Easing

Oil settles lower on signs of easing supply tightness
Oil settles lower on signs of easing supply tightness
OIL prices closed slightly lower on Tuesday on signs of easing supply concerns, while market participants shifted their focus to US stockpiles data due later today and Wednesday.Brent crude futures...
Singapore banks lead market surge again on easing Middle East tensions; STI up 1%
Singapore banks lead market surge again on easing Middle East tensions; STI up 1%
SINGAPORE stocks opened stronger on Tuesday (Apr 23) following overnight gains on global markets as easing tensions in the Middle East boosted investor confidence. Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI)...
Oil holds near 3-week low as US sanctions interrupt easing tensions
Oil holds near 3-week low as US sanctions interrupt easing tensions
OIL prices held near a three-week low on Thursday as investors weighed mixed US economic data, US sanctions on Venezuela and Iran and easing tensions in the Middle East.Brent futures...
Morgan Stanley sees fed cut delay pushing back easing in Asia
Morgan Stanley sees fed cut delay pushing back easing in Asia
MOST central banks across Asia are likely to begin cutting interest rates later in the year – if at all, according to economists at Morgan Stanley, as the US...
US: Wall St opens higher on easing bond yields; inflation data on tap
US: Wall St opens higher on easing bond yields; inflation data on tap
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Apr 9) supported by retreating Treasury yields, while investors awaited a key inflation print later in the week that could help...
Europe: Stocks rise after soft US services data, easing eurozone inflation
Europe: Stocks rise after soft US services data, easing eurozone inflation
EUROPEAN stocks gained on Wednesday (Apr 3) after a softer-than-expected US services sector data, while investors also assessed softening eurozone inflation data that cemented the case for European Central...
Gold holds ground as easing US Treasury yields lift appeal
Gold holds ground as easing US Treasury yields lift appeal
GOLD prices held steady on Tuesday (Apr 2) backed by lower US Treasury yields, after touching a record high in the previous session on growing expectations that the Reserve...
Chinese policymakers in wait-and-see mode on easing, report says
Chinese policymakers in wait-and-see mode on easing, report says
CHINA’S monetary policymakers are in an “observation period” after the economy showed a strong start to 2024, according to state media, a signal the central bank will not adjust...
US Federal Reserve sees three rate cuts in 2024 but a more shallow easing path
US Federal Reserve sees three rate cuts in 2024 but a more shallow easing path
FEDERAL Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday recent high inflation readings had not changed the underlying “story” of slowly easing price pressures in the US as the central...
China banks hold lending rates as PBOC refrains from easing
China banks hold lending rates as PBOC refrains from easing
CHINESE banks maintained their benchmark lending rates following the central bank’s recent decision to stand pat on monetary policy. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was held at 3.45...