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US: Wall St opens higher with Fed policy, Trump tariffs in focus
US: Wall St opens higher with Fed policy, Trump tariffs in focus
February 18, 2025
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Feb 18), as investors focused on potential tariff developments and the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate strategy following last week’s drop in...
Bank of Japan nearing end of bank stock sales shifts focus to ETF assets
Bank of Japan nearing end of bank stock sales shifts focus to ETF assets
February 16, 2025
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is on course to finish offloading millions of US dollars of stocks that it bought from beleaguered banks during the financial crisis two decades...
Ong Beng Seng’s HPL to focus on Orchard Road properties after exiting Cuscaden consortium
Ong Beng Seng’s HPL to focus on Orchard Road properties after exiting Cuscaden consortium
February 13, 2025
HOTEL Properties Limited (HPL), the real estate player owned by tycoon Ong Beng Seng, will focus on developing its assets and holdings after exiting a Temasek-backed consortium that owns...
Ong Beng Seng’s HPL to focus on Orchard Road properties after exiting Cuscaden consortium
Ong Beng Seng’s HPL Shifts Focus to Orchard Road Post-Cuscaden Exit
February 13, 2025
HOTEL Properties Limited (HPL), the real estate player owned by tycoon Ong Beng Seng, will focus on developing its assets and holdings after exiting a Temasek-backed consortium that owns...
Gold set for sixth successive weekly gain; US jobs data in focus
Gold set for sixth successive weekly gain; US jobs data in focus
February 7, 2025
GOLD prices steadied on Friday (Feb 7) near record-high levels, and were headed to log their sixth successive weekly gain, as trade war jitters lifted safe-haven demand, while investors...
Workday to cut nearly 2,000 workers on profit focus
Workday to cut nearly 2,000 workers on profit focus
February 6, 2025
WORKDAY is cutting about 8.5 per cent of its workforce, making it the latest technology company to begin 2025 with headcount reductions.The cuts will amount to about 1,750 workers,...
TSMC shares in focus on return from holiday after DeepSeek jolt
TSMC shares in focus on return from holiday after DeepSeek jolt
February 3, 2025
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will be in focus as shares resume trading on Monday (Feb 3) after a global sell-off in artificial intelligence (AI) linked stocks last week.Investors...
IEA comes under pressure from former oil market chief to cut energy transition focus
IEA comes under pressure from former oil market chief to cut energy transition focus
January 30, 2025
THE International Energy Agency’s (IEA) former oil industry and market chief criticised the agency’s focus on the global energy transition in a report released on Wednesday (Jan 29), and...
Oil prices settle down as US stockpile grows, tariffs still in focus
Oil prices settle down as US stockpile grows, tariffs still in focus
January 29, 2025
OIL prices fell on Wednesday (Jan 29), with the US benchmark settling at its lowest year to date, after domestic crude stockpiles in the world’s top petroleum producer and...
Europe: Tech stocks lift Stoxx 600 to record high; US Fed in focus
Europe: Tech stocks lift Stoxx 600 to record high; US Fed in focus
January 29, 2025
EUROPEAN shares closed at a record high on Wednesday (Jan 29), boosted by technology stocks following strong results from chip equipment maker ASML, while investors shifted their focus to...