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Gold tops US$2,700 for first time to extend record-breaking run
GOLD topped US$2,700 an ounce for the first time, as concerns over escalating conflicts in the Middle East and a tight US election race prompt investors to flock to...
Asia: Hong Kong, Shanghai extend surge as China optimism boosts markets
HONG Kong and Shanghai ploughed on with their China-fuelled rally on Friday on hopes that Beijing will press on with new plans to boost the world’s number two economy.A...
China, Hong Kong stocks extend gains as massive stimulus boosts sentiment
CHINA and Hong Kong stocks extended their gains on Wednesday (Sep 25), although lost some steam in the afternoon trade, as investors continue to digest a wide-ranging stimulus package...
Singapore stocks extend losses despite a broader market rally; STI down 1.1%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) fell on Wednesday (Sep 25), even as the broader market saw more advancers than decliners.
The STI closed 1.1 per cent or 39.47 points lower...
Asia: Markets extend gains as focus turns to US inflation
MOST Asian markets rose on Monday, building on last week’s rally following the Federal Reserve’s bumper interest rate cut, with focus now on the release of the bank’s favoured...
RBA set to extend rate pause as housing crisis props up prices
AUSTRALIA’S record household debt was a key factor in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) cautious approach to tightening, and now housing is an important consideration in the RBA...
Asia: Markets track Wall Street record to extend global rally
ASIAN markets built on Friday on the latest global rally after a jumbo US interest rate cut, while the yen edged up as focus turns to the Bank of...
US banks extend fall as investors assess executives’ sobering forecasts
US BANK stocks fell in early trading on Wednesday (Sep 11), extending declines sparked by warnings of a slower-than-anticipated recovery in investment banking and an expected hit to interest...
