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BT jumps after new CEO aims to double free cash flow, focus on UK
BT jumps after new CEO aims to double free cash flow, focus on UK
May 16, 2024
The new boss of BT set out a path to more than double free cash flow over the next five years and potentially dispose of its global enterprise business...
JGB yields slide as US CPI data snags focus from BOJ policy
JGB yields slide as US CPI data snags focus from BOJ policy
May 15, 2024
Japanese government bond (JGB) yields edged down on Wednesday (May 15) as investors hit pause on a recent sell-off in bonds to await a US inflation report believed to...
Asia: Markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report
Asia: Markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report
May 15, 2024
ASIAN markets wobbled on Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall...
Greenback edges up as traders await US inflation data, sliding yen in focus
Greenback edges up as traders await US inflation data, sliding yen in focus
May 14, 2024
THE US dollar edged higher on Tuesday (May 14) as traders awaited US inflation data, while the yen hovered near a two-week low, stoking intervention worries. The sterling fell sharply,...
Tencent’s buyback plan in focus as China tech earnings start
Tencent’s buyback plan in focus as China tech earnings start
May 14, 2024
INVESTORS will closely watch for Tencent Holdings’s buyback plan in earnings due on Tuesday (May 14) as the company’s shares rebound.The most valuable Chinese technology company is ramping up...
Oil prices settle up on demand optimism, US inflation in focus
Oil prices settle up on demand optimism, US inflation in focus
May 13, 2024
OIL prices rose on Monday, as signs of improving demand in the US and China, the top two oil consumers, aided the bounce from the previous session’s US$1 a barrel slide.US West...
US: Wall St opens higher, focus on comments from Fed officials
US: Wall St opens higher, focus on comments from Fed officials
May 10, 2024
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (May 10) as investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve officials to get more clarity on the US monetary policy path, after...
Gold prices flat with focus on US economic data
Gold prices flat with focus on US economic data
May 9, 2024
GOLD prices were flat on Thursday (May 9), as investors turned their focus to US economic data that could offer additional insights into the timing of the Federal Reserve’s...
Oil settles near 7-week lows, focus shifts to economy
Oil settles near 7-week lows, focus shifts to economy
May 2, 2024
OIL prices settled on Thursday near their lowest level in seven-weeks, narrowly mixed and under pressure from weaker global demand, rising inventories and fading hopes for a quick cut in...
Gold holds steady as investors focus on US Fed meeting
Gold holds steady as investors focus on US Fed meeting
April 30, 2024
GOLD prices were steady on Tuesday (Apr 30) and set for a third straight monthly gain, as market participants awaited the US Federal Reserve policy decision and non-farm payrolls...