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Asia: Markets drop with Wall Street as Biden sparks fresh chip fears
Asia: Markets drop with Wall Street as Biden sparks fresh chip fears
July 18, 2024
ASIAN markets sank with Wall Street on Thursday (Jul 18) after a warning from the White House that it would target firms supplying China with key semiconductor technology, and...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at fresh record highs; Powell testimony awaited
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at fresh record highs; Powell testimony awaited
July 9, 2024
Wall Street stocks were mostly higher early Tuesday (Jul 9), with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq adding to records ahead of congressional testimony from US Federal Reserve Chair...
TSMC shares soar to fresh high on expectations of tight 2025 supply
TSMC shares soar to fresh high on expectations of tight 2025 supply
July 8, 2024
Taiwan’s stock market rose by more than 300 points to close at a fresh high on Monday (Jul 8) on the back of strong performances by chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor...
Yen slides to fresh lows, market ‘challenges’ Japan authorities to act
Yen slides to fresh lows, market ‘challenges’ Japan authorities to act
July 3, 2024
The yen traded at fresh 38-year lows against the dollar and a record trough against the euro on Wednesday (Jul 3), as the currency continued its downward grind, with...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records after Fed chair’s comments
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records after Fed chair’s comments
July 2, 2024
WALL Street stocks jumped on Tuesday, lifting major indices to fresh records, following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that boosted the odds for interest rate cuts.The broad-based S&P 500...
US: Nasdaq at fresh record despite higher Treasury yields
US: Nasdaq at fresh record despite higher Treasury yields
July 1, 2024
THE Nasdaq powered to a fresh record on Monday (Jul 1) behind gains by tech giants, shrugging off an increase in US Treasury yields that analysts tied to shifting...
China’s rare earths firms rally as fresh industry overhaul looms
China’s rare earths firms rally as fresh industry overhaul looms
July 1, 2024
CHINA’S rare earths producers jumped after Beijing unveiled a regulatory overhaul of the sector that could squeeze supplies and lift languishing prices of the critical minerals. A “unified development plan”...
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to more than two-month high on fresh tech momentum
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to more than two-month high on fresh tech momentum
June 26, 2024
Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed more than 1 per cent to secure a 2½ month closing peak on Wednesday (Jun 26), as investors snapped up technology stocks and chip-related...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records after Fed chair’s comments
US: Stocks hit fresh record as Nvidia becomes most valuable public company
June 18, 2024
US STOCKS finished higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 reaching a new record on a day that Nvidia edged ahead of Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records
June 10, 2024
WALL Street stocks edged higher on Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finishing at fresh records after a choppy session.While the Fed is...