Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Malaysia shines as foreign investors return, peers stumble

Malaysia is fast becoming a haven in Southeast Asia and foreign investors are returning to a long-overlooked market as a confluence of improving growth, stable

Malaysia shines as foreign investors return, peers stumble
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India business activity extends robust growth streak in August, PMI shows

India's business activity extended its robust growth streak in August as a stronger services industry offset a slight slowing in manufacturing expansion,

India business activity extends robust growth streak in August, PMI shows
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It's beginning to look a lot like rate cuts

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook With the vast majority of Fed policymakers ready to go on interest rate cuts, a global easing cycle beckons.

It's beginning to look a lot like rate cuts
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Stock market today: Wall Street weakens ahead of a highly anticipated speech

U.S. stocks closed lower as Wall Street counted down to its main event for the week, a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell coming up on Friday

Stock market today: Wall Street weakens ahead of a highly anticipated speech
Economy|Finance

Indonesia's Q2 current account deficit widens to 0.9% of GDP

Indonesia's current account deficit widened to 0.9% of gross domestic product (GDP), or $3 billion, in the second quarter from a revised deficit of 0.7% of GDP in the previous

Indonesia's Q2 current account deficit widens to 0.9% of GDP
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Reactions to China's anti-subsidy probe on EU dairy imports

China launched an anti-subsidy investigation into dairy imports from the European Union a day after the bloc's revised tariff plan for China-made electric vehicles.

Reactions to China's anti-subsidy probe on EU dairy imports
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Rupee dips; forward premiums rise amid near certainty on Fed rate cuts

The Indian rupee was marginally weaker on Thursday amid a pause in the rally in Asian peers, while forward premiums rose after Federal Reserve minutes and downward

Rupee dips; forward premiums rise amid near certainty on Fed rate cuts
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China Evergrande subsidiary dealings raises prospects for offshore creditors

Offshore creditors of China Evergrande might be able to increase their chance of recovering funds if they can prove the property developer is due money

China Evergrande subsidiary dealings raises prospects for offshore creditors
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Stocks decline and dollar rebounds as Fed readies rate cuts

Stocks fell and the dollar gained on Thursday as traders digested fresh economic data and awaited confirmation from the U.S.

Stocks decline and dollar rebounds as Fed readies rate cuts
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Bank of Korea opens door to rate cuts as growth risks trump inflation

South Korea's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday but revived expectations for an imminent policy easing that some economists see

Bank of Korea opens door to rate cuts as growth risks trump inflation
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Dollar rebounds against euro before Powell speech

The dollar rebounded from a 13-month low against the euro on Thursday before Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak on Friday and as the greenback’s

Dollar rebounds against euro before Powell speech
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Oil prices settle $1 up on hopes of a US Fed rate cut next month

Oil prices settled up more than 1% on Thursday, as expectations for a U.S. interest rate cut in a few weeks fueled a rebound after four days of price declines.

Oil prices settle $1 up on hopes of a US Fed rate cut next month
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China's Kaisa forecasts bigger H1 net loss on slower property deliveries

Chinese property developer Kaisa Group said on Thursday it expects to report a bigger net loss for the first half of the year, hurt by a decline in property deliveries and higher impairment

China's Kaisa forecasts bigger H1 net loss on slower property deliveries
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German tax revenue fell 7.9% in July

Germany's federal and regional state governments' tax revenue fell strongly in July compared with the same month last year due to a sharp decline in revenue from

German tax revenue fell 7.9% in July
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TD Bank sets aside $2.6 billion more for US anti-money laundering penalties, lowers Schwab stake

Canada's TD Bank Group said it would set aside $2.6 billion more for penalties related to U.S. regulatory probes into deficiencies in its anti-money

TD Bank sets aside $2.6 billion more for US anti-money laundering penalties, lowers Schwab stake
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Bank of Korea eyed, US yields slide

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.

Bank of Korea eyed, US yields slide
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Deutsche Bank settles with some plaintiffs in Postbank acquisition lawsuits

Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday that it had reached settlements with more than half the plaintiffs who accused the lender of underpaying them in

Deutsche Bank settles with some plaintiffs in Postbank acquisition lawsuits
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Canadian rail stoppage set to squeeze North American industries

Canada's freight rail transport could come to a grinding halt after the country's two biggest railroad operators announced an unprecedented, simultaneous work stoppage following deadlocked

Canadian rail stoppage set to squeeze North American industries
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Microsoft rejigs reporting on business units, offers clarity on AI benefits

Microsoft on Wednesday restructured how it reports results for its business units, moving some search and news advertising revenue under the Azure cloud-computing unit as the tech giant

Microsoft rejigs reporting on business units, offers clarity on AI benefits
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Citi added new section on reorganization in quarterly report following US SEC query

Citigroup's addition of a new section concerning its multi-year reorganization to its quarterly report filed with the U.S.

Citi added new section on reorganization in quarterly report following US SEC query
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PwC braces for 6-month ban in China over Evergrande audit, FT reports

PwC China has informed its clients it expects a six-month business ban by Chinese authorities as early as September as part of punishment for its audit of collapsed property developer

PwC braces for 6-month ban in China over Evergrande audit, FT reports
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Top US oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack, source says

U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton on Wednesday was hit by a cyberattack, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Top US oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack, source says
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Franklin Templeton unit replaces investment chief, closes $2 billion fund amid US probes

Fixed income manager Western Asset Management, a unit of investment manager Franklin Templeton or Franklin Resources, said on Wednesday it had replaced a top investment executive

Franklin Templeton unit replaces investment chief, closes $2 billion fund amid US probes
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The price of gold is at a record high. Here's why

The price of gold hit an all time high this week

The price of gold is at a record high. Here's why
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Fed minutes: Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool

Most Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that they would likely cut their benchmark interest rate at their next meeting in September as long as inflation continued to cool

Fed minutes: Most officials favored a rate cut in September if inflation continued to cool

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