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Vitol and Trafigura – traders at the heart of Trump’s Venezuela oil grab
The companies’ special licences to ship still-sanctioned barrels have given them a head start in a potentially lucrative trade US…
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Pop Mart shares surge as traders cheer first share buyback since 2024
POP MART International Group shares soared the most in five months after the Chinese toymaker’s first share buyback since 2024 boosted…
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Yen weaker in thin trading as traders stay alert to intervention risk
The Japanese yen softened against the greenback on Friday (Dec 26) as investors remained on watch for potential intervention to shore up…
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China buys at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans for Dec-Jan shipment, traders say
China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO bought at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans on Monday, or at least 840,000 metric tons, for shipment…
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Asia: Stocks rally as traders cheer Trump-Xi meeting plan
ASIAN markets rallied on Friday after the White House confirmed President Donald Trump would meet China’s Xi Jinping next week, stoking…
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Gold holds drop as traders focus on US-China trade, credit woes
Gold steadied following a sharp drop for precious metals on Friday (Oct 17), with traders weighing the latest developments in trade…
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US: Wall Street opens slightly higher as traders buy the dip ahead of sentiment data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Friday, as investors sought to buy the dip following a brief pullback, while awaiting…
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Asia: Stocks swing as traders bide time ahead of US rate decision
ASIAN stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as investors bided their time ahead of an expected US interest rate cut later in the day.…
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US: Nasdaq notches record high close, traders look to Fed meeting
The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Friday (Sep 12) in a mixed trading session, lifted by Microsoft as investors looked ahead to the…
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Options traders brace for Big Tech sell-off with ‘disaster’ puts
Options traders are increasingly nervous about a plunge in technology stocks in the coming weeks and are grabbing insurance to protect…
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Computer-driven traders are bullish on stocks, humans are bears
THE thing about trading stocks is everyone has an opinion. And right now there’s an unusual divergence in the market that’s as stark as…
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India’s small traders lose US$12 billion in equity derivatives
Mom-and-pop traders lost a combined US$33 billion over the four years through March Individuals in India lost over US$12 billion trading…
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Currency traders ditching the US dollar for euro on option bets
The euro is taking on a bigger role in the global currency options market as traders skirt around the US dollar given the risks from…
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Asia: Markets rise as traders eye possible Trump-Xi talks
Asian stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors kept tabs on developments in the China-US trade war amid speculation the countries’ leaders…
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US: Stocks end higher as traders shake off trade tensions
stocks shook off a gloomy start to the week to close higher on Monday, with traders looking through the new trade uncertainty fueled by…
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Asia: Stocks fluctuate as traders await next moves in Trump trade war
Equities meandered on Tuesday as investors awaited the latest developments on Donald Trump’s trade war, while the yen rallied after the…
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Former Citigroup traders drop Hong Kong lawsuit on cost concerns
Two former Citigroup traders in Hong Kong abandoned their employment lawsuits after weighing the costs and difficulties of taking it to a…
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Asia: Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose…
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Gold rises to a record US$3,500 as traders seek safe havens
Gold surged past US$3,500 an ounce for the first time before paring some gains, as concern that President Donald Trump could fire Federal…
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Asia: Markets mixed as traders track tariff talks
Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade on Friday (Apr 18) as investors keep tabs on countries’ tariff talks with the White…
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Free Traders Are Talking Past the Working Class
The free trade case is correct. But free traders need to frame their arguments differently. Source link
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Goldman Sachs’ profit jumps as traders deliver gains
Goldman Sachs reported a 15 per cent rise in first-quarter profit as market volatility led to record revenue in equities trading and…
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Punch-drunk traders across Asia ready for another week of drama
After a week in which Asian stocks posted both their biggest-ever plunge and their largest one-day gain since 2008, investors in the…
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Dollar dips as Trump tariff plan keeps traders on edge
The dollar slipped and other currencies held in tight ranges on Wednesday (Apr 2) as traders awaited details of US President Donald…