Wall St ends higher as retail sales slump feeds hopes for rate cuts
US stocks closed higher on Thursday as retail sales data declined more than expected, feeding hopes the Federal Reserve will soon…
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FBM KLCI drops slightly as investors await fresh leads
KUALA LUMPUR: Investors are focused on upcoming corporate results to keep the market on a firm footing going even as…
Wall St ends higher on Uber, Lyft and Nvidia
Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday as ride-hailing platforms Lyft and Uber rallied, while Nvidia displaced Alphabet as the…
Crunch time nears for forex traders on faster trading
There’s one topic dominating the agenda as foreign-exchange (forex) traders descend on Miami this week: how the currency market can…
Bursa Malaysia investors look towards corporate results
KUALA LUMPUR: The renewed buying momentum that come onto Wall Street overnight could help the domestic market retrace some of…
JGB yields track US peers up as investors weigh weak yen
Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose yesterday, tracking their US peers at the same time that a weakened yen ramps…
Nikkei keeps roaring while yen teeters towards 150 per US dollar
The blistering start to 2024 for the Nikkei shows no signs of stopping, with the Japanese benchmark scaling yet another…
Japan’s Nikkei slips from 34-year high after Wall Street sell-off
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a 34-year high on Wednesday, weighed by Wall Street's sharp declines overnight, however, a…
MSCI raises Indian stocks’ weightage to record high
Index provider MSCI raised India’s weightage in its Global Standard index to an all-time high of 18.2%, which could lead…