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Europe: Shares end flat as investors await for inflation test
Europe: Shares end flat as investors await for inflation test
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed flat on Monday, as investors geared up for a slew of economic data from the euro zone and a key US inflation print later in...
US: Wall St opens higher as investors await inflation data
US: Wall St opens higher as investors await inflation data
US stock indexes opened higher on Monday (May 13), nearing record peaks following a recent run of gains, with investors awaiting key inflation figures this week to gauge the...
Asia’s aversion to rate cuts steers EM bond investors away
Asia’s aversion to rate cuts steers EM bond investors away
EMERGING Asian bonds may have less room to rally compared to their global peers as central banks in the region are unlikely to embark on aggressive interest-rate cuts.Inflation-adjusted yields...
Australia banks shower investors with A billion in buybacks
Australia banks shower investors with A$5 billion in buybacks
AUSTRALIA’S biggest banks plan to return more than A$5 billion (S$4.5 billion) to shareholders just as fierce rivalry in the mortgage market shows few signs of easing.A “savage” war...
Gold dips as US dollar edges higher, investors seek more Fed cues
Gold dips as US dollar edges higher, investors seek more Fed cues
GOLD prices eased in early Asian hours on Monday (May 6) as the US dollar ticked up, while traders awaited comments from a series of Federal Reserve officials for...
Zero-day options boom will only grow even as some investors fear disaster
Zero-day options boom will only grow even as some investors fear disaster
TWO years after Wall Street’s love affair with fast-twitch stock options began, Bloomberg’s latest Markets Live (MLIV) Pulse survey suggests the unprecedented boom still has room to run –...
ETF popularity poised to stay as investors flock to diversification, stability
ETF popularity poised to stay as investors flock to diversification, stability
WHEN marketing communications manager Ong Yun Qi entered the workforce three years ago, she chose to kickstart her investing journey with equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and bonds.
ETF popularity poised to stay as investors flock to diversification, stability
ETF popularity poised to stay as investors flock to diversification, stability
WHEN marketing communications manager Ong Yun Qi entered the workforce three years ago, she chose to kickstart her investing journey with equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and bonds.
Asia’s retail investors hunt for fabled crypto riches
Asia’s retail investors hunt for fabled crypto riches
EVEN after a recent pullback, cryptocurrencies are some of the best-performing assets this year – and demand from Asia-Pacific retail investors has been a major engine of the rally.There’s...
S-chip IPOs may be coming again, but don’t count on investors getting too excited
S-chip IPOs may be coming again, but don’t count on investors getting too excited
SINGAPORE may soon see an increase in initial public offerings (IPOs) and secondary listings from Chinese companies. But retail investors – many of whom still bear the scars of...