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Japan’s Nikkei slips on caution ahead of election
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell for a third straight session on Wednesday (Oct 23) as caution ahead of the country’s upcoming lower house election results overshadowed any boost from a…
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US dollar hovers near highs as investors parse China’s stimulus plans; euro slips
THE US dollar hovered near recent highs on Monday (Oct 14) as investors digested China’s weekend stimulus announcements that some found disappointing, while the euro extended its fall ahead of…
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US: Wall St slips as investors await job openings data
WalL Street’s main indexes slipped on Tuesday (Oct 1) ahead of the first of multiple job reports this week, a day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back against…
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US: Wall St slips at open as investors pause after rate-cut driven surge
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly lower on Friday (Sep 20) as investors held back after a jump in the previous session that was sparked by an oversized interest rate…
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US dollar slips after Fed; Sterling, Aussie, Norwegian krone outperform
THE US dollar dropped on Thursday (Sep 19) after the Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by 50 basis points and revised its monetary policy outlook, with sterling, the Australian…
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Bitcoin slips at start of key week for markets awaiting Fed rate cut
BITCOIN retreated ahead of a widely expected interest-rate reduction by the Federal Reserve, a looming policy change due later this week that has global markets on edge. The largest digital…
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Gold slips below US$2,500 mark, market awaits further Fed guidance
GOLD prices remained steady on Monday (Sep 9) and was trading slightly below the key US$2,500 an ounce level, as the market awaited August inflation data for further insights into…
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Euro slips after inflation data, concerns over German politics
THE euro fell versus the dollar after inflation data from Germany and Spain led investors to increase their bets on the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate easing cycle. Inflation…
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US: Stocks fall as Nvidia slips before results
US STOCKS closed lower on Wednesday, as traders looked ahead to earnings results from US chipmaking giant Nvidia after the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day down…
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Pound at new 13-month high; euro slips on softer data
BUSINESS activity data helped lift the pound to a new 13-month high against the US dollar on Thursday (Aug 22) and kept the euro just shy of a similar peak.…
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US: Wall St slips at open with Fed in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened marginally lower on Tuesday (Aug 20), as investors refrained from risk taking in the lead-up to the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest…
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US: Wall Street slips at open after strong run, weak housing starts data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Aug 16) after a weak housing starts report dampened sentiment after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq’s six-straight sessions of gains on…
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Australia’s ASX profit slips as regulator scrutiny drives up costs
AUSTRALIAN stock market operator ASX said annual underlying profit slipped below market expectations due to higher expenses stemming in part from a troubled software upgrade that sparked a regulator lawsuit.…
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Yen remains weak, dollar slips as markets await US CPI data
THE yen remained weak for a second straight day on Tuesday (Aug 13) and the US dollar softened against the rest of its peers in calmer trading, as markets await…
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Walt Disney earnings beat market estimates; profit slips at parks
WALT Disney reported on Wednesday (Aug 7) quarterly earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, buoyed by the success of animated Pixar film Inside Out 2, which helped overcome a profit…
