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The US bond market rallied strongly even as fear over the coronavirus outbreak is driving the stock market’s steep selloff.

(Nov 18): Will the slowdown in business investments derail the US economy? This has been one of the biggest worries for investors. Despite resilient GDP growth, many continue to fret over the imminent end of what is now the longest expansionary cycle on r

(July 19): US stocks continue to outperform the rest of the world this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq Composite all hit fresh record highs this month. The three benchmark indices are currently up between 16.7% a

(June 3): How many bridegrooms get to introduce his grandchildren? Well, I did, last Monday. And Selamat Hari Raya to all our Muslim friends. Now, to the article for the week. Why home and Mickey Mouse?

(Apr 12): Last week, I talked about why US consumers may well be the key driver for near-term global growth, contrary to widely held views. To very quickly recap, thanks to a decade of deleveraging, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, US hous

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (March 20): Higher labor costs and stricter regulations keep nudging Eric Li’s glass factory in southeast China toward insolvency, even though his lampshades are on the shelves at Home Depot. President Donald Trump’s threatened tar

NEW YORK (May 17): Wall Street rallied sharply on Monday, juiced by a jump in Apple shares and gains from energy stocks that were backed by stronger oil prices.