expectations of imminent interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve. The...
Singapore shares rise on Friday after key exports data; STI up 0.5%
Singapore shares rise on Friday after key exports data; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE stocks rose on Friday (Feb 16) morning, after data from Enterprise Singapore showed that the country’s key exports jumped 16.8 per cent year on year in January, lifted...