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US Fed set for first rate cut of 2025 as Trump pressure looms

The US Federal Reserve is poised to make its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Wednesday, but it battles competing forces in the path forward -- with heightened political pressure and likely divisions among its ranks.

20 hours ago
Markets

China's $19 trillion stock market, once called uninvestable, lures foreigners again

Foreign investors are plotting a return to China's stock markets in a big way three years after pulling back and terming them uninvestable, encouraged by the tech opportunities on offer, and a growing demand for diversification beyond US assets. ...

1 day ago
Markets

Asia stocks scale new highs, dollar tentative as investors eye Fed cut

Asia stocks climbed on Tuesday while the dollar was on the back foot as investors bet the US Federal Reserve would resume its easing cycle this week and potentially leave the door open to further rate cuts. ...

1 day ago

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Norway sovereign fund expects to sell more Israeli stocks over Gaza, West Bank

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), an arm of Norway's central bank, which held stakes in 61 Israeli companies as of June 30, in recent days divested stakes in 11 firms.

1 month ago
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Shares edge up in Asia, US inflation data looms large

Analysts expecting the impact of tariffs to help nudge the core up 0.3 percent to an annual pace of 3.0 percent and away from the Federal Reserve target of 2 percent.

1 month ago
Markets premium

RI continues lithium hunt amid plan to boost Australian imports

Lithium, a key component in EV batteries, is the missing piece in Indonesia’s otherwise rich portfolio of battery materials, which already includes cobalt, nickel and manganese.

1 month ago
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Japan index hits record high on earnings boost, other Asian markets ease

Japanese shares surged on Friday after positive earnings reports and expectations the US would remove overlapping tariffs on the country's goods, while shares were down in other Asian markets after a late retreat on Wall Street during the previous session.

1 month ago
Markets

Australia considering price floor to support critical minerals projects

Australia is considering setting a price floor to support critical minerals projects, including rare earths, Resources Minister Madeleine King said, in comments that led to a jump in share prices for Australian-listed rare earths miners.

1 month ago
Markets

Dollar weakens as rate cut odds rise, tariff uncertainties linger

The US dollar wavered on Tuesday as the rising odds of Federal Reserve rate cuts weighed on sentiment, while investors assessed the broader economic impact of US tariffs unleashed last week.

1 month ago
Markets

Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh tariffs, US jobs

Asian markets flitted between gains and losses Monday as investors continued to digest last week's tariff blitz by Donald Trump and a US jobs report that fanned fears about the world's top economy.

1 month ago
Markets

World economies reel from Trump's tariffs punch

Global markets reeled Friday after President Donald Trump's tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners as governments looked down the barrel of a seven-day deadline before higher duties take effect.

1 month ago
Markets

European shares slide to 4-week lows as US slaps tariffs on dozens of countries

European stocks hit a 4-week low on Friday at the end of a busy week as investors worried about the impact of fresh US levies on dozens of countries, including a 39 percent tariff on Switzerland.

1 month ago
Markets

Asian shares fall as US unleashes fresh tariffs, jobs data up next

Asian shares fell on Friday after the US slapped dozens of trading partners with steep tariffs, while investors anxiously await US jobs data that could make or break the case for a Fed rate cut next month.

1 month ago
Markets

Trump excludes raw copper from 50 percent tariff

The move aids manufacturers, but does little to boost the constrained US copper mining industry, which for years has asked Washington for permitting reform or other steps that could fuel growth.

1 month ago
Markets

US Fed set to hold firm against Trump pressure

The US central bank is expected to defy political pressure and keep interest rates unchanged Wednesday at the end of a two-day policy meeting, as the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs emerge.

1 month ago
Markets

Euro under pressure as US-EU trade deal fails to impress

The euro struggled to recoup its steep losses on Tuesday as investors sobered up to the fact that terms of the trade deal between the US and the European Union favored the former and hardly lifted the economic outlook of the bloc.

1 month ago
Markets premium

Cacao farms need rejuvenating as prices remain high

Indonesia’s cocoa industry is in dire need of rejuvenation and replanting to take advantage of a global supply dearth keeping prices at a new, elevated equilibrium.

1 month ago
Markets

Asian markets turn lower as trade war rally fades

Asian stocks fell Friday as their latest rally ran out of legs, with sentiment weighed by strong US jobs data that saw investors row back their expectations for interest rate cuts.

1 month ago
Markets

In South Korea's 'apple county', farmers beg not to be sacrificed for US trade deal

The United States has long called for better market access for its farm products from beef to apples and potatoes. US President Donald Trump in April slammed steep tariffs on rice in South Korea and Japan.

1 month ago
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Kangaroo bonds to be issued next month: Sri Mulyani

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that the Australian-dollar-denominated Indonesian government obligations are to be launched in August, but Australian investors appear to be wary.

1 month ago
Markets premium

Prabowo urges cacao rejuvenation, replanting amid high prices

Cocoa prices have surged significantly because of disease outbreaks in key producing regions in Latin America and Africa.

1 month ago
Markets

Asia shares, yen weather Japan uncertainty as earnings loom

Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in Sunday’s election, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on power.

1 month ago
Markets premium

US copper tariff poses a double-edged sword for Indonesian miners

In the longer term, the movement of copper prices depends on the resilience of US domestic demand.

2 months ago
Markets

Japanese auto exports to US dive in June as tariffs bite

Roughly eight percent of jobs are tied to the auto industry in Japan, which is home to the world's top-selling carmaker Toyota as well as Honda, Nissan and other giants.

2 months ago
Markets

Asian stocks drift before tech earnings as Fed drama confounds

Initial news that US President Donald Trump was likely to fire Powell soon sent stocks and the dollar sliding.

2 months ago
Markets

Euro zone bond yields touch April high after EU gets 30% tariff

For its part, the EU has already prepared a list of tariffs worth 21 billion euros ($24.5 billion) on US goods if the two countries fail to reach a trade deal, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.

2 months ago
Markets

Wall St slips with Asia stocks as US trade policy confounds

Investors have become largely inured to Trump's chaotic policy methods and stocks eased only modestly.

2 months ago
Markets

Stock futures dip after Trump slaps tariffs on Canada; dollar gains

US and European stock futures dipped in Asia on Friday after President Donald Trump stepped up tariff threats against Europe and Canada, restraining an early rally in regional share markets.

2 months ago
Markets

Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump's tariffs even after he broadened his range of measures.

2 months ago
Markets

Coal cash dip: PNBP and stabilization strategies

The PNBP of the mining sector depends on three key factors, which are global coal prices, production volumes and government-set royalty rates.

2 months ago
Markets

US to impose 50 percent tariff on copper imports

US Comex copper futures jumped more than 12 percent to a record high after President Donald Trump announced the planned tariffs.

2 months ago
Markets

Stocks slip amid US tariff confusion, oil skids

With very few actual trade deals done, analysts had suspected Donald Trump's tariff deadline would be pushed out, though it was still not clear if the new date applied to all trading partners or just some.

2 months ago
Markets

OPEC+ to hike petrol output to 548,000 bpd in August

The meeting comes after a 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel, which briefly sent prices above US$80 a barrel.

2 months ago

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Thu, September 18, 2025

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