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Bank rescues ease crisis fears but investors worry it's not enough

A $30 billion lifeline for First Republic Bank hosed down market fears about an imminent banking collapse on Friday, but a late tumble in the troubled US lender's shares showed investors were still worried about cracks in the sector.

2 years ago
Markets

Asian markets take breather from banking turmoil, capping tumultuous week

Asian markets extended a risk rally on Wall Street on Friday to end a tumultuous week that saw a brewing banking crisis send bond yields plunging while market participants sharply lowered expectations of future interest rate hikes in Western economies. ...

2 years ago
Markets

Credit Suisse secures $54b lifeline as authorities rush to avert global bank crisis

Credit Suisse on Thursday said it would borrow up to US$54 billion from the Swiss central bank to shore up liquidity and investor confidence after a slump in its shares intensified fears about a global banking crisis. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Markets

Indian rupee breaches 80 per dollar, hits new record low

The rupee 80.0600 against the greenback soon after trading started, Bloomberg data showed.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian shares drift lower in choppy markets

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, fell 0.46%, walking back some of the previous day's 1.8% gain, and heading back towards last week's two-year low. 

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets drop as Apple report fans economic worries

Most stocks fell Tuesday after a Wall Street sell-off fueled by fresh recession worries following a report that Apple planned to ease back on spending due to uncertainty over the economic outlook.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Indonesia creates funding platform to finance coal retirement, renewable energy projects

Indonesia is estimated to require a total of US$4.3 billion to retire 9.2 GW of coal plants by 2030.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Asia shares bounce, euro on edge for ECB and gas test

It is shaping up to be a fraught week for Europe as it waits anxiously to see if Russia resumes the flow of gas through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline on July 21, while Italy teeters on the brink of political turmoil should Prime Minister Mario Draghi go ahead and resign. 

3 years ago
Markets

Indonesia removes palm oil export levy until Aug. 31

The decision by the world's biggest palm oil exporter could further depress prices FCPOc3, which have fallen by about 50 percent since late April to their lowest in over a year.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks mixed as recession fears grow, China data falls well short

Below-par earnings from Wall Street titans JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley compounded worries that companies' bottom lines would be hit by the economic fallout from a series of issues including rising prices, monetary policy tightening and the war in Ukraine.

3 years ago
Markets

Stocks tumble while euro dips below $1.00 on US inflation data

Stock prices on Wall Street retreated after a sharp uptick in US inflation to 9.1 percent in June increased the risk of a possible recession. 

3 years ago
Markets premium

Asian stocks, crude bounce from losses but recession fears linger

The euro clawed its way back slightly after hitting parity with the dollar for the first time in two decades, though it remains under pressure from growing concerns about an energy crisis across the eurozone and the European Central Bank's slower pace of monetary tightening.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Pertamina raises non-subsidized Pertamax fuel prices

Indonesia has chosen to carefully adjust to the global trend of rising fuel prices as it shields its economy from uncontrolled inflation.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Euro teeters near parity vs dollar, hits new 20-year low

The dollar index, a measure against six counterparts, with the euro most heavily weighted, was 0.2 percent higher at 108.43. It had earlier climbed to 108.47, its highest since October 2002.

3 years ago
Markets

Indonesia may miss oil-lifting target in 2022: SKK Migas

Indonesia may miss this year’s oil-output target due to project delays, an official at the Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Taskforce (SKK Migas) said.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Wall Street ends lower ahead of economic data, earnings

Market leading growth stocks pulled all three major US stock indexes into negative territory, with risk-off sentiment exacerbated by Macau's first casino shutdown in over two years to curb the spread of COVID-19. 

3 years ago
Markets

European shares slide on energy supply crunch, COVID woes

Nord Stream I, the biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany, starts annual maintenance on Monday. Flows are expected to stop for 10 days, but governments, markets and companies fear the shut-down might be extended due to war in Ukraine and could disrupt plans to fill storage for winter.  

3 years ago
Markets premium

Foxconn, Fosun interested in new capital project, govt claims

Two multinational companies have expressed interest in investing in the Nusantara capital city project, the government has said, after Japan's Softbank pulled out of the enterprise in March.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia shares open gingerly on US inflation, earnings season

An upbeat US June payrolls report already has the market wagering heavily on a hike of 75 basis points from the Federal Reserve this month, and sending bond yields higher. 

3 years ago
Markets premium

Indonesia 'must push' for more green infrastructure funding

Indonesia will need some US$6.9 trillion per year for green infrastructure construction to achieve its 2030 sustainable development targets as stipulated in the Paris Agreement.

3 years ago
Markets

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher for 4th straight day

Equities were in positive territory the entire session, a rarely upbeat day in a year in which stocks have been dogged by worries over inflation and tightening monetary policy.

3 years ago
Markets

Dollar rules as recession fears hit euro, pound under fire

The euro was at $1.0262, only a fraction above its overnight low of $1.0236, its weakest since late 2002.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Coal reliance hampers growth of Indonesia’s smelting industry

The requirement to drop coal is burdensome for miners as the country has yet to build an adequate electricity grid powered by renewable energy. 

3 years ago
Markets

Markets mostly up on talk Biden to roll back some China tariffs

The mood on trading floors has become increasingly gloomy in recent months as observers warn that sharp interest rate hikes aimed at curbing price rises could cause a contraction, compounding uncertainty caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

3 years ago
Markets

Asia stocks edge higher; growth, inflation fears check gains

Asian shares inched up on Tuesday morning as positive economic data and hints of easing Sino-US tensions offered some respite to the recent sell-offs, though persistent fears about a global recession and sky-high inflation kept most buyers at bay.

3 years ago
Markets

Shares cautious as Wall St futures slip, dollar holds firm

Global share markets wavered on Monday as a run of soft US data suggested downside risks for this week's June payrolls report, while the hubbub over possible recession was still driving a relief rally in government bonds.

3 years ago
Markets premium

Indonesia may not meet EU demand for coal

Indonesia may be unable to meet increasing demand for coal from European countries that are looking to stock up on the dirty fuel source as they reduce energy imports from Russia.

3 years ago
Markets

OPEC+ expected to stay course on oil output boost

Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are expected to stick to a previously decided output boost at their meeting on Thursday, despite pressure to further increase production.

3 years ago
Markets

Dollar falters as US yields retreat amid recession risks

The dollar slipped against most major peers on Wednesday as a decline in US yields took some of the sheen off the currency, with investors mulling the risk of a recession from aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes.

3 years ago
Markets

German consumer mood hits all-time low as inflation soars

The mood among German consumers has reached an all-time low, according to a key survey published Tuesday, as the war in Ukraine drives a painful wave of inflation.

3 years ago
Markets

US stocks fall as markets fret over interest rates

Economists are increasingly pessimistic about the potential for US policy makers to engineer a "soft landing" as central banks tighten monetary policy, reversing a after a long period of rock-bottom borrowing rates due to surging inflation.

3 years ago
Markets

Hong Kong stocks end morning more than 3% higher

The Hang Seng Index jumped 3.15 percent, or 684.47 points, to 22,403.53 -- its highest level since early April.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks buoyed by Wall Street gains as easing oil cools inflation fears

Stocks gained in Asia on Monday amid improved risk sentiment after Wall Street rebounded strongly at the end of last week as oil prices eased, tempering fears of prolonged inflation and the accompanying aggressive Federal Reserve tightening.

3 years ago

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Thu, July 13, 2023

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