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Asia: Markets retreat on US rate concerns, oil rallies after attack
MOST equities fell on Wednesday on lingering worries about the outlook for US interest rates, while oil prices extended their rally after an attack on a ship in the...
Gold prices inch lower as US rate cut bets cool
GOLD prices eased on Wednesday (May 29), as traders pared bets of rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve this year following remarks by some policymakers, while the market...
Bets on Canada rate cut hold out hope for lagging banks
INVESTORS up and down Toronto’s Bay Street are increasingly betting on a June rate cut in Canada, potentially giving a boost to Canada’s long-suffering bank stocks.The S&P/TSX Banks index...
OUE Reit makes interest rate swap with carbon credits in S$75 million transaction
OUE Real Estate Investment Trust : TS0U 0% (Reit) has completed an interest rate swap with a set of voluntary carbon credits, through a transaction with OCBC, said the...
BOJ signals room for interest rate hikes after price norm shift
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and his deputy indicated there is scope for gradually raising interest rates now that the nation has shifted away from an inflation norm...
Gold prices hover near two-week low as rate cut bets ease
GOLD edged up on Monday (May 27) but was hovering near a two-week low hit in the previous session as investors pared expectations of a US interest rate cut...
ECB’s Cipollone, Panetta see conditions for a June rate cut
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Piero Cipollone said the time is right for an interest rate cut in June, echoing comments a day earlier from Governing Council...
Europe: Stocks end week lower as rate worries resurface
European stocks ended lower on Friday (May 24) and down for the week, as signs of persistent US price pressures and a recovering euro zone economy cast doubt over...
