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Europe: Equities gain for second week on jobs data and trade hopes
EUROPEAN shares rose for a second straight week, buoyed by robust US employment figures and diminishing concerns over trade friction that had previously rattled investor confidence.The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.32...
Gold could test US$4,000 an ounce amid fiscal fears, escalating trade tensions: market watchers
[SINGAPORE] While gold has cemented itself above US$3,000 an ounce in 2025 amid trade uncertainty and US fiscal fears, a bullish forecast could see US$4,000 an ounce within a...
Oil settles up as US, China teams to meet following Trump, Xi trade call
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled higher on Thursday, recovering from the previous day’s drop, on news that the US and China agreed to more trade talks following a phone call between...
US: Wall Street opens higher as investors focus on trade, key jobs data
Published Thu, Jun 5, 2025 · 09:42 PM[NEW YORK] US stock indexes opened higher on Thursday (Jun 5) after signs of tariff negotiations between the US and China, while...
Gold steady as US-China trade uncertainty offsets strong US jobs data
Published Wed, Jun 4, 2025 · 09:43 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices held steady on Wednesday (Jun 4) as the uncertainty over US-China trade relations offset the impact of strong US...
US farm sentiment at four-year high as Trump seeks trade deals
[CHICAGO] American farmer sentiment jumped to a four-year high, with growers betting on rising crop exports as the Trump administration pushes for more trade deals from Vietnam to Italy....
Europe: Shares flat amidst inflation data, trade jitters
EUROPE’S benchmark stock index ended little changed on Tuesday, as investors ceded ground under the dual pressure of softening economic indicators and persistent global trade anxieties.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed...
US: Stocks advance on hopes of China trade deal
Published Wed, Jun 4, 2025 · 06:09 AM[WASHINGTON] Wall Street stocks bounced on Tuesday as investors hoped for upcoming trade deals to cool tensions from US President Donald Trump’s punishing global...