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Sanctioned tanker turns back to Strait of Hormuz, day after Gulf exit

The US-sanctioned tanker Rich Starry made its way back to the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after exiting the Gulf the day before, shipping data showed, failing to break through a US blockade on vessels calling at Iranian ports.

2 days ago
Markets

Asian stocks rally, crude drops on lingering hope for a peace deal

Stocks rose and oil fell Tuesday on hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Donald Trump saying Tehran had called to seek an agreement even as a US naval blockade around Iran's ports began. ...

3 days ago
Markets

Oil surges, stocks fall as Trump says to blockade Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices surged and stocks sank Monday after US-Iran peace talks fell apart and Donald Trump announced a blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, adding to fears for energy supplies from the Middle East. ...

4 days ago

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European shares rise in first trading session of 2023

European shares rose in the first trading session of 2023 on Monday, after a rough year marred with fears of a recession as central banks hiked rates globally and the Russia-Ukraine war.

3 years ago
Markets

EU 'welcomes' access in US green subsidies

The US Inflation Reduction Act contains around $370 billion in subsidies for green energy, as well as tax cuts for US-made electric cars and batteries.

3 years ago
Markets premium

RI capital market banks on local investors to survive 2023: IDX

Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) said the country’s capital market would make it through the uncertainties that loom in 2023, as the market would bank on the country’s ever-growing domestic investors, who have been relatively unaffected by current global turmoil.

3 years ago
Markets

Rice import may harm local farmers as price gap widens, warns Kadin

Indonesia’s rice retail prices have consistently been the highest in the Southeast Asian region over the past decade, according to World Bank.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia stocks rise as investors find foothold at end of brutal 2022

Asian equities rose on Friday as investors looked to end the year on an optimistic note after US data showed the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy was dampening inflationary pressures even as worries over COVID cases in China persist. 

3 years ago
Markets

Dollar steadies as optimism over China reopening turns to caution

The dollar steadied on Thursday after riding long-end US Treasury yields higher overnight, as initial optimism over China's reopening fizzled.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia-Pacific real estate investment may drop up to 10 percent next year

Real estate investment in Asia-Pacific is projected to drop 5 to 10 percent year on year (yoy) in 2023, following a steep 25 percent yoy decline this year, amid tumultuous economic conditions that are weighing on sentiment. 

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares slip as investors gauge China reopening policy

Asian equities were subdued on Wednesday, while the dollar held firm, with investors looking for direction after China took further steps towards reopening its COVID-battered economy.

3 years ago
Markets

Stocks advance, US dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule

Stock markets gained while the US dollar softened on Tuesday after China said it would drop its quarantine requirements for inbound visitors, further easing three-year border controls aimed at curbing COVID-19.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks start week positively

Asian stocks started on a positive note Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street last week although spiraling Covid-19 cases in China weighed on sentiment in thin holiday trade.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets enjoy some much-needed festive cheer

Asian markets extended a Wall Street advance into Thursday as forecast-busting US earnings and consumer confidence data tempered worries about a deep recession.

3 years ago
Markets

Glittering gold gives markets some Christmas cheer

Asian stocks were trying get into a festive mood on Wednesday, and managed small gains with even Japan's Nikkei lifting off a two-month low it hit following the Bank of Japan's surprise decision to loosen its tight leash on government bond yields.

3 years ago
Markets

Yen soars to 4-month peak after surprise BOJ policy tweak

The yen surged to a four-month peak against the dollar on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan said it would review its yield curve control policy and widened the trading band for the 10-year government bond yield in an unexpected tweak.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets mostly weaker as investors question China reopening

Asian share markets were trading mostly in negative territory on Tuesday, as investors anticipated a somewhat rocky road for China's unwinding of COVID restrictions and the prospect that US interest rates will rise higher than expected in 2023.

3 years ago
Markets

Festivity on hold for stocks as rate hikes beckon

Asia's stock markets made a wobbly start to the final full trading week of 2022, with the prospect of interest rates rising further next year taking the edge off festive cheer.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia stocks slide toward weekly loss as central banks plough on with rate hikes

Asia stocks fell for a second day in a row on Friday, and were headed for their worst week in two months, after a slew of central banks raised interest rates and warned there were more hikes to come next year.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks sag with dollar as hawkish Fed spurs recession fears

Asian stocks sagged on Thursday, tracking declines on Wall Street, after the US Federal Reserve projected higher interest rates for a longer period.

3 years ago
Markets

Global stocks welcome US inflation relief, but wary of Fed

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, bonds were firm and the dollar nursed losses after data showed US consumer prices barely rose in November, stoking hopes that inflation has peaked and interest rate increases will slow and eventually stop in 2023.

3 years ago
Markets

Western countries forge green alliance for getting electric vehicle minerals

Announced at the COP15 talks on biodiversity in Montreal, the Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance would support these standards for elements like lithium, cobalt and nickel.

3 years ago
Markets

Cryptoverse: Jump or slump? $30k or $5k? Play the bitcoin roulette

Plucky bitcoin's been holding steady since seeing off the chaos of the FTX collapse, gathering its strength to rally towards the dizzy heights of US$30,000 in 2023.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets extend US rally ahead of inflation, Fed decision

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with nervous investors sitting tight ahead of key US inflation data and a Federal Reserve policy decision but fresh pledges by China to open up from zero-COVID offering support.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares fall, dollar firms ahead of central bank rate hikes

Asian shares fell on Monday while the dollar drifted higher at the start of a hectic week, as markets awaited a flurry of rate decisions from the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and others.

3 years ago
Markets

US Fed poised for smaller rate hike with eye on wage growth

The US Federal Reserve is poised to slow its interest rate hikes next week, economists say, as central bankers' most forceful moves in decades to fight inflation ripple through the economy.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets mixed with focus on US inflation data, Fed meeting

Asian markets were mixed Friday as optimism about China's economic reopening continues to face off against concerns about rising interest rates and a possible recession.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets mixed as recession fears dampen China optimism

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as sentiment was pulled in opposite directions by worries about a US recession and China's shift away from strict COVID restrictions.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian equities, oil prices dragged by recession fears

Asian investors extended a sell-off across global markets Wednesday while oil held losses on growing fears Federal Reserve monetary tightening will tip the US economy into recession.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Rupiah expected to see turning point in 2023 as Fed takes its foot off the gas

The rupiah is likely to take an unexpected turn toward appreciation against the United States dollar in 2023, resulting in lower imported inflation, both Bank Indonesia (BI) officials and economists projected.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets swing as Fed worries offset China COVID easing

Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as fresh fears that the US Federal Reserve will push interest rates higher than hoped played off against growing optimism over China's economic reopening.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks up, dollar down as China eases more COVID measures

Asian stocks rose and the dollar weakened further as traders welcomed more easing of strict COVID containment measures in China that have hammered the world's number-two economy.

3 years ago
Markets

Fed rate hopes weigh on dollar, stocks fall ahead of US jobs data

The dollar struggled to recover on Friday from its recent sell-off as traders grew confident the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes, while an equities rally sputtered ahead of key US jobs data.

3 years ago
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