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Stocks pull lower at end of record year for markets
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Stock markets mostly retreated Wednesday in thin trading, following a year of record gains for key assets as central banks cut interest rates and the tech sector boomed thanks to the growth of artificial intelligence.
Stocks in retreat as traders eye Fed decision, tech earnings
AFP, Published on 10/12/2025
» HONG KONG - Most stock markets fell on Wednesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as investors bided their time ahead of a highly anticipated US Federal Reserve policy announcement later in the day.
Asian markets rally as Fed cut hopes trump trade war fears
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» HONG KONG - Stocks jumped Wednesday as trade war fears were overshadowed by comments from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that suggested the bank would cut interest rates again this month.
Mixed day for global stocks amid trade angst, Powell comments
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» NEW YORK - European and US stock markets fell before recovering somewhat as markets weighed trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and digested fresh Federal Reserve commentary.
Tycoon who brought F1 to Singapore pleads guilty in graft case
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» SINGAPORE - A Malaysian hotel tycoon who helped bring Formula One to Singapore pleaded guilty Monday to abetting the obstruction of justice, in a rare corruption case in the city-state that saw a former transport minister jailed last year.
Stock markets, dollar rise on EU-US trade deal
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» LONDON - Stock markets and the dollar advanced on Monday after the European Union and United States struck a deal to avert a damaging trade war.
Cardinals meet ahead of papal election
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope.
Global stocks mixed amid trade hopes as markets await tech earnings
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Global stocks were steady on Monday as investors welcomed the absence of further trade war escalation over the weekend and as countries seek to temper US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
Unease grows over Trump tariffs despite 'progress' in Japan trade talks
AFP, Published on 17/04/2025
» TOKYO - Uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariff blitz mounted Thursday after the Fed chief warned of rising prices and "volatility" while "progress" flagged by the US president in talks with Japan lifted markets slightly.
US stocks soar on Trump tariff reversal, oil prices jump
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks rocketed higher Wednesday following President Trump's shock move to pause many new tariffs, lifting an equity market beaten down by days of losses amid rising recession worries.