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T Rowe favours Thailand, Malaysia bonds on scope for rate cuts
T Rowe favours Thailand, Malaysia bonds on scope for rate cuts
[NEW YORK/SINGAPORE] T Rowe Price Group likes local bonds in Thailand and Malaysia, betting that further monetary easing will outweigh currency gains as a key driver of investor returns. Malaysia’s...
What is the Divorce Rate for Gen Z?
Divorce, once considered a taboo subject shrouded in stigma and secrecy, has undergone a profound transformation in societal perception over the past several generations. Where previous eras often viewed...
ECB may wait until December to make final rate cut: survey
ECB may wait until December to make final rate cut: survey
[FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) can delay its final interest-rate cut until December without investors concluding in the meantime that easing is over, a Bloomberg survey of economists...
Fed’s Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
Fed’s Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
[NEW YORK] Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday (Jul 17) that he continues to believe the US central bank should cut interest rates at the end of...
Wall Street Hits New Highs as Rate Cut Bets Rise Despite Trade Tensions
US stock markets showed positive movement on Friday. The S&P 500 added 32.05 points, or 0.52%, to end the session at 6,173.07, and the Nasdaq rose 105.55 points, also...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
[NEW YORK] Wall Street extended its rally on Friday (Jun 27), sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time closing highs as trade deal hopes fuelled investor risk appetite and...
Asia: Stocks climb, dollar holds on trade hopes and rate bets
Asia: Stocks climb, dollar holds on trade hopes and rate bets
[HONG KONG] Asian markets rose on Friday on fresh trade hopes and the dollar held around three-year lows amid bets of cuts to US interest rate cuts.Easing concerns about...
Europe: Stocks muted as investors gauge US interest rate outlook
Europe: Stocks muted as investors gauge US interest rate outlook
EUROPEAN stocks seesawed throughout Thursday before closing largely flat, as investors weighed the latest signals on the US interest rate trajectory.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed up 0.09 per cent at...
S-E Asia’s e-commerce platform gross merchandise value growth rate eases: report
S-E Asia’s e-commerce platform gross merchandise value growth rate eases: report
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s total e-commerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew at a slower rate of 12 per cent year on year in 2024, as the leading platforms focused...
Bank of Japan board divided over rate pause and inflation risks, June summary shows
Bank of Japan board divided over rate pause and inflation risks, June summary shows
[TOKYO] Some Bank of Japan (BBOJ) policymakers called for keeping interest rates steady for the time being due to uncertainty over the impact of US tariffs on Japan’s economy,...