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Asian markets rise as US inflation eases, Micron soothes tech fears
ASIAN markets rose on Friday as a below-forecast read on US inflation boosted hopes for another interest rate cut next month, while…
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Wall Street opens higher as inflation eases; forecast boosts Micron
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Dec 18) after softer-than-expected inflation data boosted expectations for more…
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EU sees refugees spike after Ukraine eases exit rules for some men
In September, more people fled from Ukraine to the European Union than in any month in the past two years, data from the EU statistics…
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Gold eases as dollar firms, focus on US inflation data
Investors have nearly fully priced in a 25-basis-point rate cut at the US Federal Reserve’s meeting next week Gold prices edged lower on…
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Asia: Markets rally as Chinese stocks selloff eases
ASIAN markets mostly gained on Friday after an intense selloff of Chinese equities stalled this week, with rumours the country’s financial…
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S-E Asia’s e-commerce platform gross merchandise value growth rate eases: report
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…
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Gold prices climb as Middle East tensions rise, US inflation eases
GOLD prices rose on Thursday, as rising Middle East tensions boosted demand for safe-haven assets, while softer-than-expected US inflation…
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Australia raises minimum wages by 3.5% as inflation eases
By Renju Jose and Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's independent wage-setting body on Tuesday raised the national minimum wage by…
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Trump administration official meets with Syrian president as U.S. eases sanctions
Thomas Barrack, the U.S. special envoy to Syria, met Saturday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharra one day after the Trump administration…
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Apple eases App Store rules under court pressure
Apple on Friday (May 2) relaxed its App Store payment rules in the face of a scathing court order, with Spotify quick to reap the benefit.…
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Gold eases as Trump backs off from threats to fire Fed chair
Gold prices declined on Wednesday (Apr 23) after US President Donald Trump backed off threats to fire the Federal Reserve chair and US…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding soars 9% as US eases port fees on China-built ships
Shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) surged 15 per cent on Monday (Apr 21) morning before paring some gains, after the US watered down…
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Europe: Shares clock marginal losses after ECB eases rates as expected
European shares closed slightly lower on Thursday (Apr 17) after the European Central Bank (ECB) eased borrowing rates as expected, while…
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Europe: Shares rise as Trump eases tariffs on electronics from China
European shares closed higher in broad-based gains on Monday (Apr 14), as risk sentiment swelled after US President Donald Trump granted…
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Gold dips as Trump eases trade tensions with tariff exemptions
Gold prices dropped on Monday (Apr 14) as US President Donald Trump eased trade tensions by granting tariff exemptions on smartphones,…
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Gold eases as Treasury yields climb; trade war in focus
Gold prices eased on Wednesday (Apr 9) as US Treasury yields ticked higher, while anxious investors monitored the escalating trade war…
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Gold slips as Trump eases tariff threats, Fed shows caution over rate cut
Gold inched lower on Tuesday (Mar 25) after US President Donald Trump eased concerns by stating that not all of his proposed tariffs would…
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Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley eases diversity emphasis in annual report
MORGAN Stanley toned down its emphasis on diversity in its latest annual report published on Friday (Feb 22), signaling a recalibration as…
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Gold eases from record high on profit-taking, eyes eighth weekly gain
GOLD prices eased on Friday (Feb 21) as investors booked profits from the previous session’s record high, but were set for an eighth…
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Indian central bank’s surprise, outsized intervention eases bearish bias on rupee
THE Indian central bank’s unexpected and decisive intervention in the foreign exchange markets over the past two days, worth as much as…
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Singapore stocks close higher on Thursday as inflation eases; STI up 0.7%
SINGAPORE stocks ended higher on Thursday (Jan 23), after the Republic reported that full-year inflation in 2024 came in at 2.4 per cent.…
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Hong Kong eases investment thresholds to attract family offices
HONG Kong is easing the requirement of its capital investment entrant scheme, bolstering efforts to attract family offices and lift the…
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Situation eases after IT glitch causes delays at German airports
The patience of many passengers at German airports was tested when a technical failure paralysed the automatic border check systems at…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street rally as US inflation eases rate worries
ASIAN markets rose on Monday (Dec 23)after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered…