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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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Asian stocks rise on China stimulus, upcoming rate action

Asian shares rose on Tuesday morning after China pledged to make renewed efforts to boost its economy on Monday, while investors pinned hope on more clarity ahead of a number of central bank meetings.

3 years ago
Markets

Shares slip as euro hits 20-year low on energy ills

Oil prices jumped along with the whole energy complex as a holiday in US markets made for thin trading conditions. News of more coronavirus lockdowns in China only added to the jittery mood.

3 years ago
Markets

OPEC+ to meet amid economic downturn fears

Faced with recession fears, the OPEC+ countries are expected to agree a modest increase in oil production at a meeting on Monday, with some experts even forecasting a cut to support prices.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares struggle, dollar stands tall ahead of US payrolls report

Asian shares were mixed and the dollar stood tall on Friday ahead of a key US jobs report as investors braced for more aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, while commodities took an overnight dive amid new China lockdowns.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia stocks skid as dollar spikes into September

Asian stocks slid and the dollar spiked on Thursday as investors greeted September by selling everything that was not nailed down after a month battered by concerns about aggressive rate hikes from global policymakers.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia continues global stock slump as Fed tightening fears flare

Asian markets extended the global stocks selloff on Wednesday, as investor worries about aggressive monetary tightening were inflamed further by strong US jobs data.

3 years ago
Markets

Bleeding bitcoin's holding out for a hero in cryptoverse

Some market watchers point to the decision of BlackRock to launch a private bitcoin investment product specifically for institutional investors as a strong sign that demand remains strong and could drag crypto out of the doldrums. 

3 years ago
Markets

China stocks succumb to COVID outbreaks; coal shares lead the decline

China stocks dropped on Tuesday, as more cities tightened COVID-19 restrictions in response to rising cases, fuelling fears of a further economic slowdown.

3 years ago
Markets

Stocks jilted as central banks promise tough love

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's promise of policy "pain" to contain inflation quashed hopes that the central bank would ride to the rescue of markets as so often in the past.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares rise as hopes for audit deal boost China tech

Asian shares rose on Friday, buoyed by news of possible progress for China and the United States to hammer out an audit deal, while traders anxiously awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on rate-hike path later in the day.

3 years ago
Markets

Greenback slides from two-decade peak ahead of Fed’s announcement

The US dollar edged back from near a two-decade peak against a basket of major currencies on Thursday as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell the following day for fresh clues on the path for monetary policy.

3 years ago
Markets

Whistle blows in Germany for world's first hydrogen train fleet

A fleet of 14 trains provided by French industrial giant Alstom to the German state Lower Saxony will replace the diesel locomotives on the 100 kilometers of track connecting the cities of Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremervoerde and Buxtehude near Hamburg.

3 years ago
Markets

China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record

China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.

3 years ago
Markets

Global gloom descends on Asia

Indonesia's central bank could also add to the gloom, if it delivers a surprise interest rate increase at its scheduled policy meeting. Economists polled by Reuters expect it to hold its 7-day reverse repo rate steady at 3.50 percent. 

3 years ago
Markets

Europe's energy woes haunt euro, Asian stocks

Asian shares were down for a sixth straight session on Tuesday after a renewed spike in European energy prices stoked fears of recession and pushed the euro to 20-year lows. Analysts warned inflation in Britain could top 18 percent if energy prices were not restrained.

3 years ago
Markets

Dollar rebounds on hawkish Fed, euro sinks on gas woes

The US dollar hit a fresh five-week high versus major peers on Monday after more Federal Reserve officials flagged the likelihood of continued aggressive monetary tightening.

3 years ago
Markets

China cuts lending benchmarks to revive stuttering economy

China cut its benchmark lending rate and lowered the mortgage reference by a bigger margin on Monday, adding to last week's easing measures, as Beijing boosts efforts to revive an economy hobbled by a property crisis and a resurgence of COVID cases.

3 years ago
Markets

Dollar hits 1-month high as Fed officials talk up rate hikes

The US dollar climbed to a fresh one-month high against a basket of major peers on Friday as Federal Reserve policymakers continued to talk up the need for further interest rate hikes ahead of their key Jackson Hole symposium next week.

3 years ago
Markets

Dollar firm as Fed digs in for inflation fight

The dollar was on the front foot on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting pointed to US interest rates staying higher for longer to bring down inflation.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets drop as Fed minutes cause fresh rate hike woe

Markets dropped in Asia on Thursday following a sell-off in New York spurred by minutes from the Federal Reserve indicating officials intended to keep lifting interest rates to tackle decades-high inflation.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets struggle as traders contemplate more rate hikes

Asian markets mostly fell Friday, winding back some of the previous day's rally, as traders come to terms with the likelihood that central banks will continue to raise interest rates to battle runaway inflation.

3 years ago
Markets premium

PLN warns of another coal crisis

State-owned electricity monopoly PLN reported a declining inventory in the last three months due to a wide gap between capped domestic prices and the prices paid by offshore buyers.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares join global rally on softer-than-expected US inflation

Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Thursday after a softer-than-expected US inflation report encouraged bets of less aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, while the dollar remained bruised after its biggest plunge in five months.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares track Wall Street losses ahead of US inflation data

Asian shares fell and the dollar steadied on Wednesday as investors waited for a key US report on inflation to provide hints to the Federal Reserve's plans for future monetary tightening.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia shares subdued, dollar encouraged by US rate risk

Asian share markets were mostly softer on Monday and the dollar held firm after a stunning US payrolls report pushed back against talk of recession but also bolstered the case for more super-sized rate hikes.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Analysts cautiously upbeat on IDX for rest of year

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite index is expected to continue its upward trajectory after a recent recovery from bearish weeks, unless escalating geopolitical tension or domestic-interest-rate hikes get in the way.

3 years ago
Markets

Oil hits lowest on recession fears as unconcerned stocks climb on

Oil languished near its lowest since the start of the war in Ukraine on Friday on fears of a global recession, though stocks ignored such worries.

3 years ago
Markets

Chinese shares rise as infrastructure hopes sway investor focus from Taiwan

China and Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday, as investors' focus shifted from tensions around Taiwan to a raft of newly launched infrastructure projects that Beijing hopes can help stabilize its COVID-19-hit economy.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks rise on upbeat data, Fed hawks lift dollar

Asian stocks rose on Thursday, taking cues from a strong rally on Wall Street after robust economic data and upbeat corporate guidance boosted investor appetite.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Indonesian firms look inward for financing as global volatility runs amok

Global economic uncertainty is forcing firms in Asia, including Indonesia, to fulfill their financing needs domestically as the capital market turns volatile and dampens corporate bond issuance.   

3 years ago
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