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Gold at one-month low after US Fed flags slower rate cut pace next year
GOLD prices languished near a one-month low on Thursday (Dec 19) after the US Federal Reserve indicated it would slow the pace of its…
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STI continues losing streak, falls 0.4 per cent after US Fed signals fewer rate cuts
SINGAPORE shares fell at the end of trading on Thursday (Dec 19), with the Straits Times Index (STI) tracking Asian indices after the US…
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Bitcoin retreats from record high after US Fed cools risk appetite
BITCOIN fell for the first time in four days with speculative bets being pared across financial markets after US Federal Reserve officials…
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US: Wall Street opens little changed as markets brace for Fed
WALL Street’s main indexes opened flat Wednesday (Dec 18), as investors turned cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final rate decision…
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US: Wall Street opens lower after retail sales data; Fed awaited
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Dec 17), as investors grew cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate…
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US dollar holds firm as traders bet on cautious Fed in 2025
THE greenback held firm on Tuesday (Dec 17) ahead of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders grow increasingly…
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US: Wall Street edges higher at the open as investors await Fed
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Monday (Dec 16), while the Dow was little changed, as investors looked ahead to an anticipated…
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US: Wall Street edges higher at the open as investors await Fed
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Monday (Dec 16), while the Dow was little changed, as investors looked ahead to an anticipated…
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US dollar set for best week in a month on cautious Fed outlook for 2025
The US dollar headed for its best weekly performance in a month on Friday (Dec 13), as investors priced in the possibility of the Federal…
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Bitcoin lifted above US$100,000 on firming expectations of Fed cut
BITCOIN renewed a climb past US$100,000 after the latest US inflation data bolstered bets on another Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.…
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Gold rises for fifth day as US data lifts Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD nudged higher for a fifth straight session on Thursday (Dec 12) to hover near a more than two-week peak, supported by increased…
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Singapore stocks rise amid Fed rate-cut hopes; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares reversed earlier losses to close in the green on Thursday (Dec 12), with Asia-Pacific markets mostly in positive…
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Gold steady; all eyes on US jobs data, Fed Chair’s speech
GOLD prices steadied on Wednesday (Dec 4) as markets awaited US jobs data and comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for…
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US: Wall St opens slightly lower ahead of data, Fed commentary
WALL Street opened a touch lower on Tuesday (Dec 3) after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record high levels in the last session, with…
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US Fed minutes show officials prefer future rate cuts to be gradual
US FEDERAL Reserve officials indicated broad support for a careful approach to future interest-rate cuts as the economy remains solid and…
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Fed survey finds inflation fading as a risk next to debt, trade wars
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump may have campaigned hard against high inflation, but by the time of his Nov 5 election victory financial…
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Gold hits one-week high on softer dollar; markets await Fed cues
Gold prices climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday (Nov 19), buoyed by a softer US dollar, while the market awaited comments from Federal…
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Gold hits one-week high on softer US dollar; markets await Fed cues
Gold prices climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday (Nov 19), buoyed by a softer US dollar, while the market awaited comments from Federal…
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US: Wall Street opens subdued with Nvidia earnings, Fed policy in focus
WALL Street’s main indexes opened little changed on Monday (Nov 18), as investors looked ahead to crucial corporate results, especially…