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Oil dips, but posts weekly gain on solid 2024 demand outlook
Oil dips, but posts weekly gain on solid 2024 demand outlook
Oil futures prices settled slightly lower on Friday (Jun 14) after a survey showed deteriorating US consumer sentiment, but prices rose 4 per cent for the week as investors...
Gold holds steady, on track for first weekly gain in four
Gold holds steady, on track for first weekly gain in four
GOLD prices held steady on Friday, and were on track for their first weekly gain in four, despite falling over 1 per cent in the previous session after the US...
Europe: Shares gain as cool US data bolsters Fed rate cut hopes
Europe: Shares gain as cool US data bolsters Fed rate cut hopes
EUROPEAN shares advanced on Wednesday, with rate-sensitive sectors like real-estate jumping after a cool US inflation reading propped up hopes that the Federal Reserve could kick-off its policy easing cycle...
Gold prices edge down ahead of US jobs data, but set for weekly gain
Gold prices edge down ahead of US jobs data, but set for weekly gain
Gold prices inched lower on Friday (Jun 7) but were heading for their first weekly gain in three, with investors waiting for US non-farm payrolls data later in the...
US: Dow has best daily gain for year; indices up sharply for May
US: Dow has best daily gain for year; indices up sharply for May
THE Dow and S&P 500 ended higher on Friday (May 29) and the Dow registered its biggest daily percentage gain since November 2023 as month-end repositioning drove a late...
Gold inches higher as inflation data looms, set for fourth monthly gain
Gold inches higher as inflation data looms, set for fourth monthly gain
GOLD prices edged up on Friday (May 31) and were on track for a fourth straight monthly gain, while investors awaited a key US inflation reading that could provide...
Gold prices set for second weekly gain on Fed rate outlook
Gold prices set for second weekly gain on Fed rate outlook
GOLD prices held steady on Friday (May 17) and were on track for a second consecutive weekly gain, as recent US economic data prompted traders to raise bets of...
AI will have to prove itself to gain greater traction in healthcare sector, say industry players
AI will have to prove itself to gain greater traction in healthcare sector, say industry players
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI), especially in frontier technologies such as large language models, has gained traction in many different industries as potential game changers. Yet, if history is any indication,...
US: Stocks closes up another weekly gain ahead of inflation data
US: Stocks closes up another weekly gain ahead of inflation data
US stocks eked out modest gains on Friday (May 10) and all three indexes posted another weekly advance as investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve officials and looked ahead...
SGX securities turnover jumps 37% in April; derivatives activity continues to gain ground
SGX securities turnover jumps 37% in April; derivatives activity continues to gain ground
TOTAL securities market turnover value on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) climbed 37 per cent year on year to S$25.5 billion in April, the highest since March 2023. The jump in...