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Political chaos in Yemen triggers Saudi Arabia security worries
The Southern Transition Council (STC) is seen as being backed by the UAE. Although the UAE and Saudi Arabia share many regional interests,…
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Family waits, worries after SoCal activist with Gaza flotilla is sent to Israeli prison
Last week, David Adler posted what he said would be his final communication from aboard a boat sailing toward Gaza carrying medical…
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Oil gains weighed down by US demand worries
Oil prices rose on Friday (Sep 12) after a Ukrainian drone attack suspended loadings from the largest port in western Russia, but gains…
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Eurozone economic mood slips: French political crisis adds to worries
Economic sentiment in the eurozone slipped again in August, underlining the fragility of the region’s recovery amid stubborn inflation…
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Gold heads for weekly gain as US tax-cut bill stokes fiscal worries
GOLD rose on Friday, poised for a weekly gain as investors sought safe-haven assets after the passage of US President Donald Trump’s…
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US: Stocks jump on easing tariff worries, lower bond yields
Wall Street stocks jumped on Tuesday after President Donald Trump pushed back tariffs on Europe while US Treasury bond yields retreated…
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Gold edges higher as dollar dips, US fiscal worries mount
Gold prices edged up on Tuesday (May 27), supported by a weaker US dollar and concerns over the US fiscal outlook, while investors looked…
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US: Stocks fall on revived Trump trade war worries
Wall Street stocks fell on Friday (May 23) on renewed trade war fears as US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats offset…
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Gold heads for best week in more than a month on US fiscal worries
GOLD was set for its best weekly gain in more than a month on Friday, as a softer dollar and mounting concerns about the deteriorating…
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US Supreme Court says Federal Reserve is unique, easing worries over Trump’s ability to fire Powell
A US Supreme Court ruling on Thursday in a legal battle over President Donald Trump’s firing of two federal labour board members contained…
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US: Stocks tumble as bond yields spike amid deficit worries
WALL Street stocks slid on Wednesday as US Treasury yields surged amid investor unease over President Donald Trump’s giant tax cut…
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UPS profit beats estimates, to cut 20,000 jobs on economic worries
The parcel giant is not providing any updates to its full-year outlook due to the economic uncertainty United Parcel Service reported a…
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Tokyo: Nikkei slumps on trade war worries, stronger yen
Japan’s Nikkei share average slumped on Friday (Apr 11) in a brutal end to a volatile week as investors worried about the economic fallout…
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Stocks Fall as Tariff Pause Fails to Quell Wall Street’s Worries
The stock market resumed its slide on Thursday, as the White House clarified that Chinese imports would face a tariff of 145 percent,…
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Tariff worries continue to pummel Asian markets on Monday; Hong Kong sheds 13.2%
The sell-off following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement last Wednesday continued to roil Asian markets on Monday…
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Oil prices climb 2% to five-week high on Russia, Iran supply worries
OIL prices climbed about 2 per cent to a five-week high on Monday on worries supplies could decline if US President Donald Trump follows…
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US: Wall Street opens sharply lower on tariff worries
US stock indexes opened sharply lower on Monday (Mar 31) as investors shied away from risky assets on mounting concerns that the Trump…
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Europe: Shares hit a weekly decline as tariff worries persist
European shares slid on Friday (Mar 28) as fresh US data amplified worries about higher inflation, ending a week where new tariff…
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US: Wall St opens lower after data fans inflation worries
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Mar 28) as data showed underlying price pressures rose more than expected last month…
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Oil settles up 1% on US crude and fuel stock draw, Venezuela supply worries
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, buoyed by government data showing US crude oil and fuel inventories fell last week and by mounting concerns…
Politics
Trump tariff worries set gold on course for eighth straight weekly gain
GOLD prices were little changed on Friday (Feb 21) but remained on track for an eighth successive weekly gain, driven by concerns over US…
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Trump tariff worries keep gold near record high level
GOLD prices edged higher on Thursday (Feb 20), hovering near their all-time highs as concerns persisted over US President Donald Trump’s…
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Safe-haven gold hovers near record high on Trump tariff worries
GOLD held steady near a record high on Wednesday (Feb 19), with investors closely watching US President Donald Trump’s tariff strategies…
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Oil settles lower, supply worries ease on hopes for Ukraine peace deal
OIL prices settled down on Friday (Feb 14) on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease global supply…