May 14 2025, 13:00 Oil prices fell on Wednesday as traders eyed a potential surge in U.S. crude inventories, although prices held near two-week highs amid optimism after the United States and China agreed to temporarily lower their tit-for-tat tariffs. Brent crude futures fell 39 cents, or 0.6%, to $66.24 a barrel by 0400 GMT….
Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Tuesday, following Wall Street’s rally, amid hopes of fresh stimulus after a report showed China’s manufacturing activity remained weak. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.4% to 26,736.44, while Hang Seng Tech added 1%. Technology and e-commerce stocks led the gains, with Alibaba surging nearly 2%, JD.com rising 0.8%, and…
Japan’s benchmark Topix index edged higher as expectations for Federal Reserve rate cut continued to hold following US inflation data, while signs of strength in domestic private consumption supported investor sentiment. Topix index rose 0.6% to 2,598.15 as of 9:33 a.m. Tokyo Nikkei advanced 0.3% to 36,533.60. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. contributed the most to the…
Dec 12 2024, 07:49 Emas naik selama empat hari setelah laporan inflasi utama AS mendukung ekspektasi penurunan suku bunga oleh Federal Reserve saat para pembuat kebijakan bertemu minggu depan. Emas batangan diperdagangkan di atas $2.720 per ons — mendekati level tertinggi dalam lebih dari dua minggu — setelah data indeks harga konsumen pada hari Rabu…
Gold edged lower, as the dollar strengthened, following an attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend.The former president and Republican contender said he was shot in the right ear after gunfire erupted at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, injecting more uncertainty into an already volatile campaign. Movements so far in wider financial markets suggest it may have…
Pasar saham Asia dibuka tanpa arah yang jelas pada Rabu (6/8), setelah data sektor jasa AS yang melemah memicu ketidakpastian tentang arah kebijakan suku bunga Federal Reserve. Indeks Nikkei 225 bergerak datar, saham Korea Selatan melemah, sementara bursa Australia mencatat kenaikan. Indeks MSCI Asia Pasifik naik tipis 0,2%, sementara dolar AS sedikit melemah dan imbal…
