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Gold crosses $4,800 for the first time as US, EU spar over Greenland
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2026
» Gold prices surged to a record high above $4,800 per ounce on Wednesday, buoyed by safe-haven demand and a softer dollar as U.S. President Donald Trump's pursuit of Greenland threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe and upend the NATO alliance.
Financial markets may be the last guardrail on Trump
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has ushered in sweeping changes to international geopolitics and US government administration with little regard for norms that have constrained predecessors.
Trump is already slowing global trade as companies pause orders
Bloomberg, Published on 10/04/2025
» US President Donald Trump may have announced a delay in some of his tariff plans, but the first signs of an economically-damaging slowdown in global trade are already emerging as companies around the world hit their own pause button on orders and he continues to escalate his trade war with China.
Dream Ventures adds Thai partner
Business, Published on 10/07/2024
» Dream Ventures, a US-based early-stage venture capital fund, is making inroads in Southeast Asia.
Stocks sink, oil surges on reports of Middle East attacks
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2024
» OKYO: Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while the dollar, yen, oil and gold surged after reports of a sharp escalation in Middle East hostilities.
Dollar firm after Fed comments; yen under close watch
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2024
» TOKYO: The U.S. dollar received a boost against major currency peers on Thursday, as a Federal Reserve official said he wasn't in a hurry to cut rates amid sticky inflation, and as traders braced for key economic data.
Bitcoin, gold hit record highs, marking striking market contrast
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/03/2024
» Record highs for Bitcoin and gold are threatening to send mixed messages about the appetite for risk across global markets.
China's investments to Vietnam boom as Xi visits Hanoi, US spending down
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2023
» HANOI - Chinese investments in Vietnam have boomed this year in contrast to a slowdown in spending and trade in the United States, official data show, as the world's two largest economies vie for influence in the strategic Southeast Asian country.
Asian markets rose as US inflation soothes rate fears for now
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» HONG KONG - A mixed inflation report in the United States boosted Asian markets Thursday as it soothed fears of a possible Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week, though the still hot reading left open the possibility of one more before year's end.
Big E3 videogame expo in US is cancelled
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» NEW YORK - Sponsors of E3, a long-running videogame trade show, pulled the plug on its 2023 gathering, announcing on the event's website Thursday they will "reevaluate" the future of the expo.