2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (455+ words) Traders assessing the regional consequences of a rapid military advance by Houthi militants along Yemen’s Red Sea coast OIL rose at market open in Asia on Monday (Sep 14) after Saudi Arabia shut a major crude pipeline following attacks, disrupting a…...

16+ hour, 29+ min ago   (411+ words) This could be an early sign of easing redemption pressures across the industry [NEW YORK] Asset manager BlackRock’s flagship private credit fund received fewer withdrawal requests in the third quarter than in the previous period, offering an early sign that…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (195+ words) Yen has surged in September on expectations for an accelerated schedule of rate hikes by the BOJ [TOKYO] Speculators turned to a net long position on the yen for the first time since February, data showed late on Friday (Sep…...

17+ hour, 52+ min ago   (136+ words) Despite the Treasury secretary’s intervention in the yen, US bond yields are climbing higher and higher THE good news for Scott Bessent, the prickly US Treasury secretary, is that he has established control over one of the world’s most challenging…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (308+ words) This is well below the 10-day average of 15 [SINGAPORE] Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday (Sep 10) from 11 the previous day, preliminary shiptracking data showed on Friday, well below the 10-day average of 15. Of the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (603+ words) The decision was guided by fresh projections showing inflation averaging 3% this year [BERLIN] The European Central Bank lifted interest rates for the second time since the Iran war broke out, with a renewed advance in oil prices prompting investors to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (167+ words) [WASHINGTON] The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting that layoffs remained low and continued to anchor the labour market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for the week ended…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (138+ words) [NEW YORK] The major US stock indexes opened lower on Thursday (Sep 10) after producer prices data for August raised expectations of an interest rate hike this month, while an escalating conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices above US…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (894+ words) Unlike other indices, the Kospi trades at just 4.3 times of expected 2027 earnings [SINGAPORE/SEOUL] Eye-popping shareholder-return plans from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have become an early test of South Korea’s corporate reform drive, with investors welcoming the windfall but…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (290+ words) The revised target is about 3.6% higher than the index’s last close [LONDON] Barclays raised its year-end target for the benchmark S&P 500 index to 7,950 from 7,800 on Wednesday (Sep 9), following a standout earnings season led by technology companies. The revised target…...