Hopes
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Asia: Markets extend gains as US inflation data boost rate hopes
EQUITIES marched higher on Wednesday (Aug 14) after hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month were boosted by data showing US wholesale prices rose less than forecast…
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Asian Markets Extend Gains As US Inflation Data Boost Rate Hopes
Equities marched higher Wednesday after hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month were boosted by data showing US wholesale prices rose less than forecast last month. However,…
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Oil posts 3% weekly gains on positive economic data, rate cut hopes
OIL prices settled higher on Friday (Aug 9) and notched over 3.5 per cent in weekly gains as positive economic data and signals from Fed policymakers that they could cut…
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Gold holds ground on US Fed rate-cut hopes, lower yields
GOLD prices held steady on Friday (Aug 9) after a sharp rise in the previous session, bolstered by a dip in US Treasury yields, as investors grew confident that the…
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Gold drifts higher on Fed rate-cut hopes, geopolitical risks
PRICES of safe-haven gold climbed on Monday (Jul 29) on heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and amid expectations of a US rate cut in September, while focus shifted…
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Oil settles at one-month low on Gaza ceasefire hopes
Oil prices settled over US$2 lower on Friday (Jul 19) at their lowest level since mid-June as investors eyed a possible ceasefire in Gaza, while a strengthened dollar drove values…
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Gold holds ground on US rate cut hopes
GOLD prices held steady on Thursday (Jul 18) after hitting a record peak in the previous session amid rising expectations of a US rate cut in September. Spot gold was…
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Hopes For Justice Fade As Relatives Mourn 10th Anniversary Of MH17 Downing
As relatives gather on Wednesday to mourn victims on the 10th anniversary of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, hopes are fading that those responsible for shooting down the plane will soon…
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Relatives To Mark MH17 Downing A Decade On, But Arrest Hopes Fade
Ten years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was blasted from the sky over war-torn Ukraine, families of the victims will gather Wednesday to remember the tragedy as hopes fade that…
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Europe: Shares hit over 1-month high on earnings, Fed rate-cut hopes
EUROPEAN shares advanced on Friday (Jul 12) and logged their second consecutive weekly gains on upbeat earnings and global investor optimism about a September interest rate cut by the Federal…
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Asia: Stocks up on US rate hopes, yen holds gains amid intervention talk
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Friday after a largely negative day on Wall Street despite growing confidence of a US interest rate cut, while the yen saw big swings as…
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Oil rises settles higher; US inflation data feeds rate cut hopes
OIL prices rose for the second consecutive session on Thursday with the Brent benchmark settling above US$85 a barrel as hopes rose for US interest rate cuts after data showed an…
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UK Govt Hopes To Unlock Prisons Crisis With Reform Advocate
Keir Starmer has made a flurry of ministerial appointments since becoming UK prime minister last week but one name has stood out: new prisons minister James Timpson. Timpson, chief executive…
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Alcaraz Faces Piano Man At Wimbledon As Raducanu Sparks Home Hopes
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz targets the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Sunday against a piano-playing Frenchman, while Emma Raducanu has British fans dreaming of a first home women’s champion in 47 years.…
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US: Nasdaq, S&P 500 hit record highs as payrolls data raises rate cut hopes
WALL Street stock indexes closed firmer on Friday (Jul 5), with the tech-heavy Nasdaq and benchmark S&P 500 hitting record highs, as new data showing US labour market weakness boosted…
