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Oil rises as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data
OIL prices rose by more than US$1 a barrel on Tuesday as the US dollar index fell to its lowest level in more than a week and investors shifted their...
Bank of Japan to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday (Apr 19), with investors focusing on any hints of a less dovish...
US dollar edges down but still close to 5½ month high; Fed, Middle East in focus
THE US dollar edged down but was near 5½-month highs on Wednesday (Apr 17) as Federal Reserve officials reiterated the rate-cutting cycle was on hold pending new economic data,...
US dollar edges down but still close to 5½ month high; Fed, Middle East in focus
THE US dollar edged down but was near 5½-month highs on Wednesday (Apr 17) as Federal Reserve officials reiterated the rate-cutting cycle was on hold pending new economic data,...
Debt instruments, funding costs remain in focus as Reits report Q1 earnings
HIGHER cost of funding is likely to continue to weigh on distributions for Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) in the upcoming reporting season. Analysts told The Business Times...
Asia: Stocks struggle to track Wall Street higher, earnings in focus
ASIAN markets mostly fell on Friday as traders struggled to build on Wall Street’s positive lead, with hopes for a June interest rate cut fading, while earnings season gets...
Puma hones focus on speed in Olympic battle with Adidas and Nike
GERMAN sportswear brand Puma is using this year’s Olympic Games and its partnership with sprint champions Jamaica to focus on speed as it jostles with Adidas and Nike to...
US dollar flat as investors await inflation data; focus on yen action
THE dollar was little changed on Tuesday (Apr 9), with investors cautious ahead of U.S. inflation data to be released on Wednesday, even as the yen hovered near multi-decade...
