Easing
Oil tumbles on easing fears of wider Middle East war
BRENT and US crude oil futures fell on Tuesday (Aug 13) as traders grew less nervous about the potential for a wider war in the Middle East, with Iran...
RBA set for hawkish hold, trailing global peers in easing cycle
AUSTRALIA is poised to stay near the back of the global easing cycle as local inflation – while cooling – remains elevated requiring the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...
UOB positive on easing interest rates as loan demand picks up in Q2
For the second quarter ended Jun 30, 2024, the lender’s net profit rises 1 per cent to S$1.43 billionTHE impending ease in global interest rates will likely be beneficial...
Traders betting on China easing boost bearish options on banks
INVESTORS are increasingly sceptical about this year’s market-beating rally in Chinese bank stocks on concerns that potential easing measures to further support the nation’s flagging economy will hurt the...
New Zealand central bank maintains cash rate, signals potential for future easing
NEW Zealand’s central bank held the cash rate steady at 5.5 per cent on Wednesday, but opened the door to monetary policy becoming less restrictive over time should inflation...
Asia: Euro edges up on easing worries about French election
THE euro rose against the dollar on Monday on signs France’s far-right would not win enough seats for an overall majority in legislative elections.The single currency had come under...
Fed’s rate-cut delay won’t hold back the tide of global easing
GLOBAL policymakers are not about to let the Federal Reserve’s delay in cutting interest rates distract them too much from their own easing efforts. Among the 23 of the...
Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar
OIL prices rose about 1 per cent on Monday, spurred by the prospect of strong summer driving demand and as tensions in the Middle East and drone attacks on Russian...
